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 Checking drive ready status.


How do I check to see if a drive is ready without triggering a Windows error dialog box?   

    You can use the Windows API function SetErrorMode() to suppress the Window's critical Error dialog.

    Example:
    function IsDriveReady(DriveLetter : char) : bool;
    var
      OldErrorMode : Word;
      OldDirectory : string;
    begin
      OldErrorMode := SetErrorMode(SEM_NOOPENFILEERRORBOX);
      GetDir(0, OldDirectory);
      {$I-}
        ChDir(DriveLetter + ':\');
      {$I+}
       if IoResult <> 0 then
        Result := False 
       else
        Result := True;
      ChDir(OldDirectory);
      SetErrorMode(OldErrorMode);
    end;
    procedure TForm .Button Click(Sender: TObject);
    begin
      if not IsDriveReady('A') then
        ShowMessage('Drive Not Ready') else
        ShowMessage('Drive is Ready');
    end;
    

     



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