Peter Nyboer

In OSX, i can easily get the names of the drives and partitions using a 

folder object (or Folder() in js) with the path

In OSX, i can easily get the names of the drives and partitions using a 
folder object (or Folder() in js) with the path
"/Volumes".
is there an analog in XP?

listing-drives-and-partitions-in-xp

not quite analog, but you could use f.e's doshack, and start mountvol xp 

utility to get a list of available volumes.

you could execute mountvol|find ":">temp_file.txt, and then load that file 

now that i wrote this, i have a feeling there's something better around 

there... Also, I'm not sure if this can list network resources...

not quite analog, but you could use f.e's doshack, and start mountvol xp 
utility to get a list of available volumes.

you could execute mountvol|find ":">temp_file.txt, and then load that file 
in max and analize it.

now that i wrote this, i have a feeling there's something better around 
there...  Also, I'm not sure if this can list network resources...

hmmm...could work. ugly, but possibly functional :)

hmmm...could work. ugly, but possibly functional :)
thanks for the thoughts...

I'm sure Python does; i guess Java too...

I know you don't like Java externals, Peter, but a "VOL n:" request to 

my DOSHack external will give you the name of n: (if you can split if 

from the end of the string it's part of !!). Allright, i should write a 

"what's my disk name" function, to automatically do the job...

ugly, ugly, not so ugly at all :-)
I know you don't like Java externals, Peter, but a "VOL n:" request to 
my DOSHack external will give you the name of n: (if you can split if 
from the end of the string it's part of !!). Allright, i should write a 
"what's my disk name" function, to automatically do the job...

ugly only in that the suggestion requires writing to a text file, and 

and ugly in making this work with other stuff I have.

and ugly because I pretty much CAN'T use java externals - it's not that 

I don't like them, specifications keep me from using them :(

ugly only in that the suggestion requires writing to a text file, and 
then reading that in.
and ugly in making this work with other stuff I have.
and ugly because I pretty much CAN'T use java externals - it's not that 
I don't like them, specifications keep me from using them :(

listing drives and partitions in XP