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Note: This API call is for DOS and Win16 personality only. Use Family API for portability.
Int 21H, AH=3EH
Version
2 and higher
Brief
“CLOSE” - CLOSE FILE
Family API
Input
AH = 3Eh
BX = file handle
Return
CF clear if successful
AX destroyed
CF set on error
AX = error code (06h) (see #01680 at AH=59h/BX=0000h)
Notes
if the file was written to, any pending disk writes are performed, the
time and date stamps are set to the current time, and the directory
entry is updated
recent versions of DOS preserve AH because some versions of Multiplan
had a bug which depended on AH being preserved
See also
AH=10h,AH=3Ch,AH=3Dh,INT 2F/AX=1106h,INT 2F/AX=1227h
Note
Text based on Ralf Brown Interrupt List Release 61
| osFree Macro Library | |
|---|---|
| Video I/O | @SetMode @SetCurSz @SetCurPos @GetCur @SetPage @ScrollUp @ScrollDn @Scroll @GetChAtr @PutChAtr @PutCh @SetPalet @SetColor @SetDot @GetDot @WrtTTY @VideoState @GetMode @GetDisplay @GetVideoState @GetEGAInfo @Cls |
| Hardware info | @Equipment @MemSize |
| Serial I/O | @AuxInit @AuxSendChar @AuxRecieveChar @AuxStatus |
| Tape I/O | @TapeOn @TapeOff @TapeRead @TapeWrite |
| Keyboard I/O | @KbdStatus @CharIn @CharPeek |
| Printer I/O | @PrnPrint @PrnInit @PrnStatus |
| Disk I/O | @DskReset @DskStatus @DskRead @DskWrite @DskVerify @DskFormat |
| Date and Time | @SetTime @GetTime |
| Mouse | @MouInit @MouShowPointer @MouStatus @MouSetPos @MouSetMickey @MouRegion |
| Memory manager | @ModBlok SET_BLOCK |