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 ===== Notes ===== ===== Notes =====
  
-Desc: creates a file with a unique name which must be explicitly deleted +under the FlashTek X-32 DOS extender, the path pointer is in DS:EDX 
-Notes: under the FlashTek X-32 DOS extender, the path pointer is in DS:EDX + 
- MS-DOS 3.0-4.0 and DR DOS 3.4-5.0 generate the filename as a sequence +MS-DOS 3.0-4.0 and DR DOS 3.4-5.0 generate the filename as a sequence of hex digits based on the current date and time; MS-DOS 6+, DR DOS 6, and Novell DOS 7 use letters A-P in place of hex digits 
-   of hex digits based on the current date and time; MS-DOS 6+, + 
-   DR DOS 6, and Novell DOS 7 use letters A-P in place of hex digits +MS-DOS 5.0 and DR DOS 3.41/5.0 will insert a missing trailing backslash before appending the generated filename, but due to this, an empty string results in a file in the root directory 
- MS-DOS 5.0 and DR DOS 3.41/5.0 will insert a missing trailing backslash + 
-   before appending the generated filename, but due to this, an empty +BUGS: COMPAQ DOS 3.31 hangs if the pathname is at XXXXh:0000h; it apparently wraps around to the end of the segment 
-   string results in a file in the root directory + 
-BUGS: COMPAQ DOS 3.31 hangs if the pathname is at XXXXh:0000h; it apparently +MS-DOS 5.00 revisions A and B and PC-DOS 5.00 revision A reportedly hang the system if the specified path is the root directory and the root directory is full (no free directory entries) 
-   wraps around to the end of the segment + 
- MS-DOS 5.00 revisions A and B and PC-DOS 5.00 revision A reportedly +Mark Incley <mincley@krisalis.demon.co.uk> reports that this function hangs in MS-DOS 6.2x if the name includes two consecutive path separators (e.g. C:\\)
-   hang the system if the specified path is the root directory and the +
-   root directory is full (no free directory entries) +
- Mark Incley <mincley@krisalis.demon.co.uk> reports that this function +
-   hangs in MS-DOS 6.2x if the name includes two consecutive path +
-   separators (e.g. C:\\ )+
                      
 ===== See also ===== ===== See also =====
  
-  AH=3Ch,AH=5Bh+AH=[[en:docs:dos:api:int21:3c|3Ch]],AH=[[en:docs:dos:api:int21:5b|5Bh]]
  
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