ASP DriveType Property

The ASP DriveType Property is used to get the type of the given drive. It returns a numeric value between 0 and 5 that specifies the type of drive as given below:

• 0: This is used for unknown drives.
• 1: This is used for removable drives.
• 2: This is used for fixed drives.
• 3: This is used for network drives.
• 4: This is used for CD-ROMs.
• 5: This is used for RAM disks.

Syntax:

DriveObject.DriveType

The below examples illustrate the ASP Drive.DriveType Property.

Example 1: Using a hard drive.

ASP

<%
dim fs,dr
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Getting the drive
set dr=fs.GetDrive("d:")

'Getting the type of the drive
Response.Write("The type of the drive is: " & dr.DriveType)

set dr=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

Output:

The type of the drive is: 2

Example 2: Using a floppy disk drive.

ASP

<%
dim fs,dr
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Getting the drive
set dr=fs.GetDrive("a:")

'Getting the type of the drive
Response.Write("The type of the drive is: " & dr.DriveType)

set dr=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

Output:

The type of the drive is: 1