From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,29e0b02504ecfa9c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-29 06:18:57 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!lon1-news.nildram.net!peernews.cix.co.uk!news5-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!news8-gui.server.ntli.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "chris.danx" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3CCAC0DB.32090922@otelco.net> <3CCCAAB7.1AA28434@otelco.net> Subject: Re: Reading raw disks (Windows) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: <5Lbz8.658$SD4.36532@news8-gui.server.ntli.net> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 14:18:36 +0100 NNTP-Posting-Host: 62.255.157.37 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: news8-gui.server.ntli.net 1020086337 62.255.157.37 (Mon, 29 Apr 2002 14:18:57 BST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 14:18:57 BST Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:23215 Date: 2002-04-29T14:18:36+01:00 List-Id: "Larry Hazel" wrote in message news:3CCCAAB7.1AA28434@otelco.net... > Steve Doiel wrote: > > > > I haven't tried it, but after looking at the Win32 documentation it appears > > you may have better luck with: > > \\.\Z: > > at least on NT/W2K > > On Windows 98 SE I get a NAME_ERROR. Maybe it's not possible. That should work for winnt but for 9x you might want to have a look at the int 13h emulation or wrapper functions provided on 9x (it doesn't work on winnt), can't remember what it's called but it's in the knowlege base somewhere!!! regards, Chris