StorageCharacteristics Property
The characteristic flags to create the virtual disk with.
Syntax
int GetStorageCharacteristics();
int SetStorageCharacteristics(int iStorageCharacteristics);
Default Value
16
Remarks
The system, as well as other applications, use these flags to optimize their use of the virtual disk. This property should be set by OR'ing together zero or more of the following flags:
STGC_FLOPPY_DISKETTE | 0x00000001 | The storage is a floppy disk device.
This flag is not supported when StorageType is set to STGT_DISK_PNP. |
STGC_READONLY_DEVICE | 0x00000002 | The storage is a read-only device. |
STGC_WRITE_ONCE_MEDIA | 0x00000008 | The storage device's media can only be written to once.
This flag is not supported when StorageType is set to STGT_DISK_PNP. |
STGC_REMOVABLE_MEDIA | 0x00000010 | The storage device's media is removable.
Users may remove the storage media from the virtual drive at any time. (Note that this flag does not indicate that the virtual drive itself is removable.) |
STGC_AUTOCREATE_DRIVE_LETTER | 0x00002000 | The system should automatically create a drive letter for the storage device.
Deprecated: Include the STGMP_AUTOCREATE_DRIVE_LETTER flag in the value passed for the AddMountingPoint method's Flags parameter instead. When this flag is present, the StorageGUID property must be set. This flag only works when StorageType is set to STGT_DISK_PNP. |
STGC_SHOW_IN_EJECTION_TRAY | 0x00004000 | The storage device should be shown in the 'Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media' menu in the system notification area (system tray).
This flag only works when StorageType is set to STGT_DISK_PNP. |
STGC_ALLOW_EJECTION | 0x00008000 | The storage device can be ejected.
Users may eject the virtual drive at any time. When the virtual drive is ejected, it is destroyed. This flag only works when StorageType is set to STGT_DISK_PNP. |
Note: This property cannot be changed after a virtual disk is created, and cannot be changed within events.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer