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Function name : GetLogicalDriveStrings

Group: File System - Library: kernel32

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The GetLogicalDriveStrings function fills a buffer with strings that specify valid drives in the system

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Code examples:

Using the GetLogicalDriveStrings
Retrieving information about MS-DOS device names using QueryDosDevice (WinNT only)
Using File Mapping for enumerating files opened by Visual FoxPro

Declaration:

DWORD GetLogicalDriveStrings(
  DWORD nBufferLength,  // size of buffer
  LPTSTR lpBuffer       // drive strings buffer
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetLogicalDriveStrings IN kernel32;
As "GetLogicalDriveStringsA";
	INTEGER  nBufferLength,;
	STRING @ lpBuffer As String
  

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Parameters:

nBufferLength [in] Specifies the maximum size, in characters, of the buffer pointed to by lpBuffer

lpBuffer [out] Pointer to a buffer that receives a series of null-terminated strings, one for each valid drive in the system, that end with a second null character

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is the length, in characters, of the strings copied to the buffer

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