Listing available partitions, problem =(

[BlackCode]

Task:
List all available drive partitions with their volumes, parameteres
(most important partition size, to calculate partition sector count)

This must be a windows application.

PartitionSectorCount = PartitionSize / 512;

I used the DeviceIoControl(...) API function width
IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_LAYOUT parameter to list
all available partitions on specified disk.

It works but there is one problem.

It returns all partitions by their numbers, there is no
information about drive letter.

How can I idenitfy partition drive letter?

I need that because the drive letter of partition is
key to open it with CreateFile(...) API
function to have direct access to that portion of drive.

There is another solution.
is to
1. open direct access to all portions of drive
2. read MBR (master boot record) which contains main information
about partitions.

I don't like this solution because it's dangerous.
Error in my application may destroy file systems on entire disk drive.

That's why I preffer to have full access only to some portion of
drive, only to one partition to prevent any damage.

[Mr.M]

Isk kareli a hetaqrqrvel inchi hamara petq?

[armeng]

GetLogicalDrives()
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;193623

[BlackCode]

Originally Posted by Mr.M

Isk kareli a hetaqrqrvel inchi hamara petq?

Diplomayin ashxatanqsa, grum em im windows-i tak ashxatox fayleri,
tvyalneri, xekavarman hamakarg.

[BlackCode]

Originally Posted by armeng

GetLogicalDrives()
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;193623

Ok, I have a the list of the available partitions drive letter,
how I can identify it's size ?

I this case GetFileSize(...) will not work.

[armeng]

Originally Posted by BlackCode

Ok, I have a the list of the available partitions drive letter,
how I can identify it's size ?

I this case GetFileSize(...) will not work.

GetDiskFreeSpaceEx ?

[armeng]

А вообще эта информация должна быть в registry. Смотри в сторону PDH (Performance Data helper) interface.

[BlackCode]

Originally Posted by armeng

GetDiskFreeSpaceEx ?

No no.

In this case it doesn't work.

I even can tell why.

Those APIs are depenending on partitions file system.
Those functions work when there is known file system on specified partition,
Those APIs will fail if there is no, or there is unknown file system on specified
partition.

I need file system independent APIs.

I found such APIs, but they present only on Windows 2003 Server and later versions of windows.

I tried them all before I made this topic.

[BlackCode]

Originally Posted by armeng

А вообще эта информация должна быть в registry. Смотри в сторону PDH (Performance Data helper) interface.

Попробую.