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Get Drive Type using GetDriveType API

Get Drive Type using GetDriveType API

API Declarations


Private Const DRIVE_UNKNOWN = 0
Private Const DRIVE_DOES_NOT_EXIST = 1
Private Const DRIVE_REMOVABLE = 2
Private Const DRIVE_FIXED = 3
Private Const DRIVE_REMOTE = 4
Private Const DRIVE_CDROM = 5
Private Const DRIVE_RAMDISK = 6



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Select Case GetDriveType("C:\")
Case DRIVE_UNKNOWN
MsgBox "Unknown drive type", vbExclamation
Case DRIVE_DOES_NOT_EXIST
MsgBox "Drive doesn't exist", vbCritical
Case DRIVE_REMOVABLE
MsgBox "The disk can be removed from the drive", vbInformation
Case DRIVE_FIXED
MsgBox "The disk cannot be removed from the drive", vbInformation
Case DRIVE_REMOTE
MsgBox "The drive is a remote (network) drive", vbInformation
Case DRIVE_CDROM
MsgBox "The drive is a CD-ROM drive", vbInformation
Case DRIVE_RAMDISK
MsgBox "The drive is a RAM disk", vbInformation
End Select
End
End Sub
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