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From: CHEGC@lure.latrobe.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Finding the number of disk drives attached
Summary: Findig the number of disk drives attached
Message-ID: <4889@lure.latrobe.edu.au>
Date: 11 Dec 90 12:08:19 GMT
Organization: VAX Cluster, Computer Centre, La Trobe University
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I am trying to find the number of logical drives on a PC, using TP 5.5; and I'm
not having much luck! I tried using the DOS function 0EH, but had no success:
according to Microsoft, 'for DOS 3.0 and greater, the value returned in AL is
either 5 or the drive code corresponding to the LASTDRIVE entry (if any) in
CONFIG.SYS, whichever is greater'.
   Is there another way that will tell me the number of drives (floppy, hard &

                     Thanks in advance,

					- graeme cross        -
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