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Note: This API call is for DOS and Win16 personality only. Use Family API for portability.
Int 21H, AH=44H, AL=05H
Version
2 and higher
Brief
WRITE TO BLOCK DEVICE CONTROL CHANNEL
Family API
Input
AX = 4405h BL = drive number (00h = default, 01h = A:, etc) CX = number of bytes to write DS:DX -> data to write
Return
Return: CF clear if successful
AX = number of bytes actually written
CF set on error
AX = error code (01h,05h,06h,0Dh) (see #01680 at AH=59h/BX=0000h)
Macro
Notes
format of data is driver-specific this function was not supported by Digital Research's DOS Plus
See also
AX=4403h“DOS”,AX=4404h“DOS”,INT 2F/AX=122Bh
Note
Text based on Ralf Brown Interrupt List Release 61
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