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DOS used to have record oriented file functions. More like some kind of legacy from CP/M.

Guess what, they were abandoned. I don't know, maybe they were not flexible enough?

Does the OP suffer from not invented here? Most of the file formats he describes have free (at least to use) libraries available.

Even for sockets there are countless message passing solutions. He just need to research a bit and pick one.



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