FMS
FILE
CONTROL
BLOCKS
(FCB)
The FMS File Control Blocks are used to store information about files that are currently being processed. Each file that is being processed concurrently by FMS requires one FCB. Since the Atari system has eight IOCB's, FMS must be prepared to handle up to eight files concurrently, thus there are eight FCBs. The FCBs were designed to have a one-to-one correspondence with the IOCBs. When a file is to he processed with IOCB number three, FMS will use FCB number three for that file. When a file is to be processed with IOCB number five, FMS will use FCB number five for that file. Each FCB is the same size as an IOCB (16 bytes). The FCBs are located in a contiguous RAM area just like the IOCBs When CIO calls FMS, the X register contains the displacement (IOCB number times 16) to the IOCB making the request. The FMS uses this displacement value to access both the IOCB information and the FCB information. Please refer to the listing at location $1381 for the following discussion about the FCBs.
FCBFNO
The file number of the file currently being processed. The value (zero
to 63) is shifted left two bits. When a file has been opened for reading,
this value will be used to check for a file number mismatch in the data
sectors. When a file is opened for write, this value will he placed in
the file number field of the data sectors.
FCBOTC
Open Type Code. This value is used as a flag to indicate which mode
the file has been opened for:
Input is $04.FCBSLT
Output is $08.
Update is $0C.
Append is $01.
Directory read is $02.
This is a flag used to indicate that the file being processed was created by DOS 1 rather than DOS 2. The Data Sector length byte has a different interpretation under DOS 1.
FCBFLG
This field is a working flag. If the value is $80, then the file is
eligible to acquire new data sectors. Files that are opened for Output
or Append are eligible to acquire new data sectors. If the value is $40,
then the sector currently is in a memory buffer, has been modified, and
needs to be written back to the disk.
FCBMNL
If the file is opened for Output or Append, this value will be either
125 or 253 depending upon the drive type. The 253 value is meant for the
Atari 815 dual density drive. If the file is opened for Read or Update,
then this value represents the number of data bytes that are in the data
sector currently in a buffer. This value is obtained from the Data Sector
data length field (byte 125 of the data sector.)
FCBDLN
This value points to the next data byte to be operated on in a data
sector. If the file is opened for Output or Append, this value points to
the next available (unused) data byte in the current data sector. If the
file is opened for Update, then this value points to the next data sector
byte to be either read or modified. If the file is opened for Input, then
this value points to the next byte to he read.
FCBBUF
This value is an index into the sector buffer table. The sector buffer
table is a list of buffer addresses. When a file is being processed, a
sector buffer is required to hold data sectors. This field tells FMS which
FMS buffer has been allocated to the file.
FCBCSN
The sector number of the sector currently in the buffer is stored in
this field.
FCBLSN
The sector number of the next sector in the tile chain is stored in
this field.
FCBSSN
If the file has been Opened for Append, then this field contains the
sector number of the start of the sectors to be appended to the file when
the append file is closed.
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