createfile_() on win98

[blueznl]

can anybody point me in the right direction?

i can't seen to reliably use createfile_() under windows 98 to test if a file exists, and to retrieve information on that file, most likely because i don't use the right flags

but it works on xp

now, the filesize() command of purebasic works, so that means there must be a way, and i am somewhat stupid...

anybody any suggestions what flags fred used? or another api?

(looks like under win98 i cannot, no matter what i try, reopen the same file with different flags, even when the win32.hlp and the msdk both suggest i can)

[Fred]

For the filesize() I don't use CreateFile_() but FindFirstFile_(). I hope this helps..

[blueznl]

yes! thank you fred! that defintely helps, and explains the behaviour of filesize()...

i found out that on windows 98 each consequtive opening of a file (ie. retrieving a filehandle) is only allowed with (almost) identical flags... even retrieving the properties of an object or file (allowable according to win32.hlp and the psdk) doesn't work... guess what i used to retrieve file status and info...?

unfortunately, this also means that under 98 you cannot (easily) open ANY file that is explicitly exclusively opened and there's no so called 'backup' mechanism on fat32 / win98...

fred, i suspect you use createfile_() with shared reading set in the openfile() command?

FAT32 EXACTLY the same sharing and access flags