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FindFirstFile is not a SQL query

July 21, 2005 Jul 21, 2005 07/21/05

Raymond Chen

The function is not a SQL query. It's a very simple directory enumerator. There is a slightly fancier version called , but even that function doesn't add much at present beyond filtering for directories or devices. You don't get to pass it sort criteria like or "return the files/directories sorted smallest file first", or "return the ...