Checking Non Ntfs Drives

[Simucal]

Alright, so here is what I am attempting to do.

Get the "fixed" drives stored into an array, delete the "C:" drive from the array, and the rest will be check to see if they are NTFS or not. If a drive that is in the array ends up already being NTFS then the item is deleted from the array. However, I am running into trouble when trying to delete the only remaining item in an array. I know this can not be done, but I need a way to account for it. Should I write an If statement to check on _ArrayDelete to see if its @Error code is 2? That just seems a little hackish to me.

If someone can show me the way.. it would be appreciated. Here is what I have.

$SystemDrives = DriveGetDrive("Fixed")
_ArraySort($SystemDrives); arrays must be sorted before they can be searched
$DriveC = _ArrayBinarySearch ($SystemDrives, "c:",1); search list of drives and see if c: is in the array
If $DriveC <> "" Then
    _ArrayDelete($SystemDrives,$DriveC); if so, delete the entry
EndIf
_ArrayDelete($SystemDrives,0); delete the entry with total number of drives, dont need it
MsgBox(0,"ubound", UBound($SystemDrives))
For $i = 0 to (UBound($SystemDrives)-1); loop to check which drives has NTFS or not, and format the array accordingly
    If DriveGetFileSystem($SystemDrives[$i]&"\") = "NTFS" Then
        _ArrayDelete($SystemDrives, $i)
    EndIf
Next
_ArrayDisplay($SystemDrives, "Drives left after NTFS check deletion")

[Valuater]

maybe

#include <Array.au3>

$SystemDrives = DriveGetDrive("Fixed")
_ArraySort($SystemDrives, 0, 1); arrays must be sorted before they can be searched
$DriveC = _ArrayBinarySearch ($SystemDrives, "c:",1); search list of drives and see if c: is in the array
If $DriveC <> "" Then
    _ArrayDelete($SystemDrives,$DriveC); if so, delete the entry
EndIf
_ArrayDelete($SystemDrives,0); delete the entry with total number of drives, dont need it
MsgBox(0,"ubound", UBound($SystemDrives))
For $i = 1 to (UBound($SystemDrives)-1); loop to check which drives has NTFS or not, and format the array accordingly
    If DriveGetFileSystem($SystemDrives[$i]&"\") = "NTFS" Then
        _ArrayDelete($SystemDrives, $i)
    EndIf
Next
If IsArray($SystemDrives) And $SystemDrives[0] > 1 Then _ArrayDisplay($SystemDrives, "Drives left after NTFS check deletion")

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[Simucal]

I'm not sure what exactly you are getting at with the $SystemDrives[0] > 1 as it is a string. If you were referring to what DriveGetDrive() usually puts in the [0] position with total number of drives, that is deleted around line 7.

And even with just 1 element in it, it is still returning true for being an array.

To clarify, I need to in some way account for the last item of an array being removed, even though it cant. I KNOW I can do this using @error codes to see if the _ArrayDelete failed because there are too few items in the array. However, I was looking for a different approach. Because I cant remove the last item from an array, it will still sit there and I need that drive to be gone in some way shape or form.

maybe

#include <Array.au3>

$SystemDrives = DriveGetDrive("Fixed")
_ArraySort($SystemDrives, 0, 1); arrays must be sorted before they can be searched
$DriveC = _ArrayBinarySearch ($SystemDrives, "c:",1); search list of drives and see if c: is in the array
If $DriveC <> "" Then
    _ArrayDelete($SystemDrives,$DriveC); if so, delete the entry
EndIf
_ArrayDelete($SystemDrives,0); delete the entry with total number of drives, dont need it
MsgBox(0,"ubound", UBound($SystemDrives))
For $i = 1 to (UBound($SystemDrives)-1); loop to check which drives has NTFS or not, and format the array accordingly
    If DriveGetFileSystem($SystemDrives[$i]&"\") = "NTFS" Then
        _ArrayDelete($SystemDrives, $i)
    EndIf
Next
If IsArray($SystemDrives) And $SystemDrives[0] > 1 Then _ArrayDisplay($SystemDrives, "Drives left after NTFS check deletion")

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Edited April 14, 2006 by Simucal

[Simucal]

Nevermind, I took care of it by not deleting the $SystemDrive[0] and leaving it there.. so there will always be at least one element in the array.

[Valuater]

Nevermind, I took care of it by not deleting the $SystemDrive[0] and leaving it there.. so there will always be at least one element in the array.

i was pretty sure thats what i did

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[Simucal]

In the fix you posted, you still had: _ArrayDelete($SystemDrives,0)

But I got what you meant, and fixed it accordingly. Thanks valuater