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/*
** FORMAT.C - Use DOS FORMAT to format a diskette
**
** Original Copyright 1992 by Bob Stout as part of
** the MicroFirm Function Library (MFL)
**
** This subset version is hereby donated to the public domain.
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
enum {ERROR = -1, SUCCESS};
/*
** format
**
** Formats a specified floppy disk with optional switches.
**
** Parameters: 1 - Drive letter ('A', 'B', ...) to format
** 2 - Formatting switches in FORMAT.COM format, e.g. "/4"
** 3 - Volume label
**
** Returns: SUCCESS or ERROR
*/
int format(char drive, char *switches, char *vlabel)
{
char command[128], fname[13];
FILE *tmpfile;
tmpnam(fname);
if (NULL == (tmpfile = fopen(fname, "w")))
return ERROR; /* Can't open temp file */
fprintf(tmpfile, "\n%s\nN\n", vlabel);
fclose(tmpfile);
sprintf(command, "format %c: /V %s < %s > NUL", drive, switches, fname);
system(command);
remove(fname);
return SUCCESS;
}
#ifdef TEST
void main(void)
{
int retval = format((char)'a', "/4", "dummy_test");
printf("format() returned %d\n", retval);
}
#endif
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