TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS

The TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS structure describes the tape in the tape drive.

typedef struct _TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS {
  LARGE_INTEGER   Capacity; 
  LARGE_INTEGER   Remaining; 
  DWORD   BlockSize; 
  DWORD   PartitionCount; 
  BOOLEAN WriteProtected; 
} TAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS, *PTAPE_GET_MEDIA_PARAMETERS; 

Members

Capacity

Specifies the total number of bytes on the current tape partition.

Remaining

Specifies the number of bytes between the current position and the end of the current tape partition.

BlockSize

Specifies the number of bytes per block.

PartitionCount

Specifies the number of partitions on the tape.

WriteProtected

Specifies whether the tape is write-protected. If this member is TRUE, the tape is write-protected.

Remarks

The GetTapeParameters function fills the Remaining and Capacity members with estimates of the tape remaining in the current tape partition and the total capacity of the current tape partition.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later.
  Header: Declared in Winnt.h; include Windows.h.

See Also

Tape Backup Overview, Tape Backup Structures, GetTapeParameters