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11 January 2011, 19:40
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Dos.library question.
Hi,
If I want to use the dos function Examine, is it safe to use memory allocated with AllocMem, and use fib_SIZEOF as the size, or is it better to use AllocDosObject instead? Any help is appreciated 
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11 January 2011, 20:38
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AllocMem is safe for all currently existing AmigaOS versions and derivates, but AllocDosObject is better for future compatibility.
Note that AllocDosObject does not exist in Kickstart 1.3 and below, so for these OS versions you need to use AllocMem. |
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11 January 2011, 21:03
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Thanks thomas
In theory this sounds great: Future compatibility  Guess I'll just use fib_SIZEOFF, because I have no idea how to use AllocDosObject because of the tag list it needs.
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