Group Disks and Drives

Deletes a file and handles OS errors.

DeleteFile( <cFileName> ) --> nErrorCode

Changes the current directory.

DirChange( <cDirectory> ) --> nErrorCode

Creates a subdirectory.

DirMake( <cDirectory> ) --> nErrorCode

Retrieves the current directory on the specified drive.

DirName( [<cDrive>] ; // Default: CurDrive() ) --> cDirectory

Deletes a directory.

DirRemove( <cDirectory> ) --> nErrorCode

Changes the current drive.

DiskChange( <cDrive> ) --> lChanged

Calculates a checksum for disks.

DiskCheck( <cDrive> ) --> nCheckSum

Function DiskFormat() is not supported.

Determines the free storage capacity of a specified drive in bytes.

DiskFree( [<cDrive>] ; // Default: CurDrive() ) --> nFreeDiskSpace

Determines the current drive.

DiskName() --> cDriveLetter

Checks whether a drive is ready.

DiskReady( [<cDrive>] ; // Default: CurDrive() ) --> lDriveIsReady

Checks whether a drive can be written to.

DiskReadyW( [<cDrive>] ; // Default: CurDrive() ) --> lWriteable

Function DiskSpeed() is not supported.

Function DiskStat() is not supported.

Determines the total storage capacity of a disk in bytes.

DiskTotal( [<cDrive>] ; // Default: CurDrive() ) --> nTotalStorageCapacity

Determines the type of a disk or diskette.

DiskType( [<cDrive>] ; // Default: CurDrive() ) --> nDiskType

Determines the type of a drive.

DriveType( [<cDrive>] ; // Default: CurDrive() ) --> nDriveType

Concatenates two files.

FileAppend( <cSourceFile>, <cTargetFile> ) --> nBytesAdded

Determines file attributes of one or more files.

FileAttr( [<cFileName>] ) --> nFileAttributes

Closes the file opened in backup mode with FileCopy().

FileCClose() --> lClosed

Continues file copying in backup mode of FileCopy().

FileCCont( <cFileName> ) --> nBytesCopied

Toggles between file date/time and system date/time for FileCopy().

FileCDaTi( [<lNewMode>] ; // Default: .T. ) --> lOldMode

Calculates a checksum for a file.

FileCheck( <cFileName> ) --> nCheckSum

Checks whether the file opened in backup mode with FileCopy() is still open.

FileCOpen() --> lFileIsOpen

Copies files normally or in backup mode.

FileCopy( <cSourceFile>, <cTargetFile>, [<lBackupMode>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nBytesCopied

Retrieves the date of a file.

FileDate( [<cFileName>], [<nFileAttributes>] ; // Default: FA_NORMAL ) --> dFileDate

Deletes one or more files specified by a file mask and file attributes.

FileDelete( <cFileMask>, [<nFileAttributes>] ; // Default: 32 ) --> lDeleted

Moves a file to another directory.

FileMove( <cSourceFile>, <cTargetFile> ) --> nErrorCode

Seeks files specified by a file mask and file attribute

FileSeek( [<cFileMask>], [<nFileAttributes>], ; // Default: FA_NORMAL [<lExact>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> cFileName

Determines the size of a file.

FileSize( [<cFileName>], ; // Default: FileSeek() [<cFileAttributes>] ; // Default: FA_NORMAL ) --> nFileSize

Reads a string from a file starting at a specified position.

FileStr( <cFileName>, [<nBytesToRead>], [<nStartOffSet>], ; // Default: 0 [<lCtrl_Z>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> cString

Retrieves the time of a file.

FileTime( [<cFileName>], ; // Default: FileSeek() [<nFileAttributes>] ; // Default: FA_NORMAL ) --> nFileTime

Checks whether a string contains a valid filename

FileValid( <cFileName> ) --> lValid

Determines the type of a floppy drive.

FloppyType( [<cDrive>] ; // Default: CurDrive() ) --> nFloppyType

Retrieves the sharing mode set with SetShare().

GetShare() --> nShareMode

Retrieves the number of floppy drives.

NumDiskF() --> nFloppyDriveCount

Retrieves the number of harddisk drives.

NumDiskH() --> nHardDiskCount

Retrieves the number of logical drives.

NumDiskL() --> nLogicalDrives

Renames a file and handles errors.

RenameFile( <cOldFilename>, <cNewFilename> ) --> nErrorCode

Restores a FileSeek() environment.

RestFseek( <cFileSeekEnvironment> ) --> cNullString

Saves the current FileSeek() environment to a string.

SaveFseek() --> cFileSeekEnvironment

Sets file attributes.

SetFattr( <cFileName>, [<nFileAttributes>] ; // Default: FA_ARCHIVE ) --> nErrorCode

Sets the default file attribute(s) for creating files.

SetFcreate( [<nNewFileAttribute>] ; // Default: FA_ARCHIVE ) --> nOldFileAttribute

Sets date and time of a file.

SetFDaTi( <cFileName>, [<dFileDate>], [<cFileTime>] ) --> lSuccess

Sets the default sharing mode for files.

SetShare( <nShareMode> ) --> lSuccess

Writes a string to a file starting at a specified position.

StrFile( <cString>, <cFileName>, [<lOverWrite>], ; // Default: .F. [<nStartOffSet>], ; // Default: End of file [<lTruncateFile>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nBytesWritten

Creates a temporary file with a unique filename.

TempFile( [<cDirectory>], ; // Default: CurDir() [<cExtension>], ; // Default: "" [<nFileAttributes>] ; // Default: SetFCreate() ) --> cFileName

Completes a path specification to include the root directory.

TrueName( <cPathSpec> ) --> cRootPath

Retrieves the serial number of a disk(ette).

VolSerial( [<cDrive>] ; // Default: CurDrive() ) --> nVolumeSerial

Sets the volume label of a disk(ette)

Volume( <cDiskVolumeName> ) --> lSuccess