INF: Open() Will Not Ignore Append Path

ID Number: Q40183

5.x 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00

MS-DOS

Summary:

MS-DOS allows you to set an APPEND path to locate data files.

Microsoft C library functions such as open() and fopen() will not

ignore the APPEND statement, even if a full pathname is given to the

specific function.

This is expected behavior. If you want to have the APPEND path

ignored, you will have to write your own low-level open() function, or

make sure that the APPEND path is removed before your program is run.

Additional reference words: 5.00 5.10 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00