>From the dictionary: Returns the amount of free space on the disk that holds the defaultFolder.
So, set the defaultfolder to the root (or a folder) on the drive where you want to get the diskspace. On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 9:34 AM, JB <sund...@pacifier.com> wrote: > If you want to ge the available diskspace > you can use the following function. > > on mouseUp > answer info "Show diskspace" with "GB" or "MB" or "KB" > put it into theUnits > get humanReadableDiskSpace (theUnits) > ask info "Availabe diskspace" with it > end mouseUp > > function humanReadableDiskSpace theUnits > beep > set the caseSensitive to false > switch char 1 of theUnits > case "k" > return the diskSpace div 1024 & " kb" > break > case "m" > return the diskSpace div (1024^2) & " mb" > break > case "g" > return the diskSpace div (1024^3) & " gb" > break > default > return the diskSpace > break > end switch > end humanReadableDiskSpace theUnits > > > What is the proper way to get the diskspace > from a external drive? > > JB > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode