Function name: GetDriveType

Defined in : Kernel32

Requirements : Windows NT 3.1 or later; Windows 95 or later

Declaration:

Declare Function GetDriveType Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetDriveTypeA" (ByVal lpRootPathName As String) As Long

Parameters:

* lpRootPathName Points to a null-terminated string that specifies the root directory of the disk to return information about. If lpRootPathName is NULL, the function uses the root of the current directory.

Returns:

The return value specifies the type of drive. It can be one of the following values: * DRIVE_UNKNOWN The drive type cannot be determined. * DRIVE_NO_ROOT_DIR The root directory does not exist. * DRIVE_REMOVABLE The disk can be removed from the drive. * DRIVE_FIXED The disk cannot be removed from the drive. * DRIVE_REMOTE The drive is a remote (network) drive. * DRIVE_CDROM The drive is a CD-ROM drive. * DRIVE_RAMDISK The drive is a RAM disk.

Related functions:

Examples:

List drives and their type