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wtand
Nov 6th, 1999, 04:04 AM
How do you use GetTapeStatus API in VB6 to query tape drive on a network server? Assume program executes from workstation.

Yonatan
Nov 6th, 1999, 04:14 AM
I'm not sure about this:

To use GetTapeStatus on the current computer, you have to use the following lpFileName in CreateFile:

"X:" ' Where X is the drive letter of the tape drive

To use it on a different server, you use the following lpFileName in CreateFile:

"\\ServerName\X:"

Having never used this API, and having never used CreateFile for this reason, if the tip I gave you doesn't work, please provide some code from your project which might help...

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[This message has been edited by Yonatan (edited 11-06-1999).]