[delphizip] Re: Handling CDRW packet drives
- From: "Russell Peters" <russellpeters@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 16:07:50 +1100
With a check check GetDiskFreeSpaceEx returns 0 for free space if it isn't a
(formatted) CDRW.
Russell Peters
http://www.users.bigpond.com/russellpeters/delphizip.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Turner" <james.d.h.turner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <delphizip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 12:38 PM
Subject: [delphizip] Handling CDRW packet drives
>
> Further to my previous comments, I think the solution is rather simple.
Just
> try changing the volume label (after reading it first so that it can be
> restored). If this succeeds, presumbly the disk is a CDRW (packet drive).
> Whilst looking at this problem, I also notice that GetVolumeInformation
can
> be used to test if a drive is formatted for compression (NT/2000/XP).
> Perhaps, if so formatted, a warning should be given before storing zip
data
> on it.
>
> -- James Turner
> www.skaro.net
>
>
>
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