_get_volume_info

Syntax

#include <fcntl.h>
 
unsigned _get_volume_info (const char *path, 
                           int *max_file_len, int *max_path_len, 
                           char *fsystype);

Description

This function returns filesystem information about the volume where path resides. Only the root directory name part is actually used; if path does not specify the drive explicitly, or is a NULL pointer, the current drive is used. Upon return, the variable pointed to by *max_file_len contains the maximum length of a filename (including the terminating zero), the variable pointed to by *max_path_len contains the maximum length of a pathname (including the terminating zero), and a string that identifies the filesystem type (e.g., "FAT", "NTFS" etc.) is placed into the buffer pointed to by *fsystype, which should be long enough (32 bytes are usually enough). If any of these pointers is a NULL pointer, it will be ignored. The function returns various flags that describe features supported by the given filesystem as a bit-mapped number. The following bits are currently defined:

_FILESYS_CASE_SENSITIVE

Specifies that file searches are case-sensitive.

_FILESYS_CASE_PRESERVED

Filename letter-case is preserved in directory entries.

_FILESYS_UNICODE

Filesystem uses Unicode characters in file and directory names.

_FILESYS_LFN_SUPPORTED

Filesystem supports the Long File Name (LFN) API.

_FILESYS_VOL_COMPRESSED

This volume is compressed.

Return value

A combination of the above bits.

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