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DosSetDefaultDisk

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Syntax

 rc = DosSetDefaultDisk( ulDrive );

Parameters
ULONG ulDrive (input)
The number of the drive to set as default drive. (A=1, B=2 etc.)

Returns

 
APIRET  rc
0       NO_ERROR
15      ERROR_INVALID_DRIVE

Include Info

 #define INCL_DOSFILEMGR
#include <os2.h>

Usage Explanation

 DosSetDefaultDisk sets the specified drive as the default drive for the process.

Relevant Structures

Gotchas

Sample Code

 #define INCL_DOSFILEMGR #include <os2.h> #include <stdio.h> /* For printf */ if(DosSetDefaultDisk(4)) /* Set default drive to D: */ { printf("Can not change default drive to D:\n"); }

See Also

 DosQueryCurrentDisk

Author

Oscar Gustafsson - oscar@lysator.liu.se

Additions

Last modified September 21/1996
Please send all errors, comments, and suggestions to: timur@vnet.ibm.com

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DosSetDefaultDisk