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▀ This function regards the following as separator characters:
  : . ; , = + tab space
 
▀ This function regards all control characters and the following as ter-
  minator characters:
  : . ; , = + tab space < > / " [ ]
 
▀ If no valid filename is present in the string to be parsed, upon return
  ES:DI+1 points to an ASCII blank.
 
▀ If the * wildcard character occurs in a filename or extension, it and
  all remaining characters in the corresponding field in the FCB are set to ?.
 
▀ This function (and file control blocks in general) cannot be used with
  file specifications that include a path.
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