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Q193774: HOWTO: Change a Drive’s Volume Label Programmatically

Article: Q193774
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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A drive's volume label can be changed using the Windows API function
SetVolumeLabel().

MORE INFORMATION
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The following example demonstrates the use of the SetVolumeLabel() API function
to change the volume label of a floppy disk.

Sample Code
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     DECLARE INTEGER SetVolumeLabel IN Win32API STRING lcRootPath,;
        STRING lcVolumeLabel

     liRetVal = 0
     * Message box with OK/Cancel buttons
     liRetVal = MESSAGEBOX("Insert scratch floppy disk in drive A:",;
        1)

     * Handle non-OK selection from message box
     IF liRetVal # 1
        RETURN
     ENDIF

     lcVolumeLabel = "Test"
     = SetVolumeLabel ("A:\", lcVolumeLabel)

You can examine the drive label by right-clicking the drive in Explorer and
selecting Properties. The volume label is located near the top of the General
tab on the Property page.

Additional query words: kbVFp600 kbAPI kbVFp500a kbVFp500 kbVFp300b

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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