DRIVETYPE( ) Function

Returns the type of the specified drive.

DRIVETYPE(cDrive)

Return Values

Numeric

Parameters

• cDrive
  The drive designator. The colon in drive names (for example, "C:") is optional.

Remarks

The following table explains the number DRIVETYPE( ) returns and the corresponding drive type description.

Number	Drive Type
1	No type
2	Floppy disk
3	Hard disk
4	Removable drive or network drive
5	CD-ROM
6	RAM disk1

¹ Because there are many different types of RAM disks, you might get inconsistent return results.

See Also

SYS(5) - Default Drive or Volume | JUSTDRIVE( ) Function