FormatPartition (Windows CE 5.0)

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This function formats the partition with the default file system of the loaded partition driver.

BOOL WINAPI FormatPartition(HANDLE hPartition);

Parameters

• hPartition
  [in] Handle to the partition returned from OpenPartition.

Return Values

Returns TRUE if successful, otherwise FALSE.

Remarks

FormatPartition erases sector zero of a specified partition; it does not actually write a file system format such as FATFS. To write a file system format, call FormatVolume.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later.
Header: Storemgr.h
Link Library: Storeapi.lib

See Also

OpenPartition | Storage Manager Functions | Partitioning a Storage Volume

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