Automatically Delete The Disk Volume Name

[Simplify iT]

Hi All,

I am very new to Autoit and thought i would ask the script masters for some help.

What i am looking to do is be able to delete the current disk forum name for drive f:

I have attempted to do this with the command line "label.exe" tool, however it requires user interaction and i want to make this hands free.

So ideally i need a script that i can add the drive like delvol.au3 d (to delete the volume name from drive d:)

Can anyone tell me if this can be done and how i might do it?

Cheers,

Darren

[Uten]

Do you want to detache (as in hide) the volume or do you want to wipe it?

Is it a removable volume?

[CyberSlug]

Might work:

#include <Process.au3>
_RunDOS( "label F: TheNewName" )

EDIT: Wait, I see what you mean about requiring interaction when the new label is blank!

You could use the StdinWrite function (requires beta version of AutoIt).

#include <Constants.au3>
$pid = Run("label.exe d:", "", @SW_HIDE, $STDIN_CHILD)
StdinWrite($pid, @CRLF & "y" & @CRLF);Enter, Yes, Enter

To specify drive letter on command line

#include <Constants.au3>
If $CmdLine[0] = 0 Then Exit
$driveLetter = $CmdLine[1]
$pid = Run("label.exe " & $driveLetter, "", @SW_HIDE, $STDIN_CHILD)
StdinWrite($pid, @CRLF & "y" & @CRLF);Enter, Yes, Enter

Here's an alternative method seems to work on Windows XP (also requires beta version:

$driveLetter = "D:"
$oShell = ObjCreate("shell.application")
$oShell.NameSpace($driveLetter).Self.Name = ""

If you want to pass the drive letter on the command line, then you could replace the first line with:

$driveLetter = ""

If $CmdLine[0] > 0 Then $driveLetter = $CmdLine[1]

Edited April 14, 2006 by CyberSlug

[NightGaunt]

$var = "F:"
DriveSetLabel ( $var, "" )

That will Empty the label; is that it?

[CyberSlug]

$var = "F:"

DriveSetLabel ( $var, "" )

That will Empty the label; is that it?

Sure, if you want to do it the easy way and look in the help file :">

Thanks

[sykes]

If you want to change the label using a command line switch use the following:

If $cmdline[0] <> "" Then
    If $cmdline[0] = 2 Then
        $drv = $cmdline[1]
        $label = $cmdline[2]
        DriveSetLabel($drv & ":", $label)
    EndIf
EndIf

usage is:

delvol [drive letter] [label name]

Examples:

delvol c Main

changes the label for drive c to "Main"

delvol f ""

removes the label for drive f

hope this helps

[Simplify iT]

$var = "F:"
DriveSetLabel ( $var, "" )

That will Empty the label; is that it?

thats exactly what i am looking for - thanks so much!