DosSelectDisk
- Syntax
- Parameters
- Return Code
- Example Code
  - C Binding
  - MASM Binding
- Note

This is part of Family API which allow to create dual-os version of program runs under OS/2 and DOS

Note: This is legacy API call. It is recommended to use 32-bit equivalent

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DosSelectDisk

This call selects the drive specified as the default drive for the calling process.

Syntax

DosSelectDisk (DriveNumber)

Parameters

DriveNumber (USHORT) - input : New default drive number, where 1 = A and 2 = B and so on.

Return Code

rc (USHORT) - return

Return code descriptions are:

0 NO_ERROR
15 ERROR_INVALID_DRIVE

Example Code

C Binding

  #define INCL_DOSFILEMGR
 
  USHORT  rc = DosSelectDisk(DriveNumber);
  USHORT           DriveNumber;   /* Default drive number */
  USHORT           rc;            /* return code */

MASM Binding

  EXTRN  DosSelectDisk:FAR
  INCL_DOSFILEMGR     EQU 1
 
  PUSH   WORD    DriveNumber   ;Default drive number
  CALL   DosSelectDisk

Returns WORD

Note

Text based on http://www.edm2.com/index.php/DosSelectDisk

Family API
DOS	Process Manager	DosBeep DosExit DosSleep DosExecPgm
	File Manager	DosChDir DosChgFilePtr DosClose DosDelete DosDupHandle DosMkDir DosMove DosQCurDir DosQCurDisk DosSetFileMode DosOpen DosQFileInfo DosRead DosQFileMode DosQFSInfo DosQVerify DosRmDir DosSelectDisk DosFindClose DosFindFirst DosFindNext DosSetFileInfo DosSetVerify DosWrite DosFileLocks DosSetFHandState DosNewSize DosBufReset DosQFHandState DosSetFSinfo
	Memory Manager	DosFreeSeg DosSubAlloc DosSubFree DosSubSet DosAllocHuge DosAllocSeg DosReallocHuge DosReallocSeg DosGetHugeShift DosCreateCSAlias
	NLS	DosCaseMap DosGetCtryInfo DosGetDBCSEv DosSetCtryCode DosGetCollate DosGetMessage DosInsMessage DosPutMessage
	Date and Time	DosSetDateTime DosGetDateTime
	Devices	DosDevConfig DosDevIOCtl DosDevIOCtl2
	Signals	DosHoldSignal DosSetSigHandler
	Misc	BadDynLink DosGetEnv DosGetMachineMode DosGetVersion DosError DosErrClass DosSetVec
KBD		KbdCharIn KbdFlushBuffer KbdGetStatus KbdSetStatus KbdStringIn KbdPeek
VIO		VioGetBuf VioGetConfig VioGetCurPos VioGetCurType VioGetPhysBuf VioReadCellStr VioReadCharStr VioScrollUp VioScrollDn VioScrollLf VioScrollRt VioScrUnLock VioSetCurPos VioSetCurType VioSetMode VioGetMode VioShowBuf VioWrtCellStr VioWrtCharStr VioWrtCharStrAtt VioWrtNAttr VioWrtNCell VioWrtNChar VioWrtTTY VioScrLock VioPopUp
Tools		BIND
Modules		DOSCALLS.DLL VIOCALLS.DLL KBDCALLS.DLL MSG.DLL
Libraries		API.LIB OS2386.LIB FAPI.LIB DOSCALLS.LIB SUBCALLS.LIB

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