File System Folio Function Calls

The following section lists the File folio calls. See Kernel Folio Calls in the 3DO System Programmer's Reference for a complete description of the calls.

File Access Calls

CloseDiskFile() Closes a file.
CreateAlias() Creates an alias for a file.
CreateFile() Creates a file.
DeleteFile() Deletes a file.
OpenDiskFile()Opens a disk file.
OpenDiskFileInDir()Opens a disk file contained in a specific directory.

Program Calls

ExecuteAsSubroutine() Executes previously loaded code as a subroutine.
ExecuteAsThread() Executes previously loaded code as a thread.
LoadProgram()Launches a program.
LoadProgramPrio()Launches a program and gives it a priority.
LoadCode() Loads a binary image into memory, and obtains a handle to it.
UnloadCode() Unloads a binary image previously loaded with LoadCode().

Directory Access Calls

ChangeDirectory()Changes the current directory.
CloseDirectory()Closes a directory.
GetDirectory()Gets the item number and pathname for the current directory.
OpenDirectoryPath()Opens a directory specified by a pathname.
OpenDirectoryItem()Opens a directory.
ReadDirectory()Reads the next entry from a directory.

Byte-Stream Calls

OpenDiskStream()Opens a disk stream for byte stream-oriented I/O.
CloseDiskStream()Closes a disk stream.
ReadDiskStream() Reads from a disk stream.
SeekDiskStream()Performs a seek operation on a disk stream.