INT 21 - DOS 3.3+ - SET HANDLE COUNT AH = 67h BX = size of new file handle table for process Return: CF clear if successful CF set on error AX = error code (see AH=59h) Desc: adjust the size of the per-process open file table, thus raising or lowering the limit on the number of files the caller can open simultaneously Notes: if BX <= 20, no action is taken if the handle limit has not yet been increased, and the table is copied back into the PSP if the limit is currently > 20 handles for file handle tables of > 20 handles, DOS 3.30 never reuses the same memory block, even if the limit is being reduced; this can lead to memory fragmentation as a new block is allocated and the existing one freed only the first 20 handles are copied to child processes in DOS 3.3-6.0 increasing the file handles here will not, in general, increase the number of files that can be opened using the runtime library of a high-level language such as C BUGS: the original release of DOS 3.30 allocates a full 64K for the handle table on requests for an even number of handles DR-DOS 3.41 and 5.0 will lose track of any open file handles beyond the portion of the JFT retained after the call; MS-DOS will indicate error 04h if any of the JFT entries to be removed are open SeeAlso: AH=26h,AH=86h .