SIO Command $F7 Open Directory

Open Directory ($F7)

Description

Opens directory for reading, resets directory pointer to beginning of directory. Subsequently, calls to Read Directory can be called to get directory entries, and calls to Close Directory can be used to close the handle to the directory.

DAUX1 specifies the host slot to perform the open directory function on.

Parameters

DCB	Value
DDEVIC	$70
DUNIT	$01
DCOMND	$F7
DSTATS	$80
DBUF	Pointer to 256 bytes containing directory path, NUL terminated.
DTIMLO	$0F
DBYT	256
DAUX1	Host slot to perform directory operation on
DAUX2	0

Examples

CC65

unsigned char path[256]="/";
unsigned short host_slot=0;

// Open Dir
OS.dcb.ddevic=0x70;
OS.dcb.dunit=1;
OS.dcb.dcomnd=0xF7;
OS.dcb.dstats=0x80;
OS.dcb.dbuf=&path;
OS.dcb.dtimlo=0x0F;
OS.dcb.dbyt=256;
OS.dcb.daux=host_slot;
siov();

See Also

• Read Directory
• Close Directory