/* $DOC$ $NAME$ ft_FlopTst() $CATEGORY$ DOS/BIOS $ONELINER$ Test diskette drive status $SYNTAX$ ft_FlopTst( ) -> nStatus $ARGUMENTS$ is the diskette drive number, 0 = A:, 1 = B: $RETURNS$ -1 - Wrong Parameters 0 - Drive Loaded and ready to read or write 1 - Drive Door Open or Diskette inserted upside down 2 - Diskette is unformatted 3 - Write protected 4 - Undetermined $DESCRIPTION$ ft_FlopTst() is designed as a full replacement for ISDRIVE(). Where ISDRIVE() returns just .T. or .F. depending if the diskette drive is ready or not, ft_FlopTst() returns a numeric code designating the diskette drive's status. ft_FlopTst() is particularly useful in backup and restore programs that need to test the floppy drive before writing/reading from a floppy disk. No testing has been performed on systems with more than 2 floppy drives. If the third drive is "C" and the fourth "D" then there should be no problems. $EXAMPLES$ iStatus := ft_FlopTst( "A:" ) DO CASE CASE iStatus == 1 ? "The door to drive A is open." CASE iStatus == 2 ? "The diskette in drive A is not formatted." CASE iStatus == 3 ? "The diskette in drive A is write-protected." CASE iStatus == 4 ? "Something is wrong with drive A, but I don't know what." ENDCASE $END$ */