UDAC041%UK.AC.KCL.CC.VAXA@ac.uk.UUCP (02/18/87)
Subject: Fattrib problems reading directories Hi, I have been using 'Fattrib' gemdos function to read the attributes of a directory but all it returns is 0 without bit 0x10 set to indicate that it is a directory. Am I doing something wrong ? Or isn't supposed to give the attributes of a directory ? I get the correect results for files (ie. read only). Can any one help ? Thanks in advance, Andrew Smith.
bammi@cwruecmp.UUCP (02/18/87)
In article <8702170915.AA29778@jade.berkeley.edu> UDAC041%UK.AC.KCL.CC.VAXA@ac.uk writes: >Subject: Fattrib problems reading directories > > >I have been using 'Fattrib' gemdos function to read the attributes of a >directory but all it returns is 0 without bit 0x10 set to indicate that >it is a directory. > I too came across this `bug', and reported it to Atari. Only god knows if they are doing something about it. Anyway, the work around is to use Fsfirst() after setting up your Dta, and then picking up the attributes from the Dta. That works just fine. -- usenet: .....!decvax!cwruecmp!bammi jwahar r. bammi csnet: bammi@case arpa: bammi%case@csnet-relay compuServe: 71515,155
gert@nikhefh.UUCP (02/20/87)
In article <8702170915.AA29778@jade.berkeley.edu> UDAC041%UK.AC.KCL.CC.VAXA@ac.uk writes: >Subject: Fattrib problems reading directories > > >Hi, > >I have been using 'Fattrib' gemdos function to read the attributes of a >directory but all it returns is 0 without bit 0x10 set to indicate that >it is a directory. > >Am I doing something wrong ? Or isn't supposed to give the attributes of a >directory ? > >I get the correect results for files (ie. read only). > >Can any one help ? > >Thanks in advance, > >Andrew Smith. Try this: mode ( name ) char *name; { struct DTA myDta, *oldDta; oldDta = (struct DTA *)Fgetdta(); Fsetdta ( myDta ); if (( errno = Fsfirst ( name, -1 ) < 0 )) return ( -1 ); /* this can never be a valid mode */ Fsetdta ( oldDta ); return ( myDta.attr ); } Succes... Gert Poletiek Dutch National Institute for High Energy Physics
leavens@atari.UUCP (03/04/87)
> I have been using 'Fattrib' gemdos function to read the attributes of a > directory but all it returns is 0 without bit 0x10 set to indicate that > it is a directory. I just spoke with one of the programmers, and apparently you can't read the directory bit using Fattrib. This is because Fattrib has the possibility of changing the values for this attribute bit, and since doing so would roach the system (you don't want to set a non-directory file to a directory, and vice-versa), the call just doesn't return that info. The programmer suggested using Fsfirst, which also returns the attrib info, but in a read-only fashion. --alex (The Other One)