On Tue, 16 Jul 1996 11:13:42 -0700 (PDT), Stan Sieler wrote:
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|> 1. Does anyone know if there exists an 'finfo' parameter that returns the
|> number of sectors used by a file?
 
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|So.....how about we all submit an enhancement request to provide an
|FINFO/FLABELINFO/FFILEINFO item that returns the actual number of sectors
|occupied by a file (i.e., a value guaranteed to match what LISTF/LISTFILE
|would report)?
 
Gee, how about we suggest that HP begin keeping that count of the number of
sectors in the file label, perhaps in a field called SECTORS_IN_FILE which
happens to already exist but which seems not to contain dependable data.
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