How to programmatically change the volume label of a drive from Visual FoxPro (193774)

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This article was previously published under Q193774

SUMMARY

You can change the volume label of a drive programmatically by using the SetVolumeLabel() Windows API function.

MORE INFORMATION

The following example demonstrates the use of the SetVolumeLabel() API function to change the volume label of a floppy disk.

Sample code

   DECLARE INTEGER SetVolumeLabel IN Win32API STRING lcRootPath,;
      STRING lcVolumeLabel

   liRetVal = 0
   * Message box with OK/Cancel buttons
   liRetVal = MESSAGEBOX("Insert scratch floppy disk in drive A:",;
      1)

   * Handle non-OK selection from message box
   IF liRetVal # 1
      RETURN
   ENDIF

   lcVolumeLabel = "Test"
   = SetVolumeLabel ("A:\", lcVolumeLabel)

You can examine the drive label by right-clicking the drive in Windows Explorer and selecting Properties. The volume label is located near the top of the General tab on the Property page.

Modification Type:

Major

Last Reviewed:

1/27/2005

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