DosQFileMode

This call queries the mode (attribute) of the specified file.

DosQFileMode

(FilePathName, CurrentAttribute, Reserved)

FilePathName (PSZ) - input

Address of the file path name.

DosQSysInfo is called by an application during initialization to determine the maximum path length allowed by OS/2.

CurrentAttribute (PUSHORT) - output
Address of the file's current attribute.

Bit

Description
15-6
Reserved.
5
File archive
4
Subdirectory
3
Reserved.
2
System file
1
Hidden file
0
Read only file
These bits can be set individually or in combination. For example, an attribute value of 0021H (bits 5 and 0 set to 1) indicates a read-only file that is archived.
Reserved (ULONG) - input
Reserved must be set to zero.
rc (USHORT) - return
Return code descriptions are:
• NO_ERROR 2
  ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
  3
  ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND
  26
  ERROR_NOT_DOS_DISK
  87
  ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
  108
  ERROR_DRIVE_LOCKED
  206
  ERROR_FILENAME_EXCED_RANGE
  Remarks

  The `Volume Label' type attribute is not returned by DosQFileMode. DosQFSInfo may be used for this purpose.

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