Stan Sieler ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: Here's a SIGMPE question for HPWORLD '96:
 
: When will we get some new file system intrinsics that can read/write
: more than about 40 KB to 64 KB?  FWRITE is fundamentally limited
: by the size of the "tcount" parameter (16 bits) to a theoretical
: maximum of 32768 bytes or 32767 16-bit words, but some DDS tapes have data
: records larger than this!
 
Great idea!
 
[snip]
 
: and:
 
:   function HPFREADDIR (
:                 var status  : hpe_status;       {32-bit output parameter)
:                     filenum : integer;          {32-bit value}
:                     buffer  : globalanyptr;     {64-bit address}
:                     bytes   : bit32;            {32-bit value}
:                     recnum  : longint)          {32-bit value}
                                                   ^^
                                                  Shouldn't this be 64 per
                                                  your discussion below?
:         : bit32;
 
:       Similar to HPFREAD above, but positions the file to logical record
:       number "recnum" first.  NOTE: if this is a byte stream file, then
:       recnum is the absolute byte offset from the start of the file.
:       (Thus allowing 4GB and GREATER files to be read)
 
Rick Ehrhart
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