CreateStorage Method
Creates the virtual drive.
Syntax
public void createStorage();
Remarks
This method creates the virtual drive (without mounting points) based on the following properties and configuration settings, which cannot be changed once the virtual storage has been created:
- StorageType
- StorageCharacteristics
- StorageGUID (if applicable)
- SectorSize
After the virtual drive is created, use the MountMedia method to "insert storage media" into the virtual drive, and use the AddMountingPoint method to create one or more mounting points for it.
The Initialize method must have been called by some class instance in the application prior to calling this method.
Note: This method cannot be called within events.
Virtual Drives, Media, and Mounting Points
When applications call the CreateStorage method, a virtual drive is created. Virtual drives are created without any "media" in them (like a CD drive without a CD inserted), and without any mounting points (drive letters, UNC paths, etc.).
After creating a virtual drive, applications should call MountMedia to "insert" virtual storage media into the virtual drive. This call will cause the class's events to start firing; applications must handle these events correctly, or the MountMedia call will fail.
Once media has been mounted in the virtual drive, applications should use the AddMountingPoint method to add one or more mounting points for the virtual drive. These mounting points make the virtual drive, visible to the system and other applications, allowing them to start accessing the contents of the CBFS-based virtual filesystem.
Note that applications can technically call AddMountingPoint before MountMedia (except for plug-and-play virtual drives with non-removable media; see StorageType), but any attempts to access a virtual drive with no media mounted will result in a "no media" error.