Format FAT a Memory Cart

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4 total messages Started by Babak Sat, 27 May 2006 11:33

#3553

Author: Babak
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 11:33

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Hi
How can I format a drive FAT? (Not a FAT32)
Is Memory Cart is differetnt with other kind of drives?

Re: Format FAT a Memory Cart

#3560

Author: Babak
Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 07:47

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Is there any reply plz?

Re: Format FAT a Memory Cart

#3561

Author: Michel Leunen
Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 10:15

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Babak wrote:

> How can I format a drive FAT? (Not a FAT32)
> Is Memory Cart is differetnt with other kind of drives?

Did you try SHFormatDrive() from the windows shell API?
Basically, it opens the format dialog box allowing you to select the 
filesystem.

Michel
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Re: Format FAT a Memory Cart

#3493

Author: Babak
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:42

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yes thanks a milion :-)
//=========
extern "C" DWORD WINAPI SHFormatDrive(HWND, UINT, UINT, UINT);
void __fastcall TForm1::Button1Click(TObject *Sender)
{
//   ShowMessage(DriveComboBox1->Drive-'a');
  long FmtRes;
  try{
      FmtRes=
SHFormatDrive(Handle,DriveComboBox1->Drive-'a',SHFMT_ID_DEFAULT,SHFMT_OPT_QU
ICKFORMAT);
   switch(FmtRes){
      case SHFMT_ERROR   : ShowMessage("Format Problem...");break;
      case SHFMT_CANCEL  : ShowMessage("Canceled");break;
      case SHFMT_NOFORMAT : ShowMessage("Not Done !!!");break;
      default:ShowMessage("Done !!!!");
    }//sw
   }catch(...){};

}



"Michel Leunen" <nospam@noreply.please> wrote in message
news:4479778c$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Babak wrote:
>
> > How can I format a drive FAT? (Not a FAT32)
> > Is Memory Cart is differetnt with other kind of drives?
>
> Did you try SHFormatDrive() from the windows shell API?
> Basically, it opens the format dialog box allowing you to select the
> filesystem.
>
> Michel
> --
> ----------------------------------------
> Michel Leunen
> mailto: see my homepage.
> C++Builder, BCC5.5.1 Web site:
> http://www.leunen.com/
> ----------------------------------------

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