The first example obtains information about the file "STARTUP.CMD." The second example obtains information about the directory "SYSTEM."

 #define INCL_DOSFILEMGR   /* File Manager values */
 #define INCL_DOSERRORS    /* DOS error values    */
 #include <os2.h>
 #include <stdio.h>

 int main(VOID) {
 UCHAR        uchFileName[80] = "C:\\STARTUP.CMD";  /* File to manipulate    */
 FILESTATUS3  fsts3ConfigInfo = {{0}};       /* Buffer for file information */
 ULONG        ulBufSize     = sizeof(FILESTATUS3);  /* Size of above buffer */
 APIRET       rc            = NO_ERROR;      /* Return code                 */

    rc = DosQueryPathInfo(uchFileName,   /* Path and name of file           */
                          FIL_STANDARD,  /* Request standard (Level 1) info */
                          &fsts3ConfigInfo, /* Buffer for file information  */
                          ulBufSize);    /* Size of buffer                  */
    if (rc != NO_ERROR) {
        printf("DosQueryPathInfo error: return code = %u\n", rc);
        return 1;
    }

    printf("%s ---  File size: %u bytes\n",uchFileName, fsts3ConfigInfo.cbFile);
    printf("Last updated: %d/%d/%d; %d:%2.2d\n",
            fsts3ConfigInfo.fdateLastWrite.month,        /* Month            */
            fsts3ConfigInfo.fdateLastWrite.day,          /* Day              */
            (fsts3ConfigInfo.fdateLastWrite.year+1980L), /* Years since 1980 */
            fsts3ConfigInfo.ftimeLastWrite.hours,        /* Hours            */
            fsts3ConfigInfo.ftimeLastWrite.minutes);     /* Minutes          */

  return NO_ERROR;
}

 #define INCL_DOSFILEMGR   /* File Manager values */
 #define INCL_DOSERRORS    /* DOS error values    */
 #include <os2.h>
 #include <stdio.h>

 int main(VOID) {
 UCHAR        uchPathName[255] = "C:\\OS2\\SYSTEM"; /* Path of interest     */
 FILESTATUS3  fsts3ConfigInfo = {{0}};       /* Buffer for path information */
 ULONG        ulBufSize     = sizeof(FILESTATUS3);  /* Size of above buffer */
 APIRET       rc            = NO_ERROR;      /* Return code                 */

    rc = DosQueryPathInfo(uchPathName,   /* Name of path                    */
                          FIL_STANDARD,  /* Request standard (Level 1) info */
                          &fsts3ConfigInfo, /* Buffer for information       */
                          ulBufSize);       /* Size of buffer               */
    if (rc != NO_ERROR) {
        printf("DosQueryPathInfo error: return code = %u\n", rc);
        return 1;
    }

    printf("Information for subdirectory: %s:\n",uchPathName);
    printf("Last updated: %d/%d/%d; %d:%2.2d\n",
            fsts3ConfigInfo.fdateLastWrite.month,        /* Month            */
            fsts3ConfigInfo.fdateLastWrite.day,          /* Day              */
            (fsts3ConfigInfo.fdateLastWrite.year+1980L), /* Years since 1980 */
            fsts3ConfigInfo.ftimeLastWrite.hours,        /* Hours            */
            fsts3ConfigInfo.ftimeLastWrite.minutes);     /* Minutes          */

  return NO_ERROR;
}