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#define INCL_DOSFILEMGR
 
USHORT DosFindClose(hdir)
HDIR hdir;    /* handle of search directory */
 
The DosFindClose function closes the specified search-directory handle. The
DosFindFirst and DosFindNext functions use the search-directory handle to
locate files with names that match a given name.
 
The DosFindClose function is a family API function.
 
Parameter  Description
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hdir       Identifies the search directory. This handle must have been
           previously opened by using the DosFindFirst function.
 
Return Value
 
The return value is zero if the function is successful. Otherwise, it is an
error value, which may be the following:
 
     ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE
 
Example
 
This example calls the DosFindFirst function to find all files that match
"*.*". When DosFindFirst is finished, the handle is closed by calling the
DosFindClose function.
 
HDIR hdir = 0xFFFF;
USHORT usSearchCount = 1;
FILEFINDBUF findbuf;
DosFindFirst("*.*", &hdir, FILE_NORMAL, &findbuf,
    sizeof(findbuf), &usSearchCount, 0L);
    .
    .
    .
DosFindClose(hdir);                /* closes the search directory */
 
See Also
 
DosFindFirst, DosFindNext, DosSearchPath
 
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