Sender: Mark Tsombakos <markt AT shell3 DOT shore DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Directory "sync"?
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:

> The disk reset function, when called on DOS, usually causes DOS disk
> caches to flush their buffers.  At least SmartDRV and a few others do
> that.

>> The problem is, I'm not creating a file in my application.  As I
>> mentioned, I'm sharing a scsi disk between two pc's under msdos.

> How is the sharing implemented?  Do you have some network driver
> installed?

As someone mentioned, I'm essentially sharing the hardware between
two pc's.

> Try 21h/5D01h, perhaps it will help.

Will do.

>> Either by copying it, or "echo > test".

> Both of these methods already close the file, so I don't think opening
> and closing it again would help.

Hmm. They close the file, but they close it on the pc that I'm
doing the copy or echo.  I want to create the file on one pc, then
walk to the other one, and see the file there.  I wondered if
opening and closing a bogus file on the _2nd_ pc would refresh
the directory.  Actually, I know if I go to the 2nd pc and create
a file, I still won't see the file I created on the 1st pc.

I'll have to look closer at "share.exe" - whatever that's doing is
what I want to do (I think!)

thanks for all your help everyone.

Mark