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• DOS Library
  ...s to handle files, directory etc. These utility functions are grouped into dos.library. ...nctions concerning files and directories. File system will reply you using dos.library functions returns, so for you this communication is totally transpa
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• Programming AmigaOS 4: DOS - The Data Administrator
  ...inistration sweat. We would like to show you this time what has changed in DOS. The interface name for the dos.library is "IDOS" and its type is "struct DOSIFace *". Unlike other interfa
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• AmiWest Lesson 3
  ...atever fancy interface is on the surface it all boils down to working with DOS streams. Three different streams are available for every Process: ...uto-magically create these standard streams for you and assign them to the DOS-provided streams mentioned above.
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• Newlib Library
  #include <dos/dosextens.h> // File system failed to initialize so return a DOS error code.
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• Workbench/Prefs
  [[Workbench/Prefs/DOS|DOS]] - Manages DOS settings
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• AmigaDOS Vector-Port
  ...interface simplifies this by delegating most of this interface work to the DOS Library. This means that the developer writing the file system can concentr ...ommunicate with file systems and handlers using DOS packets exclusively. A DOS packet is merely an Exec Message with parameters and results appended. The
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• AmigaOS Manual: Workbench CrossDOS
  ...le to run MS-DOS programs on your Amiga, it does allow you to work with MS-DOS disks and files using all the familiar Amiga methods. ...o drivers allow an Amiga floppy drive to read and write 720KB or 1.44MB MS-DOS disks, depending on the capacity of your Amiga disk drive.
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• Multiple Assigns
  Scanning a multiassign requires calling the dos.library function GetDeviceProc() in a loop to see each directory of the mul ...a device name present, GetDeviceProc() will find the device's entry in the dos list and copy some information into a DevProc structure:
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• SDK FAQ
  = What are all these new DOS errors I'm seeing? = If you experiencing issues with DOS constants it is likely your code has not been updated to the newer definiti
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• ACBM IFF Amiga Continuous Bitmap
  To enable loading/storing of bitmaps with one DOS Read/Write per
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• Deprecated Functions
  === [http://wiki.amigaos.net/amiga/autodocs/dos.doc.txt DOS Library] === ...he new [[AmigaDOS Vector-Port|Vector-Port]] API, use of [[AmigaDOS Packets|DOS packets]] is (for the most part) no longer needed. Please carefully read th
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• Notification
  ...sk either a file system (like the RAM disk handler RAM:, df0:, df1:...) or DOS to inform it whenever changes are made to a specific file or directory, mak ...e IPrefs has set up notification on this file, the RAM disk file system or DOS will notify IPrefs of the change, IPrefs will read in the Screenmode.prefs
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• Libraries
  A library is a set of related functions and data. For example, the AmigaOS's DOS library contains functions for accessing files and directories, and the Int [[DOS Library]]
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• Cooperative Record Locking
  == File System or DOS? == ...(dos.library), the record locking feature is handled entirely by AmigaDOS. DOS record locking is independent of the file system and is always available. P
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• Understanding the alert error numbers
  | DOS library error === DOS library ===
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• AmigaOS Manual: Devices
  To activate a monitor or DOS driver: DOS drivers are software drivers that extend the capabilities of AmigaDOS. The
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• AmigaDOS Device Input and Output
  [[Category:DOS|Device]] AmigaDOS devices appear as names within the DOS name space, for example, SER:, RAM: or DF0: (rather than Exec's serial.devi
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• Pattern Matching
  One of the features included in dos.library is a series of functions to do standard pattern matching. Using a s ...to implement your own pattern matching routines, but by using the familiar DOS pattern tokens in your application, it is easier for the user to learn how
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• Hard and Soft Links
  ...trying to access is a soft link. The caller must then execute the correct DOS call, ReadLink(), to find out what file should really be opened.
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• Misc Resource
  INCLUDE &quot;dos/dos.i&quot; #include &lt;dos/dos.h&gt;
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• AmiWest Lesson 2
  ...is is primarily because a Process can access all the facilities offered by DOS such as file handling and input and output streams. To create a new Process, DOS provides the following function:
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• AmigaOS Manual: Workbench
  ...]] In this chapter you will learn how to install and uninstall data types, DOS drivers, key maps, monitors, net interfaces, and printers. ...S]] This chapter describes CrossDOS, which allows you to read and write MS-DOS formatted disks on your Amiga.
