214E
Category: DOS kernel
INT 21 - DOS 2+ - "FINDFIRST" - FIND FIRST MATCHING FILE
AH = 4Eh
AL = special flag for use by APPEND (refer to note below)
CX = file attribute mask (see #01420 at AX=4301h) (bits 0 and 5 ignored)
0088h (Novell DOS 7) find first deleted file
DS:DX -> ASCIZ file specification (may include path and wildcards)
Return: CF clear if successful
Disk Transfer Area filled with FindFirst data block (see #01626)
CF set on error
AX = error code (02h,03h,12h) (see #01680 at AH=59h/BX=0000h)
Notes: for search attributes other than 08h, all files with at MOST the
specified combination of hidden, system, and directory attributes
will be returned. Under DOS 2.x, searching for attribute 08h
(volume label) will also return normal files, while under DOS 3.0+
only the volume label (if any) will be returned.
this call also returns successfully if given the name of a character
device without wildcards. DOS 2.x returns attribute 00h, size 0,
and the current date and time. DOS 3.0+ returns attribute 40h and
the current date and time.
immediately after an INT 2F/AX=B711h (APPEND return found name), the
name at DS:DX will be overwritten; if AL=00h on entry, the actual
found pathname will be stored, otherwise, the actual found path
will be prepended to the original filespec without a path.
under LANtastic, this call may be used to obtain a list of a server's
shared resources by searching for "\\SERVER\*.*"; a list of printer
resources may be obtained by searching for "\\SERVER\@*.*"
under the FlashTek X-32 DOS extender, the filespec pointer is in DS:EDX
BUGS: under DOS 3.x and 4.x, the second and subsequent calls to this function
with a character device name (no wildcards) and search attributes
which include the volume-label bit (08h) will fail unless there is
an intervening DOS call which implicitly or explicity performs a
directory search without the volume-label bit. Such implicit
searches are performed by CREATE (AH=3Ch), OPEN (AH=3Dh), UNLINK
(AH=41h), and RENAME (AH=56h)
DR DOS 3.41 and 5.0 return the Directory attribute for the volume label
SeeAlso: AH=11h,AH=4Fh,AX=4301h,AX=714Eh,AX=71A1h,AX=F257h/SF=02h
SeeAlso: INT 2F/AX=111Bh,INT 2F/AX=B711h