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Article #5743

Need a batch oriented diskette format utility

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From: Eric Martinson
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1991 23:42
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I am in need of a tool that will allow me to format floppy diskettes
from a batch file.  I need to be able to issue the appropriate command
and have the diskette be formatted without any additional input from
the user.  This process is used in the creation of distribution media
for our product.  There are a number of kludgy ways to get some versions
of FORMAT (the one provided with most DOS systems) to do the job but
it is not very portable from DOS to DOS (V3.21, V3.30, V4.01, etc).

I have tried PCFORMAT from Central Point, and it absolutely doesn't
do this, neither does Norton Utilities format program.

What I would like is source code to a utility that will do this.

Since we are not yet hooked up to the NET and I can't ftp to an
archive, I would appreciate it if someone would mail me a copy.

Thank you in advance.

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From: ericm@ims.UUCP (Eric Martinson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Need a batch oriented diskette format utility
Message-ID: <143@ims.UUCP>
Date: 10 Apr 91 23:42:22 GMT
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Organization: Integrated Measurement Systems, Inc., Beaverton, OR
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