OpenDirectoryPath

Opens a directory specified by a pathname.

Synopsis

Directory *OpenDirectoryPath( char *thePath )

Description

This function opens a directory. It allocates a new directory structure, opens the directory, and prepares for a traversal of the contents of the directory. Unlike OpenDirectoryItem(), you specify the file for the directory by its pathname rather than by its item number.

Arguments

thePath: An absolute or relative pathname (a null- terminated text string) for the file to use for the directory, or an alias for the pathname.

Return Value

The function returns a pointer to a directory structure that is created or NULL if an error occurs.

Implementation

Folio call implemented in file folio V20.

Associated Files

directoryfunctions.h, filesystem.lib