DOS Microsoft C 5.0 (Old school)

Question

Where can I get documentation for the Microsoft C 5.0 libraries? I know, I know, who uses C anymore.....

If that cannot happen, what is the function to find the first file in a directory? ffind? findfirst?

Answer 1

er, plenty of people use C... they just don't use Microsoft C version 5...

seriously, grab a copy of Visual Studio and start making, but why in lords name do you need to use MSCv5?

Answer 2

Many, many people still use C.  Most programs on Linux (in fact, Linux itself) are written in C.  Though Microsoft C 5.0 is rather old, C itself is still alive and kicking.

There have been several variation on the directory search functions, but I believe that Microsoft C 5 used "_dos_findfirst()" and "_dos_findnext()".

A sample program using them is in the link under "sources" below.