cdl@aluxs.UUCP (MITCHELL) (09/22/86)
Does anyone know to find out if a floppy diskette you are about to format is blank, without using the "DIR" command. I am writing a DBASEIII application, one its function is to format a floppy diskette. Using the 'dir' command on a blank diskette yeilds the error message "abort, retry or ignore" which is confusing to a new user and could be very damaging. I would like to avoid getting this message however, at the same time having some reliable way to detect the blank/non-blank status. Thanks.. D. Mitchell 1247 Cedar Crest Blvd. Allentown PA 18103 Room 3L-226B