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Shows how to format a drive using API calls.

Shows how to format a drive using API calls.

API Declarations


Const SHFD_CAPACITY_360 = 3 ' 360KB, applies to 5.25" drives only
Const SHFD_CAPACITY_720 = 5 ' 720KB, applies to 3.5" drives only
Const SHFD_FORMAT_QUICK = 0 ' quick format
Const SHFD_FORMAT_FULL = 1 ' full format
Const SHFD_FORMAT_SYSONLY = 2 ' copies system files only (Win95 Only!)

Private Declare Function SHFormatDrive Lib "shell32" (ByVal hwndOwner As Long, ByVal iDrive As Long, ByVal iCapacity As Long, ByVal iFormatType As Long) As Long




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  'iDrive = The drive number to format. Drive A=0, B=1 (if present, otherwise C=1), and so on.    
  'iCpacity = One of the first 3 constants
  'iFormatType = One of the last 3 constants

   SHFormatDrive Me.hwnd, 0, SHFD_CAPACITY_DEFAULT, SHFD_FORMAT_QUICK

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