is there any function in vb where you can retrieve if a specific removable drive or disk is write protected = true or false?? [modified]

[vbDiggerz]

is there any function in vb where you can retrieve if a specific removable drive or disk is write protected = true or false?? or any other way custom function you can retrieve its write protection state??? please...

modified on Thursday, July 24, 2008 4:30 AM

[Lost User]

Maybe try writing a temporary file to the drive, if it writes it's not write-protected, if it throws an 'Access Denied' error it may be write-protected (or you don't have adequate permissions)?

[vbDiggerz]

Yup!! that's also what im thinking before.. create a temp. file if it returns permission/write protected error means false and if transaction success means true... i just got an error handling before but i've figure it out... hehe HERE'S my sample function: '***********start fucntion**** Private Function IsDriveWriteProtected(Byval DriveName as String) as boolean try 'System.io.File.Create() statement goes here.. return false catch ex as exception 'if error arise? means write protected or permission to write access denied return true end try End Function '************end fucntion******* ***********Thanks to "THE JZ" ******** youre a quite good help.. and i'll mark this thread as answered in your name.. thanks again... :)

[Lost User]

You're welcome. Glad I could help.