Example proposal - _WinAPI_GetDriveType.au3

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Source:

​http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/162237-the-bumper-thread-of-missing-winapi-examples/#entry1178979

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>
#include <APIFilesConstants.au3>

Example_WinAPI_GetDriveType()

Func Example_WinAPI_GetDriveType()

    Local $iTypeOfDrive = _WinAPI_GetDriveType("C:")
    If $iTypeOfDrive = $DRIVE_UNKNOWN Or $iTypeOfDrive = $DRIVE_NO_ROOT_DIR Then
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Failure", "The path is invalid or the type cannot be determined")
    EndIf

    Switch $iTypeOfDrive
        ; Case $DRIVE_UNKNOWN
        ;    ConsoleWrite("The drive type cannot be determined." & @LF)
        ; Case $DRIVE_NO_ROOT_DIR
        ;    ConsoleWrite("The root path is invalid; for example, there is no volume mounted at the specified path." & @LF)
        Case $DRIVE_REMOVABLE
            ConsoleWrite("The drive has removable media; for example, a floppy drive, thumb drive, or flash card reader." & @LF)
        Case $DRIVE_FIXED
            ConsoleWrite("The drive has fixed media; for example, a hard disk drive or flash drive." & @LF)
        Case $DRIVE_REMOTE
            ConsoleWrite("The drive is a remote (network) drive." & @LF)
        Case $DRIVE_CDROM
            ConsoleWrite("The drive is a CD-ROM drive." & @LF)
        Case $DRIVE_RAMDISK
            ConsoleWrite("The drive is a RAM disk." & @LF)
    EndSwitch

    Return $iTypeOfDrive
EndFunc   ;==>Example_WinAPI_GetDriveType

[guinness]

ConsoleWrite() shouldn't be used in the examples as not everyone is using SciTE or something that captures the standard input output stream. You also have a message box to display an error but then proceed to display the consolewrite lines regardless.

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