>> This is a question originally sent on >> a spanish list about BASIC, but >> is more a DOS question, so I translate here... >> >> Writing a DOS app on qbasic or quickbasic to check the disk >> units on >> the PC (floppy, HD, CD...) Can check to first CD >> unit, later if exist >> a ramdisk how to check if the unit is a real disk or a ram >> virtual >> disk? > > i use FINDRAMD.EXE from this site: > > http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~heha/hs_freeware/freew.html > > source code included.
It's rather unreliable because it only checks whether there's just one FAT on the drive. However, that _is_ the most reliable method of detecting a RAM disk because there's nothing else different RAM disks have in common. Expect that some non-RAM disks might also be detected this way. Obtaining the drive letter from the RAM disk's driver or asking the user is the only certain way. Regards, Christian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
