_dos_close

Syntax

#include <dos.h> unsigned int _dos_close(int handle);

Description

This is a direct connection to the MS-DOS close function call (%ah = 0x3E). This function closes the specified file.

See section _dos_open. See section _dos_creat. See section _dos_creatnew. See section _dos_read. See section _dos_write.

Return Value

Returns 0 if successful or DOS error code on error (and sets errno).

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	No
POSIX	No

Example

int handle; _dos_creat("FOO.DAT", _A_ARCH, &handle); ... _dos_close(handle);