Category : C++ Source Code
Archive : VCCRT2.ZIP
Filename : D_CLOSE.ASM
Output of file : D_CLOSE.ASM contained in archive : VCCRT2.ZIP
title d_close - Close Handle
;***
;d_close.asm - Close handle
;
; Copyright (c) 1987-1992, Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
;
;Purpose:
; Direct interface to DOS "close handle" system call.
;
;*******************************************************************************
include version.inc
.xlist
include cmacros.inc
include msdos.inc
.list
sBegin code
assumes cs,code
assumes ds,data
extrn __dosreturn:near
page
;***
;unsigned _dos_close(handle) - Close handle
;
;Purpose:
; Close a handle: Direct interface to the DOS "close handle" system
; call (int 21h,3Eh).
;
;Entry:
; int handle = handle of file to close
;
;Exit:
; returns:
; 0 = success
; !0 = failure (then returns DOS error code, errno = appropriate
; mapped value)
;Uses:
; AX, BX
;
;Exceptions:
;
;
;*******************************************************************************
cProc _dos_close,
parmW handle
cBegin
;Get the handle and close the file
mov bx,[handle] ;file handle
callos close ;issue the close system call
jmp __dosreturn ;return 0 if successful
cEnd
sEnd
end
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