Datalight Long Filename Support
July 12, 1998
Datalight's ROM-DOS operating system provides support for the following
long filename functions. The longname disk layout is fully compatible
with Windows 95 long filenames. The Int 21h functions are also fully
compatible, with a few caveats. Those functions with asterisks(*) have
either limitations or additional features, as described below:
Int 21h
5704 - Get Last Access Date/Time
5705 - Set Last Access Date/Time
5706 - Get Creation Date/Time
5707 - Set Creation Date/Time
7139 - Create Longname Directory
713A - Delete Longname Directory
713B - Set Current Working Longname Directory
7141 - Delete Longname File
7143 - Get/Set Longname Attributes/Dates
7147 - Get Current Working Longname Directory
714E - Find First Longname*
714F - Find Next Longname*
7156 - Rename Longname File or Directory*
7160 - Get Longname Path
716C - Open/Create Longname File
71A0 - Get Longname Volume Info
71A1 - Find Close
71A6 - Get File Info By Handle*
71A8 - Get Longname Alias*
Limitations:
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*DOS date: In FindFirst/Next, only the DOSDATE format is supported.
No Windows style dates are allowed (nanoseconds since 1900). Dates
and times in GetFileInfoByHandle are also in DOSDATE format.
*Character sets: The DOS OEM character set (including all foreign
country sets) are supported. No support for WANSI (Window's ANSI)
or Unicode character sets are provided for Get Alias.
Enhancements:
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*Rename: Rename will work, even if the file in question is open.
It will inform the internal DOS SFTs that refer to the file of
the new location and/or name.
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