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• SDK Release Notes
  * Added dos SDK 54.117 * [http://wiki.amigaos.net/amiga/autodocs/dos.doc.txt dos.doc] (dos.library)
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• AmigaOS Manual: Workbench Fonts
  ...Intellifont utility, described in this chapter. Compugraphic fonts for MS-DOS computers can be purchased and used on the Amiga. ...IS disks are in MS-DOS format, CrossDOS, an Amiga Bridgeboard, or other MS-DOS emulator must be used to convert the files to AmigaDOS format. When the fon
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• AmigaDOS Packets
  [[Category:DOS]] A StandardPacket (defined in <dos/dosextens.h>) is used to send packet
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• AmiWest 2013 Lesson 1
  ...ash. Reaper has no GUI but it does have some limited amount of control via DOS environment variables. More information about this can be found in the [[Ex ...irectory. As such, it requires many more system resources to function like DOS, BOOPSI, input.device and usually USB. If you have a crash which causes a t
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• Release 4 Compatibility
  === DOS === ...ure is bigger. "Rolling your own" Process structure from a Task fails. Use dos.library System() or NewCreateProc().
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• Basic Input and Output Programming
  ...C compilers supply their own standard I/O functions which differ from the dos.library routines described here. See your compiler manual for information o ...Although dos.library is now written in C, remnants of BCPL remain to keep dos.library backwards compatible. One of these is the BCPL pointer or BPTR.
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• ASL Library
  : pointer to an AnchorPath structure (from &lt;dos/dosasl.h&gt;) The AnchorPath structure is a dos.library structure used in pattern matching. Refer to the ''AmigaDOS Manual,
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• Workbench Library
  ...cess. A process is simply a task with additional information needed to use DOS library. #include <proto/dos.h>
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• Potgo Resource
  #include &lt;dos/dos.h&gt;
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• DCFS and LNFS Low Level Data Structures
  ULONG DirAltered[3]; /* A DOS DateStamp indicating the date when ULONG DiskAltered[3]; /* A DOS DateStamp indicating the date when
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• AmiWest 2013 Lesson 3
  ...a Task named ''input.device'' which runs at priority 20. You can't do any DOS calls from a Task and you can't do too much when running at priority 20 or ...utexes|a Mutex]] to synchronize data or you may not be allowed to call any DOS functions. You won't be warned by the compiler so your application will jus
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• Troubleshooting Your Software
  ..._OK, RETURN_WARN, RETURN_FAIL are defined in &lt;dos/dos.h&gt; and &lt;dos/dos.i&gt;. Values outside of these ranges (-1 for instance) can cause invalid C If you are crashing near the first DOS call, either your stack is too small or your startup code did not GetMsg()
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• Programming AmigaOS 4: DOS - The Data Administrator
  ...inistration sweat. We would like to show you this time what has changed in DOS. The interface name for the dos.library is "IDOS" and its type is "struct DOSIFace *". Unlike other interfa
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• Writing Datatype Classes
  ...st set an appropriate error using the DOS SetIoErr() function and the <dos/dos.h> error codes or the error codes defined in <datatypes/datatypes.h>. /* Indicate that we encountered an error. DOS Read
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• AmigaDOS Data Structures
  [[Category:DOS|Data Structures]]{{WIP}} | Flags telling DOS about process
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• Introduction to Exec
  ...superset of the Task structure called a Process structure (defined in &lt;dos/dosextens.h&gt;). These terms are confusing to Amiga programmers because th ...brary to associate an AmigaDOS environment to the task. Some elements of a DOS environment include a current input and output stream and a current working
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• Expansion Library
  #include &lt;libraries/dos.h&gt; === Expansion Drivers and DOS ===
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• AmigaOS Manual: AmigaDOS
  * Multiple file systems supported, including CrossDOS (MS-DOS file system)
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• Exec Signals
  uint32 userSignal = SIGBREAKF_CTRL_C; /* Defined in <dos/dos.h> */ The signal masks for each of these key presses are defined in &lt;dos/dos.h&gt;:
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• UI Style Guide Screens
  ...re you redirect requesters to the custom screen - this applies to relevant DOS requesters as well as your application's requesters.}}
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• Intuition Special Functions
  #include <dos/dos.h> ...docs for more information on functions dealing with the date and time. The DOS library includes such functions as DateToStr(), StrToDate(), SetFileDate()
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• AmigaOS Manual: AmigaDOS Error Messages
  | Not a valid DOS disk
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• Writing a UserShell
  ...acket to your process port. You must retrieve this packet before doing any DOS I/O (much like WBMessages). You can use WaitPkt() for this. The entity will ...need later. Note that these CliInitXxxx functions don't follow the normal DOS convention of Dn for arguments (they use A0 for pkt!).
