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DriveLetter(drvPath)

Last updated July 19, 2001
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Rob Brooks-Bilson                                 Rob Brooks-Bilson

Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion 5 | Library: FileSysLib

Description:
Returns the drive letter of a physical drive or a network share. Because this function uses COM, it is only supported in the Windows version of ColdFusion.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<CFOUTPUT>
Drive letter of C: #DriveLetter("c")#
</CFOUTPUT>

Parameters:

Name Description Required
drvPath drive letter (c, c:, c:\) or network share (\\computer\share). Yes

Full UDF Source:

<cfscript>
/**
* Returns the drive letter of a physical drive or a network share. (Windows only)
*
* @param drvPath      drive letter (c, c:, c:\) or network share (\\computer\share).
* @return Returns a string.
* @author Rob Brooks-Bilson (rbils@amkor.com)
* @version 1, July 19, 2001
*/

function DriveLetter(drvPath)
{
Var fso = CreateObject("COM", "Scripting.FileSystemObject");
Var drive = fso.GetDrive(drvPath);
Return drive.DriveLetter;
}
</cfscript>

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