Format a drive ...

[d4rk]

2 every1,

i used this code to format my D drive :

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'format d:', "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

but it asked for the current volume label ?

some body know why ?

[BigDod]

Try

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'format d: /V:test', "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

[d4rk]

Yoh, thanks but it still it ...

i've try this one :

$a=DriveGetLabel("d:\")
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'format d:', "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)
send($a)
send("y")
send("{Enter}")

but it doesn't send the volume label ($a) to the command prompt

am i missing something ?

[MHz]

Try to unmount the volume before format and see if that works for you.

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'format d: /V:test /X', "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

[d4rk]

, sorry but it doesn't work ... , the first line i see in command prompt is "the type of the file system is NTFS"

does it make all this ?

...

by the way, please show me how to put a command into command prompt , send() seems impossible ?

Edited February 25, 2008 by d4rk

[whim]

try

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'echo y | format d: /V:test /X', "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

[MHz]

, sorry but it doesn't work ... , the first line i see in command prompt is "the type of the file system is NTFS"

does it make all this ?

It would need enough information to do it unattended. So now this is telling it a filesystem to use. Use format /? to get available switches to use.

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'format d: /FS:NTFS /V:test /X', "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

by the way, please show me how to put a command into command prompt , send() seems impossible ?

If you wanted to handle it through it's prompts then you would need to use Run() with StdOutRead() to read the out stream and use StdInWrite() to respond to the prompts with the answers. I do not have a drive to test a format so I am reluctant to create a example for this task but you have enough information to look into it yourself now.

[d4rk]

God

is it needed to use StdOutRead() before using StdInWrite() ?

i'm going to use only StdInWrite() for responding ?

[MHz]

God

is it needed to use StdOutRead() before using StdInWrite() ?

i'm going to use only StdInWrite() for responding ?

If you can expect the output given then you can just use StdInWrite() to handle the prompt. If whims' idea works then that maybe easier to use. Some testing will give you a good method.

[d4rk]

If you can expect the output given then you can just use StdInWrite() to handle the prompt. If whims' idea works then that maybe easier to use. Some testing will give you a good method.

Yes, whims's idea works but it can't run as my aim, sorry but plz tell me why this can't put an 2 char to the command promt ?

#NoTrayIcon
#include <Constants.au3>
$omg=RunWait(@ComSpec & " /k " & 'format d:', "", @SW_MAXIMIZE,$STDIN_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)
StdInWrite($omg,"2" & @CRLF))

[MHz]

Use Run(), not RunWait().

[d4rk]

Use Run(), not RunWait().

run() make the cmd window and dissappear immediatly

[MHz]

You will need to keep the script working on the task until you can process the StdInWrite to insure it succeeds. So use StdOutRead to halt things a little until you use StdInWrite.

Example

#NoTrayIcon
#include <Constants.au3>
$omg = Run(@ComSpec & " /k " & 'format d:', "", @SW_MAXIMIZE, $STDIN_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)
While 1
    $data &= StdOutRead($omg)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    If StringInStr($data, 'Format or whatever the prompt asks?') Then
        StdInWrite($omg,"2" & @CRLF)
        ExitLoop
    EndIf
WEnd
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;or even just a @CR
StdInWrite($omg, @CR)

It is a pain sometimes to get it working correct but it can usually be done.

[whim]

Also, it just struck me that OP might be confused because he doesn't see

any output in cmd window due to StdOut also being redirected.

[Kerros]

Runwait(@ComSpec & " /k "& "format d: /FS:NTFS /q /v:Volume /y",@WindowsDir,@SW_SHOW)
winclose("C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe");Windows XP
winclose("Administrator: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe");Vista

Auto format, ask no questions

Edited February 25, 2008 by Kerros

[d4rk]

Runwait(@ComSpec & " /k "& "format d: /FS:NTFS /q /v:Volume /y",@WindowsDir,@SW_SHOW)
winclose("C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe");Windows XP
winclose("Administrator: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe");Vista

Auto format, ask no questions

Thanks every1, it's great to be helped by all of you, Kerros's code works and it seem easy for me ... but also i'll try it with

StdOutRead() and StdInWrite()

i have a last question on this topic, that with the /q (quick format), can it use when there're some bad sector on the drive ?

thx

[d4rk]

Runwait(@ComSpec & " /k "& "format d: /FS:NTFS /q /v:Volume /y",@WindowsDir,@SW_SHOW)
winclose("C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe");Windows XP
winclose("Administrator: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe");Vista

Auto format, ask no questions

Thanks every1, it's great to be helped by all of you, Kerros's code works and it seem easy for me ... but also i'll try it with

StdOutRead() and StdInWrite()

i have a last question on this topic, that with the /q (quick format), can it work when there're some bad sector on the drive ?

thx

[Kerros]

A quick format should complete correctly on a drive with a bad sector. A full format would be better, and a full write(think low level format) of the drive would be best as that way the drive would have a chance to reallocate the bad sectors out to spares.

A good free program to do a what people call a low level format would be Kill Disk. http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm

[Orca75]

Hi

You can also append a &exit at the end of the command. This way, you can have multipe commands on one line.

Like:

Runwait(@ComSpec & " /k "& "format "&$drive&" /FS:FAT32 /v:USB_Boot /x /y&exit",@WindowsDir,@SW_SHOW)

[Orca75]

Better: take /c instead of /k then the cmd window closes if the command is finished

Runwait(@ComSpec & " /c "& "format "&$drive&" /FS:FAT32 /v:USB_Boot /x /y",@WindowsDir,@SW_SHOW)

Edited May 20, 2008 by Orca75