File I/O Function Descriptions

Table 17.1 summarizes the file I/O functions. Detailed function descriptions follow the table.

Table 17.1. File I/O Function Summary
Function Purpose
AreFileApisANSI Determines whether a set of Win32 file functions is using the ANSI or OEM character set code page
CancelIO Cancels all pending input and output for the calling thread
CloseHandle Closes an open object handle
CompareFileTime Compares two 64-bit file times
CopyFile Copies an existing file to a new file
CopyFileEx Copies an existing file to a new file while preserving extended attributes
CreateDirectory Creates a new directory
CreateDirectoryEx Creates a new directory with the attributes of a template directory
CreateFile Creates, opens, or truncates an ...

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