Q35271: Sample BASIC Program That Makes OS/2 Call to DosSearchPath

Article: Q35271
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00 6.00b 7.00
Operating System(s): OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 1-FEB-1990

Below is a sample program that makes a call to the MS OS/2 function
DosSearchPath. This program can be compiled in Microsoft BASIC Compiler
Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS OS/2 and Microsoft BASIC Professional
Development System (PDS) Version 7.00 for MS OS/2.

'This information is in the include File: BSEDOSPC.BI

DECLARE FUNCTION DOSSEARCHPATH%(_
        BYVAL P1 AS INTEGER,_
        BYVAL P2o AS INTEGER,_
        BYVAL P2s AS INTEGER,_
        BYVAL P3o AS INTEGER,_
        BYVAL P3s AS INTEGER,_
        BYVAL P4o AS INTEGER,_
        BYVAL P4s AS INTEGER,_
        BYVAL P5 AS INTEGER)

DEFINT a-z

DIM Buffer   AS STRING*60
CLS
bufferlen=len(buffer)
buffer=string$(bufferlen,32)

PRINT " 0 - SEARCH DIRECTORY GIVEN AS PATH"
PRINT " 1 - SEARCH DEFAULT THEN PATH"
PRINT " 2 - SEARCH STRING OF DIRECTORIES"
PRINT " 3 - SEARCH DEFAULT THEN DIRECTORIES IN ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE GIVEN"
INPUT "Enter OPTION : ";opt
INPUT "Enter the PATH : ";pathref$
pathref$=pathref$+chr$(0)
INPUT "Enter the FILENAME : ";flname$
flname$=flname$+chr$(0)

x=DosSearchPath%(opt,varseg(PathRef$),sadd(PathRef$),_
                 varseg(FlName$),sadd(FlName$),_
                 varseg(buffer),varptr(buffer),bufferlen)

IF (x) THEN
   Print "An error occurred.  The number is : ";x
ELSE
   Print Buffer
END IF
end

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