DriveType Property

Returns a value indicating the type of a specified drive.

object.DriveType

The object is always a Drive object.

Remarks

The following code illustrates the use of the DriveType property:

Function ShowDriveType(drvpath)
   Dim fso, d, t
   Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
   Set d = fso.GetDrive(drvpath)
   Select Case d.DriveType
      Case 0: t = "Unknown"
      Case 1: t = "Removable"
      Case 2: t = "Fixed"
      Case 3: t = "Network"
      Case 4: t = "CD-ROM"
      Case 5: t = "RAM Disk"
   End Select
   ShowDriveType = "Drive " & d.DriveLetter & ": - " & t
End Function

See Also

AvailableSpace Property | DriveLetter Property | FileSystem Property | FreeSpace Property | IsReady Property | Path Property | RootFolder Property | SerialNumber Property | ShareName Property | TotalSize Property | VolumeName Property

Applies To: Drive Object