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Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 06:50:54 -0500
From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
Organization: Ched Research
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Subject: Re: fstat, fd_props and inventing inodes [PATCH]
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Martin Str|mberg wrote:
> According to CBFalconer:
> 
> > I am wondering why it is necessary to go to all this trouble.
> > Doesn't the directory entry for any FAT system file include a
> > pointer to the first cluster on that drive, and isn't this unique
> > and independant of naming tricks?  The addition of 5 bits for
> > drive identification should make it unique over the file system.
> > Am I missing something?
> 
> Yes. How to get that information. And before you suggest an INT call,
> try it in WINDOZE 95 or later, you might be surprised.

Aha.  The iniquities of Micro$loth.  How to ignore your own
documentation.

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