anyone know how to use the fcb?

[vitaminj]

anyone know where i can find some docs on using the fcb? i was working on rewriting some of the c++ libraries in assembly for a project im working on, ive got almost everything but i cant figure out how to get the length of a file. ive looked everywhere, but no one seems to remember how to use an fcb, only that thats a good place to find what im looking for. any help would be much appreciated... i dont know how much longer my coffee stash can hold out.

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256 MB PC133 cheese
gainward geforce 3

[bryce777]

http://www.webgurru.com/tutorials/assembly/chap4.htm#6

Try going here.

I don't have any of my old assembly source but this looks like I remember it.

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promise ata100 controller
liteon 52 truex cdrom
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[vitaminj]

wow, thats a nice page. my question though is how on earth do i read the thing? where is it stored? that page as with every other doc ive read: skips right over that part. i know im missing something really simple here. anyone know maybe where i can find some old source for a really simple program that uses the fcb?

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--obligatory pc specs--
Abit KT7 RAID
700 MHz Tbird
256 MB PC133 cheese
gainward geforce 3

[bryce777]

It is actually in the file itself.

I will help you more later, but I have to run....

Originally posted by vitaminj:
wow, thats a nice page. my question though is how on earth do i read the thing? where is it stored? that page as with every other doc ive read: skips right over that part. i know im missing something really simple here. anyone know maybe where i can find some old source for a really simple program that uses the fcb?

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system specs:
Voodoo 5 5500 agp
tyan 1834d tiger 133 dual 800eb 133mhz FSB
via chipset 133 via apollo pro (don't make this mistake)
256 MB RAM
2 maxtor 60gig ata100 drives
promise ata100 controller
liteon 52 truex cdrom
Linksys ethernet 10/100
Soundblaster Live! (what's so exciting about it??) value edition
300watt power supply (inwin)
about 7 pounds of fans (I'm not kidding)
Suse 7.1(god gnome is crappy compared to CDE)/win2000 based system

[bryce777]

Ok. The fcb is something mostly used by the interrupts, not so much directly. So when you call interrupt 29 or whatever then it will make use of it.

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system specs:
Voodoo 5 5500 agp
tyan 1834d tiger 133 dual 800eb 133mhz FSB
via chipset 133 via apollo pro (don't make this mistake)
256 MB RAM
2 maxtor 60gig ata100 drives
promise ata100 controller
liteon 52 truex cdrom
Linksys ethernet 10/100
Soundblaster Live! (what's so exciting about it??) value edition
300watt power supply (inwin)
about 7 pounds of fans (I'm not kidding)
Suse 7.1(god gnome is crappy compared to CDE)/win2000 based system

[vitaminj]

and idea on how i could use it to find the length of a file?
thanks for all of your help man

[bryce777]

Originally posted by vitaminj:
and idea on how i could use it to find the length of a file?
thanks for all of your help man

It's one of the interupts in the high 20 something range id DOS. I am not even sure those are supported anymore in windows, though.

You will probably have to get a book on assembly. As a programmer it is a sometimes annoying fact of life - I have dozens of books I needed just to accomplish one dopy project and haven't cracked open since, many on esoteric or senseless topics.

Hopefully you are getting paid enough that getting a book you need is not a hardship. If not, then you should be able to get them to get it for you or give you a raise, if you are sure you need it.



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system specs:
Voodoo 5 5500 agp
tyan 1834d tiger 133 dual 800eb 133mhz FSB
via chipset 133 via apollo pro (don't make this mistake)
256 MB RAM
2 maxtor 60gig ata100 drives
promise ata100 controller
liteon 52 truex cdrom
Linksys ethernet 10/100
Soundblaster Live! (what's so exciting about it??) value edition
300watt power supply (inwin)
about 7 pounds of fans (I'm not kidding)
Suse 7.1(god gnome is crappy compared to CDE)/win2000 based system