Function name: GetVolumeInformation

Defined in : Kernel32

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

Declaration:

Declare Function GetVolumeInformation Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetVolumeInformationA" (ByVal lpRootPathName As String, ByVal lpVolumeNameBuffer As String, ByVal nVolumeNameSize As Long, lpVolumeSerialNumber As Long, lpMaximumComponentLength As Long, lpFileSystemFlags As Long, ByVal lpFileSystemNameBuffer As String, ByVal nFileSystemNameSize As Long) As Long

Parameters:

* lpRootPathName Points to a string that contains the root directory of the volume to be described. If this parameter is NULL, the root of the current directory is used. If this parameter is a UNC name, you must follow it with an additional backslash. For example, you would specify \MyServerMyShare as \MyServerMyShare. * lpVolumeNameBuffer Points to a buffer that receives the name of the specified volume. * nVolumeNameSize Specifies the length, in characters, of the volume name buffer. This parameter is ignored if the volume name buffer is not supplied. * lpVolumeSerialNumber Points to a variable that receives the volume serial number. This parameter can be NULL if the serial number is not required. * lpMaximumComponentLength Points to a doubleword value that receives the maximum length, in characters, of a filename component supported by the specified file system. A filename component is that portion of a filename between backslashes. The value stored in variable pointed to by *lpMaximumComponentLength is used to indicate that long names are supported by the specified file system. For example, for a FAT file system supporting long names, the function stores the value 255, rather than the previous 8.3 indicator. Long names can also be supported on systems that use the New Technology file system. * lpFileSystemFlags Points to a doubleword that receives flags associated with the specified file system. This parameter can be any combination of the following flags, with one exception: FS_FILE_COMPRESSION and FS_VOL_IS_COMPRESSED are mutually exclusive. FS_CASE_IS_PRESERVED If this flag is set, the file system preserves the case of filenames when it places a name on disk. FS_CASE_SENSITIVE If this flag is set, the file system supports case-sensitive filenames. FS_UNICODE_STORED_ON_DISK If this flag is set, the file system supports Unicode in filenames as they appear on disk. FS_PERSISTENT_ACLS If this flag is set, the file system preserves and enforces ACLs. For example, NTFS preserves and enforces ACLs, and FAT does not. FS_FILE_COMPRESSION The file system supports file-based compression. FS_VOL_IS_COMPRESSED The specified volume is a compressed volume; for example, a DoubleSpace volume. * lpFileSystemNameBuffer Points to a buffer that receives the name of the file system (such as FAT or NTFS). * nFileSystemNameSize Specifies the length, in characters, of the file system name buffer. This parameter is ignored if the file system name buffer is not supplied.

Returns:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero. If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

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File Operations