volumes
Type
function
Summary
Returns a list of volumes.
Syntax
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volumes()
Description
Use the volumes function to find out which disks are available for use.
A volume is usually a disk, but a single disk may be partitioned into multiple volumes, each of which appears as a separate icon. In this case, each partitioned volume is listed separately by the volumes function.
Disks which are physically installed or inserted into a disk drive, but are not currently mounted, do not appear in the list returned by the volumes function.
On Mac OS and OS X systems, removable drives (such as floppy drives) that are connected, but do not contain a disk, do not appear in the list returned by the volumes function. On Windows systems, empty but connected removable drives are reported by the volumes function.
On Mac OS and OS X systems, volumes may contain slash characters (/) in their names. To use such a volume as part of a path, replace the slash with a semi colon before constructing the path.
Examples
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if myDisk is among the lines of the volumes then setNewDirectory
Related
command: replace
control structure: function
function: folders, diskSpace, files
glossary: Windows, Mac OS, return, OS X
keyword: line
Compatibility and Support
Introduced
LiveCode 1.0
OS
mac
windows
Platforms
desktop
server