This instruction is available in Ultra Basic and Workmate Basic.

CALL DISK in Ultra Basic

Effect

Checks if the disk drive is connected with the MSX computer and stores a value in a variable.

If the returned value is zero, the disk drive is not connected.

Syntax

CALL DISK:<Variable>

Parameter

<Variable> is a numeric variable.

Example

CALL DISK:A: PRINT A

-1

Compatibility

Ultra BASIC

CALL DISK in Workmate Basic

Effect

Gives several infos about the floppy disk inserted in the current default drive:

• number of bytes per sector
• number of sectors per cluster
• number of reserved sectors
• number of FATs
• number of directories
• number of sectors
• media ID-byte
• number of sectors per FAT
• number of sectors per track
• number of sides
• number of hidden sectors
• diskname

Related to

CALL DIR, CALL DRIVEOFF, CALL KILLDRIVE, CALL SETDOS, CALL SETDRIVE

Compatibility

Workmate BASIC