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Code:

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#include<iostream>
#include<io.h>
using namespace std;

struct  ffblk 
{
    long            ff_reserved;//whatever
    long            ff_fsize;//the size of the file
    unsigned long  ff_attrib;//the file's attributes
    unsigned short  ff_ftime;//the file's timestamp
    unsigned short  ff_fdate;//the file's datestamp
    char            ff_name[256];//the file's name
}; 




int main()
{
        ffblk ffblk;

        int done;
        done = _findfirst("*.TXT", &ffblk ,0);
        cout<<done;

        return 0;
}
function does not take 3 arguments

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I would suggest being slightly more explicit next time.

Are you referring to this API? _findfirst, _findfirst64, _findfirsti64, _wfindfirst, _wfindfirst64, _wfindfirsti64 (CRT) If so, note

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Originally Posted by http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zyzxfzac%28VS.71%29.aspx

Parameters:

filespec
- Target file specification (may include wildcards).
fileinfo
- File information buffer

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i.e., the compiler isnt lying when it says the API does not take 3 arguments--it takes 2.

What's this?
Playing "guess the question, guess the OS and guess the compiler" time?

Code:

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#include<iostream>
#include<io.h>
using namespace std;



int main()
{
        struct _finddata_t fileinfo;
        const char *filespec;

        int done;
        done = _findfirst("*.TXT", &fileinfo );
       
        cout<<done;

        return 0;
}

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The folder where it searches the file contains two text files.
The output says 1387040 what does it mean?

It means you haven't read the manual.
See links in post #2