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I am trying to write a 32-bit Windows program that installs my BBS to the hard drive.
The problem is, when I try to use <var$> = DIR$("h:", 8)
it always returns a null string to <var$>. Here is an excerpt from my code:
V1$ = ENVIRON$("V1")
NN$ = DIR$(V1$ + ":", 8)
IF NN$ <> "TRIBBS" THEN GOTO ENDIT
I use the DOS environment approach because I have MANY programs that
access the Zip drive. The V1 env. var. is set in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
I do this because it is MUCH easier than manually changing a bunch of
programs every time the Zip drive letter changes.
I have tried the 8 attr with the DIR$ function with the <file$> literals
of "C" and "C:", and it still returns a null string.
Is PB/DLL *flawed*, or am I using the statement wrong?
The problem is, when I try to use <var$> = DIR$("h:", 8)
it always returns a null string to <var$>. Here is an excerpt from my code:
V1$ = ENVIRON$("V1")
NN$ = DIR$(V1$ + ":", 8)
IF NN$ <> "TRIBBS" THEN GOTO ENDIT
I use the DOS environment approach because I have MANY programs that
access the Zip drive. The V1 env. var. is set in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
I do this because it is MUCH easier than manually changing a bunch of
programs every time the Zip drive letter changes.
I have tried the 8 attr with the DIR$ function with the <file$> literals
of "C" and "C:", and it still returns a null string.
Is PB/DLL *flawed*, or am I using the statement wrong?
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