ISDISK()

Verify if a drive is ready

Syntax

      ISDISK( <cDrive> ) --> lSuccess

Arguments

<cDrive> An valid Drive letter

Returns

<lSuccess> .T. is the drive is ready, otherwise .F.

Description

This function attempts to access a drive. If the access to the drive was successfull, it will return true (.T.), otherwise false(.F.). This function is usefull for backup function, so you can determine if the drive that will receive the backup data is ready or not.

Examples

      IF IsDisk( "A" )
         ? "Drive is ready "
      ENDIF

Tests

      See Examples

Compliance

This function is CA-Cl*pper 5.3 compliant

Platforms

All

Files

Library is rtl

Seealso

DIRCHANGE(), MAKEDIR(), DIRREMOVE(), DISKCHANGE(), DISKNAME()