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• AmigaOS Manual: AmigaDOS Additional Amiga Directories
  | mfm.device || Controls access to MS-DOS disks with CrossDOS. <span style="color: red;">OBSOLETE</span> ...: now contains the DOSDrivers drawer, which holds a separate mount file or DOS driver for each device. The contents of a mount file are essentially the sa
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• Window Display Preservation
  ...est() and EasyRequest(), and therefore all direct or indirect disk related DOS calls. See the [[Intuition_Gadgets|Intuition Gadgets]] section for more inf ...ed. Avoid AutoRequest(), and therefore all direct or indirect disk related DOS calls. See [[Intuition_Gadgets|Intuition Gadgets]] for more information on
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• AmigaOS Manual: System Tools
  | WB_2.X || 20M || DOS\1 | HD0 || 500M || DOS\3
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• SCSI Device
  * the user as they do not appear on any DOS drive. The blocks UBYTE pb_DriveName[32]; /* preferred DOS device name: BSTR form */
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• AmigaOS Manual: Workbench Preferences
  | DOS || For changing AmigaDOS features and boot CLI appearance. == DOS Editor ==
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• IFFParse Library
  ...is a linear array of bytes that may be accessed sequentially or randomly. DOS files are streams. IFFParse uses Hook structures (defined in &lt;utility/ho ...is facility, IFFParse has two internal stream managers: one for unbuffered DOS files (AmigaDOS filehandles), and one for the Clipboard.
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• Preferences
  #include <dos/dos.h> #include <dos/notify.h>
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• Anatomy of a SATA Device Driver
  ...is that each time you change media you get a new (unused) unit number. If DOS locks are open on a media when it is ejected then that unit number remains ...all on the underlying file system. In the old days, it would have become a DOS packet.
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• Path Name Handling
  ...nly a file name from a path or to generate an absolute path to a file. The dos.library contains several routines designed to make this easier. #include <dos/dos.h>
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• Programming in the Amiga Environment
  ...ion to read data from disk you must first open the [[AmigaDOS Introduction|DOS]] library and then get the "main" interface the Read() function is defined | dos.library || DOSBase || 50 || main:1
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• Executing External Programs
  ...ut handles. The tags SYS_Input, SYS_Output and SYS_ErrorOutput (defined in dos/dostags.h) are used to supply the input, output and error output file handl #include <dos/dos.h>
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• ASL File Requester
  #include <proto/dos.h> IDOS->Printf("to a buffer, add the filename with Dos AddPart().\n");
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• A Quick Introduction to IFF
  It’s inexcusable. And yet this is “normal” in MS-DOS.
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• Example Device
  APTR mdn_dosName ; Pointer to DOS file handler name STRUCT mdn_dName,5 ; DOS file handler name &quot;RAM0&quot;
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• AmigaOS Manual: Utilities
  The utility can be used on any disk present in the DOS List, i.e. mounted. It can be run from Workbench by clicking the icon or fr ...migaOS_Manual:_ARexx_Special_Variables|RESULT]] contains the corresponding DOS error code. The FAULT command may be used to gather a descriptive error tex
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• Exec Libraries
  ...function. Also note that certain libraries (for example the V33 version of DOS library) and some individual library function vectors are of non-standard f ...es to the system library list. One rarely used way is to call LoadSeg() (a DOS library function) to load your library and then use the Exec CreateLibrary(
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• Datatypes Library
  #include <proto/dos.h ...a type of a file. This fragment uses functions from the DataTypes Library, DOS Library, and IFFParse Library.
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• UI Style Guide Shell
  ...use AmigaDOS routines to handle the chore of parsing the command line. The DOS routines will handle errors and give help messages so both your code and yo
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• AmiWest Lesson 1
  ...ally NULL unless the application wants to set some default values (see the DOS/ReadArgs autodocs for more information on this). ...ectory "lock" of each '''sm_ArgList''' entry. This is done by calling the DOS '''NameFromLock''' function with another multi-step process.
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• Timer Device
  #include <proto/dos.h> #include <proto/dos.h>
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• UI Style Guide Data Sharing
  ...es provided by the Shell. These are most relevant to applications that use DOS scripts. Of course you should avoid using these names for your variables si
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• The Hacking Way: Part 1 - First Steps
  * open dos.library and its interface (if you want to use dos.library functions) ...to use the AmigaOS API: in this particular case, the Write() function from dos.library.
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• Parallel Device
  #include &lt;dos/dos.h&gt;
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• Exec Interrupts
  #include &lt;dos/dos.h&gt; #include &lt;dos/dos.h&gt;
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• AmigaDOS Introduction
  [[Category:DOS]]{{WIP}} *[[DOS Library|dos.library]]: the AmigaDOS core library, it gives many utility functions to ma
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• AmigaOS Manual: Workbench Glossary
  : The disk operating system (DOS) used by Amiga computers. A disk operating system provides the basic functi ; disk operating system (DOS)
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• AmigaOS Manual: Workbench Using
  To format a disk as an MS-DOS disk through CrossDOS, you must have a CrossDos DOSdriver activated. If the
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• Audio Device
  #include &lt;dos/dos.h&gt; #include &lt;dos/dosextens.h&gt;
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• Public Screen Type
  ...); opening a window on the Workbench (including EasyRequests() such as the DOS "Insert Disk" requester); calling LockPubScreen(&quot;Workbench&quot;); cal #include <proto/dos.h>
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• Trackdisk Device
  ...tine is only really useful for reading and decoding other disks such as MS-DOS formatted disks. ...only really useful for encoding and writing other disk formats such as MS-DOS disks.
