Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition IsReady Property | Language Reference Version 3

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##### Description

> Returns True if the specified drive is ready; False if it is not.

##### Syntax

> object.IsReady

> The object is always a Drive object.

##### Remarks

> For removable-media drives and CD-ROM drives, IsReady returns True only when the appropriate media is inserted and ready for access.

> The following code illustrates the use of the IsReady property:

> >     Function ShowDriveInfo(drvpath)
> >       Dim fso, d, s, t
> >       Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> >       Set d = fso.GetDrive(drvpath)
> >       Select Case d.DriveType
> >         Case 0: t = "Unknown"
> >         Case 1: t = "Removable"
> >         Case 2: t = "Fixed"
> >         Case 3: t = "Network"
> >         Case 4: t = "CD-ROM"
> >         Case 5: t = "RAM Disk"
> >       End Select
> >       s = "Drive " & d.DriveLetter & ": - " & t
> >       If d.IsReady Then
> >         s = s & "<BR>" & "Drive is Ready."
> >       Else
> >         s = s & "<BR>" & "Drive is not Ready."
> >       End If
> >       ShowDriveInfo = s
> >     End Function

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