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Note: This API call is for DOS personality only. Use Family API for portability.
Int 21H, AH=44H, AL=0CH
Version
3.2 and higher
Brief
GENERIC CHARACTER DEVICE REQUEST
Family API
Input
AX = 440Ch BX = device handle CH = category code (see #01545) CL = function number (see #01546) DS:DX -> parameter block (see #01547,#01548,#01549,#01550,#01551,#01552) SI = parameter to pass to driver (European MS-DOS 4.0, OS/2 comp box) DI = parameter to pass to driver (European MS-DOS 4.0, OS/2 comp box)
Return
CF set on error
AX = error code (see #01680 at AH=59h/BX=0000h)
CF clear if successful
DS:DX -> iteration count if CL=65h
SI = returned value (European MS-DOS 4.0, OS/2 comp box)
DI = returned value (European MS-DOS 4.0, OS/2 comp box)
Macro
Notes
DR DOS 3.41 and 5.0 return error code 16h on CL=45h,65h if the device does not support a retry counter
See also
AX=440Dh"DOS 3.2+",INT 2F/AX=0802h,INT 2F/AX=122Bh,INT 2F/AX=14FFh, INT 2F/AX=1A01h
Note
Text based on Ralf Brown Interrupt List Release 61
| osFree Macro Library | |
|---|---|
| Video I/O | @SetMode @SetCurSz @SetCurPos @GetCur @SetPage @ScrollUp @ScrollDn @Scroll @GetChAtr @PutChAtr @PutCh @SetPalet @SetColor @SetDot @GetDot @WrtTTY @VideoState @GetMode @GetDisplay @GetVideoState @GetEGAInfo @Cls |
| Hardware info | @Equipment @MemSize |
| Serial I/O | @AuxInit @AuxSendChar @AuxRecieveChar @AuxStatus |
| Tape I/O | @TapeOn @TapeOff @TapeRead @TapeWrite |
| Keyboard I/O | @KbdStatus @CharIn @CharPeek |
| Printer I/O | @PrnPrint @PrnInit @PrnStatus |
| Disk I/O | @DskReset @DskStatus @DskRead @DskWrite @DskVerify @DskFormat |
| Date and Time | @SetTime @GetTime |
| Mouse | @MouInit @MouShowPointer @MouStatus @MouSetPos @MouSetMickey @MouRegion |
| Memory manager | @ModBlok SET_BLOCK |
