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Behavior detecting hard disk

Added on 9/10/2003

 

Compatibilities:
D8 D8_5 D9

Required Xtras:
DirectOS Xtra

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Author: wvanderlucht (website)

Handy start for making an installerscript etc..

property pDriveList, pSoortDrivesList
property pTextSpriteNum, pKnop
global gDriveList

--detecting fixed disk on computer
--dit behavior kan op een knop maar ook op bijv een sprite uit beeld
--wouter van der lucht--w.vdlucht@chello.nl
--you need a text member on stage (pTextSpriteNum)
--you need the directOS Xtra

on beginSprite me
  --initGeneral(me)
  init(me)
  if pKnop = FALSE then
    getDrives(me)
    zetDriveTekstNeer(me)
  end if
end

on initGeneral me
  if the platform contains "windows" then
    -- registration of directOS before using it
    dosRegister("xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx")
  else
    dosRegister("xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx")
  end if
  if the platform contains "windows" then
    gSeperator=""
  else
    gSeperator=":"
  end if
end



on mouseUp me
  if pKnop = TRUE then
    getDrives(me)
    zetDriveTekstNeer(me)
  end if
end

on init me
  pDriveList=[]
  gDriveList=[]
  sprite(pTextSpriteNum).member.text=""
end

on getDrives me
  pDriveList=dosGetDrives()
  if (pDriveList=[]) then
    alert "Can't query for available drives, error # "&dosGetLastError()
  end if
end

on zetDriveTekstNeer me
  sprite(pTextSpriteNum).member.text=""
  repeat with i = 1 to pDriveList.count
    tekst1=dosGetDriveInfo(pDriveList[i],"Type")
    --fixed drive is not always seen good(bugfix)
    if tekst1="" then tekst1 = "unknown disktype"
    --i don't want to install on those disks
    if tekst1="CD ROM" then tekst1="not"
    if tekst1="Removable" then tekst1="not"
    tekst2=pDrivelist[i]
    if tekst1<>"not" then
      if i < pDriveList.count then
        sprite(pTextSpriteNum).member.text=sprite(pTextSpriteNum).member.text&&tekst1&&tekst2&return
        gDriveList.add(tekst1&&tekst2)--for use later on
      else
        --no return on last line
        sprite(pTextSpriteNum).member.text=sprite(pTextSpriteNum).member.text&&tekst1&&tekst2
        gDriveList.add(tekst1&&tekst2)--for use later on
      end if
    end if
  end repeat
end

on endSprite me
  sprite(pTextSpriteNum).member.text=""
end


on getPropertyDescriptionList
  description = [:]
  addProp description,#pTextSpriteNum, [#default:4, #format:#integer, #comment:"on wich textsprite do you show the fixed disks?:"]
  addProp description, #pKnop,[#default:0,#format:#boolean, #comment: "use:button control=true, beginsprite=false:"]
  return description
end

 


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