String Comparison - DriveGetType

[AlanR]

I'm having problems with the string returned by DriveGetType. The following works:

if (DriveGetType($szDrive)) = "CDROM" Then
msgbox(4096,"","This works")
EndIf

but this (which is what I want to use) doesn't:

if Not (DriveGetType($szDrive)) = "Fixed" Then
msgbox(4096,"","This fails to show")
EndIf

I've tried all sorts of "fudges", using StringLower() and string variables, but to no avail. For fixed drivs, the DriveGetType() function is certainly returning the string "Fixed", and for other drive types it's also working as advertised. What am I doing wrong here?

thanks

Alan

[Valuater]

maybe

if (DriveGetType($szDrive)) <> "Fixed" Then
msgbox(4096,"","This fails to show")
EndIf

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[Richard Robertson]

Have you tryed showing a message box of what DriveGetType is actually returning?

MsgBox(4096, "", DriveGetType($szDrive))

[bluebearr]

Instead o' dis:

if Not (DriveGetType($szDrive)) = "Fixed" ThenoÝ÷ Û&§yçmiÚÆ®¶­sfbæ÷BG&fTvWEGRb33c·7¤G&fRÒgV÷C´fVBgV÷C²FVà

Silly parentheses.

[AlanR]

Thanks to all. <> works, as do extra parentheses. Now, I hope the oil works coz I'm obviously pretty rusty!

Alan