ASM

DISK I/O

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1. FOLDER : Create a folder
2. FOLDER : Delete a folder
3. FOLDER : Test if a folder exists
4. FOLDER : Emulate FOLDER statement for the mini runtime
5. FOLDER : Change working directory
6. FOLDER : Get a working directory from a pathname
7. FOLDER : Get the process default folder
8. FOLDER : Find the folder name of the running app
9. FOLDER : Find the special system folders
10. FOLDER : Create a custom folder
11. FOLDER : Handle a plug - ins folder
12. FOLDER : Force FILES$ to use a given directory
13. FOLDER : Force standard dialog to open in a given directory
14. FOLDER : Display a folder selection dialog
15. FOLDER : Switch folders using aliases
16. FOLDER : Manage the temporary folder
17. FOLDER : Follow a roadmap for a watched folder

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18. FILE : Test if a file exists
19. FILE : Detect if a file is busy
20. FILE : Retrieve a pathname file
21. FILE : Test for file or alias
22. FILE : Get the modification date of a file
23. FILE : Save a stationary file
24. FILE : Use FSMakeFSSpec
25. FILE : Use FsSpec with FB
26. FILE : Catalog files
27. FILE : Recursively search files in a folder
28. FILE : List all files in a folder
29. FILE : Get the size of a file without opening it
30. FILE : Determine a free file ID
31. FILE : Use custom icon
32. FILE : Make a file invisible
33. FILE : Read the comments of a file
34. FILE : Move file to the trash
35. FILE : Delete a file from an arbitrary location
36. FILE : Fastly find files
37. FILE : Follow a strategy for sharing files

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38. READ/WRITE : Handle incoming files with Apple events
39. READ/WRITE : Export data
40. READ/WRITE : Use FileToHandle & resToHandle
41. READ/WRITE : Write files for DOS
42. READ/WRITE : Parse a DOS file
43. READ/WRITE : Parse a TAB delimited file
44. READ/WRITE : Process batch files
45. READ/WRITE : Write a single byte to a file
46. READ/WRITE : Write to portions of file
47. READ/WRITE : Swap two bytes in a file
48. READ/WRITE : Create and use alias
49. READ/WRITE : Use NewAlias
50. READ/WRITE : Distinguish file's alias from folder's alias
51. READ/WRITE : Set the file mark
52. READ/WRITE : Backup data files

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53. VOLUME : Implement PBXGetVolInfo
54. VOLUME : Check for mounted volumes
55. VOLUME : Check for hard and soft locked volumes
56. VOLUME : Get the size of a volume
57. VOLUME : Get a volume's drive number
58. VOLUME : Initialise disk
59. VOLUME : Mount a volume on a network
60. VOLUME : Detect if an application is running on a locked volume
61. VOLUME : Determine if an application is running from a CD
62. VOLUME : Know if a volume is a server
63. VOLUME : Eject a volume
64. VOLUME : Bypass the DILoad's bug

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65. MISC : Differentiate between file, folder, voume aliases
66. MISC : Customize files standard dialog
67. MISC : Retrieve a file name with SFPGETFILE
68. MISC : Implement PBDTGetIcon call
69. MISC : Understand the = symbol passed with a parameter to a funtion
70. MISC : Understand vRefNum's, wdRefNum's, etc.
71. MISC : Know more about the File Manager
72. MISC : Use dirID to get a vRefNum% for OPEN statement
73. MISC : Avoid message "Try to open that file with its application"
74. MISC : Get the volRefNum of a file knowing its resRefNum
75. MISC : Get the resFileID of a running process
76. MISC : Set a ioCompletion routine
77. MISC : Perform a IO checksum
78. MISC : Handle a preferences file
79. MISC : Manage international preferences
80. MISC : Read preferences at startup
81. MISC : Handle disk errors
82. MISC : Avoid some crashes using the Navigation Services
83. MISC : Select multiple files with Navigation Services
84. MISC : Disable File Exchange without rebooting