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FLOPPYTYPE()
Determines the exact type of floppy drive
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Syntax
FLOPPYTYPE([<cDrive>]) --> nFloppyType
Argument
<cDrive> Designates the drive (A, B, C, etc.) for which you want a
type determined. The default is the current disk drive.
Returns
The function returns the exact type of the designated disk drive, coded
as follows:
Table 7-18: Coding of Drive Types
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Code Definition
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0 No floppy drive
1 360-kB drive
2 1.2-MB drive
3 720-kB drive
4 1.44-MB drive
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Description
This function gives you a numeric value that specifies exact type and
capacity of the selected floppy drive. Whether or not the device is a
floppy drive, is determined beforehand by DRIVETYPE().
Note
. The drive type is determined without actually accessing the
drive. Therefore, a disk does not have to be in the drive.
Example
Is the current disk drive a floppy and what type?
IF DRIVETYPE() = 1 .OR. DRIVETYPE() = 2
DO CASE
CASE FLOPPYTYPE() = 0
? "No floppy drive!"
CASE FLOPPYTYPE() = 1
? "360 kB drive"
CASE FLOPPYTYPE() = 2
? "1.2 MB drive"
CASE FLOPPYTYPE() = 3
? "720 kB drive"
CASE FLOPPYTYPE() = 4
? "1.44 MB drive"
ENDCASE
ENDIF
See Also:
DISKTYPE()
DRIVETYPE()
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