_lclose

Syntax

int _lclose(hFile)

This function closes the file specified by the hFile parameter. As a result, the file is no longer available for reading or writing.

The hFile argument is returned by the call that created or last opened the file.

Parameter Type/Description  

hFile int Specifies the MS-DOS file handle of the file to be closed.  

Return Value

The return value indicates whether the function successfully closed the file. It is zero if the function closed the file, or –1 if the function failed.