abswrite() Write Disk Sectors
#include <dos.h>
int abswrite(drive,nsects,sectno,buffer);
int drive; Drive number to read
int nsects; Number of sectors to read
int sectno; Beginning logical sector number
void *buffer; Memory address
abswrite() writes specific disk sectors. The logical structure of
the disk is ignored, along with all specifics about files, FATs and
directories. The disk sectors are written via DOS interrupt 0x26.
'drive' is the drive number to read (0 = A, 1 = B, etc), 'nsects' is
the number of sectors to read, 'sectno' is the beginning logical
sector number, and 'buffer' refers to the memory address where the
data is to be written.
Returns: If successful, 0 is returned. -1 is returned on error,
and 'errno' is set to the value of the AX register
returned by the system call.
Notes: 64K is the largest amount of memory that can be written
in a single call.
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