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DateWed, 23 Sep 1998 19:17:58 +0000
FromTrever Adams <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] Speeding up FAT operations

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> open "blah hi" as binary #1 (or something like this)
> print #1, "jkfsdjlkfsdjkl"
> close #1
> 
> Then you can open "blah hi" with the QBASIC program again.
> 
> The system never reported it as an error or anything, and it would show up as
> a valid file when you did a DIR.  In fact, when you got a directory listing,
> it would show it with the space.

I think you will find that the space probably became chr$(255) if I
remember correctly.  I believe some of the OS/2 rule breaking files are
also char 255.  (Maybe it was 128... I cant even remember what space is
off hand, but I do remember that these tended to be something NOT
space.)

To check it out go to a DOS/windows/etc box and try to edit that file...
you know how to get all the blah hi stuff.. for the space do ALT+255
(255 must be done on the numpad).

Anyway, this is how I remember it.  I used to hide things in files that
way as well.

Trever

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