Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:51:06 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Omar Hawk <omarhawk AT t-online DOT de>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: finding directiries with djgpp
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On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Omar Hawk wrote:

> is there a C function to find the first/next directory under both
> DOS/Linux? (the approach with the ffblk doesn't seem to fit the bill -
> READ: a portable function)

Use the functions opendir, readdir, and closedir.  They are portable
to most DOS/Windows C compilers; and they are Posix-standard, so Unix
compilers support them as well.

> does djgpp recognize LFNs if i set LFN=Y under windows 9X's dos mode?

If by ``dos mode'' you mean to shut down Windows and go to DOS, then
no, LFN is not supported in that mode.