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FORMAT_OPTIONS (Windows CE 5.0)

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This structure contains options specified by clients of format disk.

typedef struct _FORMAT_OPTIONS {
DWORD dwClusSize;DWORD dwRootEntries;DWORD dwFatVersion;DWORD dwNumFats;DWORD dwFlags;} FORMAT_OPTIONS;

Members

  • dwClusSize
    Desired cluster size in bytes, must be power of 2.
  • dwRootEntries
    Desired number of root directory entries
  • dwFatVersion
    FAT Version. Either 12, 16, or 32.
  • dwNumFats
    Number of FATs to create.
  • dwFlags
    This member may be set to one or a combination of possible values. The following table shows the possible values for dwFlags.
    Value Description
    FATUTIL_FULL_FORMAT Performs a full format on a volume.
    FATUTIL_FORMAT_TFAT Formats a volume as TFAT.
    FATUTIL_DISABLE_MOUNT_CHK Disables checking to see if a volume is mounted prior to performing an operation.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later.

Header: Fatutil.h.

See Also

FormatVolume

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