FormatPartitionEx (Compact 2013)
3/26/2014
This function formats the partition with the default file system of the loaded partition driver.
Syntax
BOOL WINAPI FormatPartitionEx(
HANDLE hPartition,
BYTE bPartType,
BOOL bAuto
);
Parameters
- hPartition
[in] Handle to the partition returned by the OpenPartition function.
bPartType
[in] Partition type.For more information on partition types, see Partition Manager Reference.
- bAuto
[in] When this flag is set, bPartType is ignored, and the partition driver generates the appropriate partition type for the default file system type. A file allocation table (FAT) file system selects a partition type based on the number of sectors in the partition, FAT12, FAT16, or FAT32.
Return Value
TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure.
Remarks
A partition must have already been created with the CreatePartition function before it can be formatted using this function.
This function erases sector zero of a specified partition and updates the partition type in the master boot record. It does not write a file system format such as FATFS.
To write a file system format, call FormatVolume.
Requirements
Header |
storemgr.h |
Library |
storeapi.lib |
See Also
Reference
Storage Manager Functions
OpenPartition
Partition Manager Reference