Int 21H, AH=43H, AL=00H

2 and higher

GET FILE ATTRIBUTES

      AX = 4300h
      DS:DX -> ASCIZ filename

CF clear if successful

          CX = file attributes (see #01420)
          AX = CX (DR DOS 5.0)
      CF set on error
          AX = error code (01h,02h,03h,05h) (see #01680 at AH=59h)

under the FlashTek X-32 DOS extender, the filename pointer is in DS:EDX

under DR DOS 3.41 and 5.0, attempts to change the subdirectory bit are simply ignored without an error

BUG: Windows for Workgroups returns error code 05h (access denied) instead of error code 02h (file not found) when attempting to get the attributes of a nonexistent file. This causes open() with O_CREAT and fopen() with the “w” mode to fail in Borland C++.

AX=4301h,AX=7143h,INT 2F/AX=110Fh,INT 60/DI=0517h

Text based on Ralf Brown Interrupt List Release 61