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Date:	Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:14:30 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Jeffrey Powell <j-powell AT pb DOT jp DOT nec DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Broken findfirst
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On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Jeffrey Powell wrote:

> Findfirst/findnext only works with hardcoded pattern.
> 
> Does not work:
>             iFndStatus=findfirst(av[1], &f, FA_HIDDEN | FA_SYSTEM | FA_DIREC);
>             while(!iFndStatus)
>             {
>                         printf("%s \n",f.ff_name);
>                         iFndStatus=findnext(&f);
>             }
> Result:
>             findfirst() returns 0 and the first matching file.
>             findnext() returns 1 No more files (ENMFILE), loop terminates.

What's the contents of av[1] in this example?

Anyway, my testing shows that findfirst/findnext work for non-constant 
strings as well as for constant ones.  This must be something specific to 
either your program or your platform.

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