HOWTO: Change a Drive's Volume Label Programmatically

ID: Q193774

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0

SUMMARY

A drive's volume label can be changed using the Windows API function SetVolumeLabel().

MORE INFORMATION

The following example demonstrates the use of the SetVolumeLabel() API function to change the volume label of a floppy disk.

Sample Code


   DECLARE INTEGER SetVolumeLabel IN Win32API STRING lcRootPath,;
      STRING lcVolumeLabel

   liRetVal = 0
   * Message box with OK/Cancel buttons
   liRetVal = MESSAGEBOX("Insert scratch floppy disk in drive A:",;
      1)

   * Handle non-OK selection from message box
   IF liRetVal # 1
      RETURN
   ENDIF

   lcVolumeLabel = "Test"
   = SetVolumeLabel ("A:\", lcVolumeLabel)

You can examine the drive label by right-clicking the drive in Explorer and selecting Properties. The volume label is located near the top of the General tab on the Property page.

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Version : WINDOWS:3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto