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From: "Raymond Carr" <WRCarr AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Using Windows95 VFAT .vxd with DJGPP
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 15:28:47 -0600
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Herewith, I show my _complete_ ignorance of the mysteries of M$ Win95...

DJGPP produces 32-bit PM code.

The Win95 VFAT driver provides PM access to long file names.  It also
provides this access in DOS-in-Windows boxes.

I surmise that the vfat .vxd loads before the GUI, so it must not require
the GUI to operate.  Why can't DJGPP-produced code use the read/write
routines for the VFAT vxd to access long file names _without_ having to
load Windows95?

I've not seen this question asked before, so it's either incredibly stupid,
or so obvious that I'm overlooking the answer.  (Unless, of course, the
answer is that Microsoft won't tell anyone how to access it without the
"small" purchase of the Win95 developers' SDK. ;-)  )

Thanks, in advance, for the patient answers!

Raymond Carr
WRCarr AT worldnet DOT att DOT net