Borland C++ reference
Borland C++ 3.1 › <direct.h>

_chdrive

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Sets current disk drive.

Defined in header <direct.h>

Syntax

#include <direct.h>
int _chdrive(int drive);

Portability

DOSUNIXWindowsANSI CC++ only
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Remarks

_chdrive sets the current drive to the one associated with drive: 1 for A, 2 for B, 3 for C, and so on.

Return value

_chdrive returns 0 if the current drive was changed successfully; otherwise, it returns -1.

See also

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include <direct.h>

int main(void)
{
   if (_chdrive(3) ==0)
      printf ("Successfully changed to drive C:\n");
   else
      printf ("Cannot change to drive C:\n");
   return 0;
}

Differences from modern implementations

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Modern references

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Extraction notes

  • heading `chdrive` read as `_chdrive`

Stable link: /3.1/direct.h/_chdrive/ · short form /3.1/_chdrive/