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Q31538: MASM 5.10 EXT.DOC: RemoveFile - Frees Attached File Resources

Article: Q31538
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10   | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_masm
Last Modified: 12-JAN-1989

The following information is from the MASM Version 5.10 EXT.DOC
file.
   Please note that numbering for both COL and LINE variables begins
with 0.

/*  RemoveFile - frees up all resources attached to a particular file
 *
 *  The RemoveFile function removes a file handle from memory, along
 *  with the file buffer and all other memory-resident information about
 *  the file. Calling this function helps to free up main memory, but it
 *  has no effect on the file as stored on disk.
 *
 *  pFileRem    File handle to be removed
 */
flagType pascal RemoveFile (pFileRem)
PFILE    pFileRem;

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