OpenEuphoria

Re: Floppy_Is_Blank Function Request

• Posted by Bernie <xotron at PCOM.NET> Aug 30, 2000
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On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 02:25:23 -0700, Hawke' <mikedeland at NETZERO.NET> wrote:

>errrrr.............
>will that take into account, assuredly, hidden/system files being
>present on that floppy????
>im thinking it won't actually :/
>--Hawke'
>
>> Hello ck,
>> Use the function
>> if atom(dir("a:*.*")) then
>> If the disk is empty, even if there is no disk in the 'a' drive, dir()
>> returns -1. This is an atom; otherwise the dir() function returns a
>> sequence.
>>
>> Hope this helps,    Ad
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if atom(dir("\\A a:*.*")) then



Wouldn't this find hidden files

Bernie