The DOS support in OS/2 does appear to use a badly written FindFirst/FindNext call, however it has a serious bug that
results in a return of a maximum of about 38,000 files per call.

JdBP> That's interesting. From what did you deduce this ?


From an easily reproducible error from a search routine in a DOS
app I wrote years ago, which we had a discussion about two years
or so ago.

I don't recall the details at the moment, but it can be
reproduced at will. A search on a drive with a known number of
files will produce a maximum of xxxx files under OS/2, but yield
all of em under Win or DOS. No error results, just completes
normally, whistling against the lamppost, as if it had produced
everything that was there.

I seem to recall getting an acknowlegement of the problem from
IBM, and indifference as to fixing it.


LRA


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Hello Lee,

Tuesday 27 March 2001 22:57, Lee Aroner wrote to Jonathan De Boyne Pollar:

The DOS support in OS/2 does appear to use a badly written
FindFirst/FindNext call, however it has a serious bug that
results in a return of a maximum of about 38,000 files per call.

JdBP>> That's interesting. From what did you deduce this ?

From an easily reproducible error from a search routine in a DOS app I wrote years ago, which we had a discussion about two years or so ago.

This demonstrates that you didn't read my original post at all. :)

I don't call FindFirst/FindNext (not in this app) at all, and the problem is an
entirely different one and it's not in a DOS box at all. The issue is a lower speed with a compiled Pascal OS/2 program compiled with Virtual Pascal/2, compared with the same Pascal program as DOS program compiled with Borland Pascal and the same program implemented in REXX code.

Should I repost my message just for you?


Greetings -=Eddy=-

email: e.thilleman@freeler.nl
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The DOS support in OS/2 does appear to use a badly written
FindFirst/FindNext call, however it has a serious bug that
results in a return of a maximum of about 38,000 files per call.

JdBP>> That's interesting. From what did you deduce this ?

From an easily reproducible error from a search routine in a DOS app I wrote years ago, which we had a discussion about two years or so ago.

This demonstrates that you didn't read my original post at all. :)

...and the original response, which you didn't read at all, WAS
NOT TO YOU, IT WAS TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO *DID* COMMENT ON THE DOS
FINDFIRST/FINDNEXT.

Got it?

Feeling a bit snippy today Eddy?

LRA


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The DOS support in OS/2 does appear to use a badly written
FindFirst/FindNext call, however it has a serious bug that
results in a return of a maximum of about 38,000 files per call.

JdBP>> That's interesting. From what did you deduce this ?

From an easily reproducible error from a search routine in a DOS
app I wrote years ago, which we had a discussion about two years
or so ago.

We did ? I don't remember that. Was it in this echo ? What was the thread subject ?

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Hello Lee,

Saturday 31 March 2001 17:11, Lee Aroner wrote to Eddy Thilleman:

This demonstrates that you didn't read my original post at all. :)

...and the original response, which you didn't read at all, WAS
NOT TO YOU, IT WAS TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO *DID* COMMENT ON THE DOS
FINDFIRST/FINDNEXT.

Lesha Tsoorgaev wrote a reply on 19 March 2001 to which you replied. Is that the reply you're referring to? I have read that message and replied to it, because that was a reply to me. :)

Feeling a bit snippy today Eddy?

Yep, I felt a bit snappy, sorry about that. :)


Greetings -=Eddy=-

email: e.thilleman@freeler.nl
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The DOS support in OS/2 does appear to use a badly written
FindFirst/FindNext call, however it has a serious bug that
results in a return of a maximum of about 38,000 files per call.

JdBP> JdBP>> That's interesting. From what did you deduce this ?

From an easily reproducible error from a search routine in a DOS
app I wrote years ago, which we had a discussion about two years
or so ago.

JdBP> We did ? I don't remember that. Was it in this echo ? What was the thread
> subject ?


As I recall, it was in the general OS/2 echo, but maybe not.
(Getting old sucks...).

Seems to me it came up as part of a discussion about using the
DOS FCB hack for mass deletions. At least that was what I joined
in for...

If I get a chance in the next day or 2 (and don't forget), I'll
run the app on one of my drives and see if I can figure out where
the wall is.

LRA


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This demonstrates that you didn't read my original post at all. :)

...and the original response, which you didn't read at all, WAS
NOT TO YOU, IT WAS TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO *DID* COMMENT ON THE DOS
FINDFIRST/FINDNEXT.

Lesha Tsoorgaev wrote a reply on 19 March 2001 to which you

> replied. Is that the reply you're referring to? I have read
> that message and replied to it, because that was a reply to
> me. :)

And I replied to HER because she brought up the DOS call...

Feeling a bit snippy today Eddy?

Yep, I felt a bit snappy, sorry about that. :)

I have days like that too. Don't let it get ya...

LRA


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From an easily reproducible error from a search routine in a DOS
app I wrote years ago, which we had a discussion about two years
or so ago.

...

As I recall, it was in the general OS/2 echo, but maybe not.
(Getting old sucks...).

...

Seems to me it came up as part of a discussion about using the
DOS FCB hack for mass deletions. At least that was what I joined
in for...

If I get a chance in the next day or 2 (and don't forget), I'll
run the app on one of my drives and see if I can figure out where
the wall is.

You may be able to find it on this BBS.... two years is pushing the archive limit for my current message base. You may have to switch over to my read-only
archive section.... [Drats... Read-only archives aren't currently on-line.]

[I really should take this to the local message area.... But if it is still in
the current echo's archive, you can just bring up the message and quote it from
the BBS.]

Hmmm... A quick search of this area for DOS FCB didn't find it.... You may have given me a reason to restore read access to the old BBS message archives. Take care.....

Bob Jones, Sysop, Top Hat BBS

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From an easily reproducible error from a search routine in a DOS
app I wrote years ago, which we had a discussion about two years
or so ago.

...

As I recall, it was in the general OS/2 echo, but maybe not.
(Getting old sucks...).

...

Seems to me it came up as part of a discussion about using the
DOS FCB hack for mass deletions. At least that was what I joined
in for...

If I get a chance in the next day or 2 (and don't forget), I'll
run the app on one of my drives and see if I can figure out where
the wall is.

You may be able to find it on this BBS.... two years is

> pushing the archive limit for my current message base. You

Hmmm... A quick search of this area for DOS FCB didn't

> find it.... You may have given me a reason to restore read
> access to the old BBS message archives.
> Take care.....

Don't fret it Bob. I suspect Johnathan has access to full
archives through Andy, if he really wants it.

LRA


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Hello Lee,

Wednesday 04 April 2001 14:44, Lee Aroner wrote to Eddy Thilleman:

And I replied to HER because she brought up the DOS call...

OK.


Greetings -=Eddy=-

email: e.thilleman@freeler.nl
e.thilleman@hccnet.nl

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