--- parser3/src/include/pa_common.h	2001/03/26 10:36:53	1.26
+++ parser3/src/include/pa_common.h	2001/04/03 06:23:04	1.30
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	Author: Alexander Petrosyan <paf@design.ru> (http://design.ru/paf)
 
-	$Id: pa_common.h,v 1.26 2001/03/26 10:36:53 paf Exp $
+	$Id: pa_common.h,v 1.30 2001/04/03 06:23:04 paf Exp $
 */
 
 #ifndef PA_COMMON_H
@@ -77,12 +77,21 @@ char *file_read_text(Pool& pool,
 					 bool fail_on_read_problem=true);
 
 /**
+	read specified file using pool, 
+	if fail_on_read_problem is true[default] throws an exception
+*/
+bool file_read(Pool& pool, const String& file_spec, 
+			   void*& data, size_t& size, 
+			   bool as_text,
+			   bool fail_on_read_problem=true);
+
+/**
 	write data to specified file using pool, 
 	throws an exception in case of problems
 */
 void file_write(Pool& pool, 
 				const String& file_spec,
-				const char *data, size_t size, 
+				const void *data, size_t size, 
 				bool as_text/*,
 				bool exclusive=false*/);
 
@@ -92,6 +101,8 @@ void file_write(Pool& pool,
 */
 void file_delete(Pool& pool, const String& file_spec);
 
+bool file_readable(const String& file_spec);
+
 /**
 	scans for @a delim[default \n] in @a *row_ref, 
 	@return piece of line before it or end of string, if no @a delim found
@@ -109,7 +120,7 @@ inline int max(int a,int b) { return a>b
 inline int min(int a,int b){ return a<b?a:b; }
 #endif
 
-size_t stdout_write(const char *buf, size_t size);
+size_t stdout_write(const void *buf, size_t size);
 
 const char *unescape_chars(Pool& pool, const char *cp, int len);
 
@@ -126,5 +137,9 @@ const String& attributed_meaning_to_stri
 void back_slashes_to_slashes(char *s);
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _qsort
+#	define _qsort(names,cnt,sizeof_names,func_addr) \
+		qsort(names,cnt,sizeof_names,func_addr)
+#endif
 
 #endif