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- 'Description: Calls the "Format Drive Dialog" without need for an OCX
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- 'fmtID-
- ' 3.5" 5 1/4"
- '----------------
- ' 0 1.44 1.2
- ' 1 1.44 1.2
- ' 2 1.44 1.2
- ' 3 1.44 360
- ' 4 1.44 1.2
- ' 5 720 1.2
- ' 6 1.44 1.2
- ' 7 1.44 1.2
- ' 8 1.44 1.2
- ' 9 1.44 1.2
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- 'options (sfo= system files only)
- ' 0 Quick Quick
- ' 1 Full Full
- ' 2 sfo sfo
- ' 3 sfo sfo
- ' 4 Quick Quick
- ' 5 Full Full
- ' 6 sfo sfo
- ' 7 sfo sfo
- ' 8 Quick Quick
- ' 9 Full Full
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- 'Private Declare Function SHFormatDrive Lib "shell32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal Drive As Long, ByVal fmtID As Long, ByVal options As Long) As Long
- 'Private Declare Function GetDriveType Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetDriveTypeA" (ByVal nDrive As String) As Long
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- 'Place the following code in under a command button or in a menu, etc...
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- Dim DriveLetter$, DriveNumber&, DriveType&
- Dim RetVal&, RetFromMsg%
- DriveLetter = UCase(Drive1.Drive)
- DriveNumber = (Asc(DriveLetter) - 65) ' Change letter to Number: A=0
- DriveType = GetDriveType(DriveLetter)
- If DriveType = 2 Then 'Floppies, etc
- RetVal = SHFormatDrive(Me.hwnd, DriveNumber, 0&, 0&)
- Else
- RetFromMsg = MsgBox("This drive is NOT a removeable" & vbCrLf & _
- "drive! Format this drive?", 276, "SHFormatDrive Example")
- Select Case RetFromMsg
- Case 6 'Yes
- ' UnComment to do it...
- 'RetVal = SHFormatDrive(Me.hwnd, DriveNumber, 0&, 0&)
- Case 7 'No
- ' Do nothing
- End Select
- End If