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Q112480: How to Find the Hard Disk Drive Name Using FoxBASE+/Mac

Article: Q112480
Product(s): Microsoft Fox Miscellaneous Products
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.01
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 23-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FoxBASE+ for Macintosh, version 2.01 
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Using the sample program below, you can programmatically determine the name
of the current hard disk drive for functions such as SET DEFAULT TO in
situations where you will not know this information ahead of time.

WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN
RISK. Microsoft provides this code "as is" without warranty of any kind,
either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied
warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

     *Procedure to determine the hard drive name
     SET TALK OFF     && stop echo to screen
     PRIVATE x
     x=LEFT(SYS(1033,SYS(16)),AT(":",SYS(1033,SYS(16))))
     *Now set the default directory to the Data Folder inside
     *the FoxBase folder in the main folder
     x=x+"FoxBase:Data:"
     SET DEFAULT TO "&x"
     SET TALK ON

Additional query words: 2.01 volume SYS(1033) SYS(16)

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxBASE201Mac kbFoxBASESearch
Version           : MACINTOSH:2.01

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