TC: int _creat( const char *fname, int attr )
- prototype in io.h, also include dos.h - creates new file (overwrites existing file) of filename with file attribute attr, for both read/write - attr can be a combination of the following FA_RDONLY set read only attribute FA_HIDDEN set hidden attribute FA_SYSTEM set system attribute - file is created in O_BINARY mode - returns nonnegative integer if OK, else -1 - uses DOS function INT 21,3C - MSC uses _dos_creat()