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14<h1>CARDCreate</h1>
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17<h2>C Specification</h2>
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20<dd><pre><code>#include &lt;revolution/card.h&gt;
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22#define CARD_FILENAME_MAX   32</code></pre></dd>
23<dd><pre><CODE>s32 CARDCreate(s32 chan, const char* fileName, u32 size, CARDFileInfo* fileInfo);</CODE></pre></dd>
24</dl><h2>Arguments</h2>
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27<TD width="120" bgcolor="#ffffe8"><em><strong><code>chan</code></strong></em></TD>
28<TD width="520">EXI channel number.</TD>
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31<TD width="120" bgcolor="#ffffe8"><em><strong><code>fileName</code></strong></em></TD>
32<TD width="520">Pointer to the file name to create. Maximum number of bytes in a file name (excluding terminating zero) is given by <code>CARD_FILENAME_MAX</code>.</TD>
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35<TD width="120" bgcolor="#ffffe8"><em><strong><code>size</code></strong></em></TD>
36<TD width="520">Size of the file to create. The size must be a multiple of the card sector size returned by <code><a href="CARDGetSectorSize.html">CARDGetSectorSize</a></code>.</TD>
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39<TD width="120" bgcolor="#ffffe8"><em><strong><code>fileInfo</code></strong></em></TD>
40<TD width="520">Pointer to file information to use.</TD>
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43<h2>Return Values</h2>
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45<p>One of the following codes:</p>
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47<p><code>CARD_RESULT_FATAL_ERROR<br> CARD_RESULT_NOCARD<br> CARD_RESULT_BUSY<br> CARD_RESULT_EXIST<br> CARD_RESULT_NOENT<br> CARD_RESULT_INSSPACE<br> CARD_RESULT_NAMETOOLONG<br> CARD_RESULT_IOERROR<br> CARD_RESULT_READY</code></p>
48<H2>Description</H2>
49<P>Creates a file synchronously. The memory card must have been mounted with <code><a href="CARDMount.html">CARDMount</a><a href="CARDMountAsync.html">[Async]</a></code> before creating a file.</P>
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51This function may put the current thread to sleep. For precautions when calling similar functions, refer to <a href="../os/Interrupt/intro.html">Interrupts and Callback Functions</a>.
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53<P><STRONG><B>Note:</B></STRONG> This function is provided for debugging purposes. Applications should not use this function.</P>
54<h2>See Also</h2>
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56<p>
57<code><a href="CARDMount.html">CARDMount</a><a href="CARDMountAsync.html">[Async]</a></code>, <a href="CARDGetSectorSize.html"> <code>CARDGetSectorSize</code></a>
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60<H2>Revision History</H2>
61<P>2007/09/25 Added information on the sleep status of threads.<br>2006/03/01 Initial version.</P>
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