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• UI Style Guide Glossary
  ; {{Anchor|AmigaDOS|DOS}}AmigaDOS : The disk operating system (DOS) used by Amiga computers.
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• Gameport Device
  #include &lt;dos/dos.h&gt;
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• Programming AmigaOS 4: Exec - The Kernel
  ...face.c" shows you how to open a shared library and its interface. Exec and DOS are already opened by the launch code and all their functions are immediate #include <proto/dos.h>
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• AmigaOS Apps Development
  ...you can control just about any aspect of the Amiga. Think of it as "Visual DOS".
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• AmigaOS Apps Productivity & Utilities
  DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library and emulates CPU:286/386 realmode/protec
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• Commodities Exchange Library
  #include <dos/dos.h> #include <proto/dos.h>
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• Audio & Video
  ...attempts to recreate the module replay and user experience of the popular DOS program Fasttracker II, with special playback modes available for improved
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• AmigaOS Manual: ARexx Functions
  ...secondary result of a [http://wiki.amigaos.net/amiga/autodocs/dos.doc.txt dos library's] '''WaitForChar()''' call. For example: ...'NULL' will suppress any requesters that might otherwise be generated by a DOS call.
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• AmigaOS Manual: ARexx Elements of ARexx
  ...s that it uses to execute a program. These resources include memory space, DOS files and related structures, and the message port structure. The tracking
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• AmigaOS Manual: AmigaDOS Workbench-Related Command Reference
  CrossDOS lets you read from and write to MS-DOS formatted disks using your standard Amiga drives.
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• Intuition Classic Menus
  ...ns in the DOS require user input in the form of an EasyRequest(). Indirect DOS calls include OpenLibrary(), OpenDevice(), and OpenDiskFont(). #include <dos/dos.h>
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• AmiWest 2013 Lesson 4
  #include <proto/dos.h> #include <proto/dos.h>
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• AmigaOS Apps Internet
  ...miga, OS/2, BeOs, Mac OS X, Ultrix, QNX, OpenVMS, RISC OS, Novell NetWare, DOS and more...
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• Amiga Hardware Manufacturer ID Registry
  ...RAM is linked into the memory free pool. Later in the boot sequence, after DOS is initialized, the binddrivers program is run. Binddrivers will search the
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• Printer Device
  ...=Printer I/O through the DOS must be done by a process, ''not'' by a task. DOS utilizes information in the process control block and would become confused #include &lt;dos/dos.h&gt;
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• SDK Developer Tools
  ...pattern will be attempted to be expunged. This pattern may be an arbitrary DOS style pattern. ...les required for filesystems to communicate with the version 53 (or newer) DOS library FileSystem Vector-Port interface.
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• AmigaOS Apps Audio & Video
  ...attempts to recreate the module replay and user experience of the popular DOS program Fasttracker II, with special playback modes available for improved
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• EA IFF 85 Standard for Interchange Format Files
  The IFF standard date format will be one of those used in MS-DOS, Macintosh, or AmigaDOS (probably a 32-bit unsigned number of seconds since Issue: How to generate 3-letter MS-DOS extensions from 4-letter FORM type IDs?
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• Application Library
  ...asks (which require fewer resources in return for not being able to access DOS functions) could improve system performance. But it can hardly make a diffe
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• Migration Guide
  #include <proto/dos.h> ...op are new to Exec V50, and fulfill the same function as AllocDosObject in DOS. Consult the autodoc for more info. Also note the timer.device structures h
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• UI Style Guide Basics
  * using DOS ReadArgs() to provide support for argument passing.
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• Graphics Library and Text
  ...(as opposed to a task). This is primarily because the function has to use dos.library to scan disks for font files. #include <dos/dos.h>
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• Intuition Requesters
  #include <proto/dos.h> #include <proto/dos.h>
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• String Gadget Type
  ...cation's own context. Therefore, a string gadget editing hook must not use dos.library, and may not Wait() on application signals or message ports, and ma ** so the hook may not use DOS and may not cause Wait() to be called.
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• AmigaOS Manual: AmigaDOS Command Reference
  ...disk contains a Fonts directory, it will satisfy the ASSIGN. Up until V54 DOS library, you could not assign multiple directories with the PATH option. ...will remain mounted so that the next access to the device name will cause dos.library to restart the filesystem process once again, with the same charact
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• IFF Source Code
  #include &lt;libraries/dos.h&gt; /* Prototypes for Delay, kprintf, dprintf. Or use proto/dos.h or functions.h. */
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• Narrator Device
  #include <proto/dos.h> #include "dos/dos.h"
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