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From: ad99s461@sycom.UUCP (Alex Deburie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Device List
Message-ID: <ad99s461.9855@sycom.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jun 91 07:47:45 GMT
Organization: Michigan Information eXchange
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Help! I am desperate need of information on scanning the Device List.
I tried the example in Amiga Worlds Tech Journal, but I found some strange
things happening within it.
The RAM: device never seems to show up in the device list. RAM DISK: does, but
if I, or someone using my program, were to rename RAM DISK: as FRED:, I would
have no way of knowing it is really a RAM: disk.
Also, I can't seem to find a way to find out what is a DiskDrive and what is
not. While my complete device list gives me DF0: and DF1:, both have different
disk types. I've tried the file-lock value from the device list, but this was
incosistant too.

ANY help would be greatly appreciated.

-- Alex Deburie