Int 21/AH=27h

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DOS 1+ - RANDOM BLOCK READ FROM FCB FILE

AH = 27h
CX = number of records to read
DS:DX -> opened FCB (see #01345)

Return:
AL = status 00h successful, all records read 01h end of file, no data read 02h segment wrap in DTA, no data read 03h end of file, partial read Disk Transfer Area filled with records read from file CX = number of records read (return AL = 00h or 03h)

Notes: Read begins at current file position as specified in FCB; the file position is updated after reading. Not supported by MS Windows 3.0 DOSX.EXE DOS extender

See Also: AH=21h - AH=28h - AH=3Fh"DOS"

Category: DOS Kernel - Int 21h - D

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