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    DiskSize

    Get total size of disk.

    Declaration

    Source position: dosh.inc line 103

    function DiskSize(drive: Byte) : Int64;

    Description

    DiskSize returns the total size (in bytes) of a disk. The parameter Drive indicates which disk should be checked. This parameter is 1 for floppy a:, 2 for floppy b:, etc. A value of 0 returns the size of the current drive.

    Remark:

    For Unix only: The diskfree and disksize functions need a file on the specified drive, since this is required for the statfs system call. These filenames are set in the initialization of the Dos unit, and have been preset to :
    • '.' for the current drive,
    • '/fd0/.' for the first floppy-drive (Linux only).
    • '/fd1/.' for the second floppy-drive (Linux only).
    • '/' for the first hard disk.

    There is room for 1-26 drives. You can add a drive with the AddDisk procedure. These settings can be coded in dos.pp, in the initialization part.

    For an example, see DiskFree.

    Errors

    -1 when a failure occurs, or an invalid drive number is given.

    See also

    Name Description
    DiskFree Get free size on Disk.
    AddDisk Add disk definition to list if drives (Unix only).