Function 45h (69)        Duplicate a File Handle (DUP)
 
    Creates a new file handle by duplicating the existing handle of an
    open file or device. The new handle shares the existing file pointer.
 
       On entry:      AH         45h
                      BX         File handle
 
       Returns:       AX         Duplicate file handle, or
                                 Error code, if CF is set
 
       Error Codes:   4          No handles available
                      6          Invalid handle
 
                      Call Function 59h for extended error code information
                      (DOS 3.0 and above).
 
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    Function 45h (DUP) returns a new file handle that refers to the same
    file or device as the old file handle specified in BX.
 
       Notes:         Moving the file pointer of either handle by a Read,
                      Write, or Lseek causes the other handle to be
                      changed also. However, closing one handle does not
                      close the other.
 
                      By duplicating a handle and closing one of the
                      handles, you can flush the file to disk and update
                      the directory; since the other handle will still be
                      open, you won't need to re-open the file, a time-
                      consuming process.

Seealso:


 46h 
 59h