Important Notice

The pages on this site contain documentation for very old MS-DOS software, purely for historical purposes. If you're looking for up-to-date documentation, particularly for programming, you should not rely on the information found here, as it will be woefully out of date.

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                                FCBS──Notes
 
Limitation on opening files
 
If a program tries to open more than x files by using file control blocks,
MS-DOS might close the files that were opened earlier.
 
Recommended use of the FCBS command
 
You should use the FCBS command only if a program requires you to do so.
Most newer programs do not require file control blocks. However, some older
programs might require you to use the FCBS command in your CONFIG.SYS file.
 
Many programs use file handles. You can specify the number of file handles
available using the <FILES> command.
 
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