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Important: The information in this document is obsolete and should not be used for new development.

Chapter 1 - Introduction to File Management / File Management Reference

File System Specification Record
The file system specification record for files and directories is defined by the FSSpec data type.
TYPE FSSpec =              {file system specification}
RECORD
   vRefNum:    Integer;    {volume reference number}
   parID:      LongInt;    {directory ID of parent directory}
   name:       Str63;      {filename or directory name}
END;
Field Description

vRefNum
The volume reference number of the volume containing the specified file or directory.
parID
The directory ID of the directory containing the specified file
or directory.
name
The name of the specified file or directory.