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#define INCL_DOSDEVIOCTL
 
USHORT DosDevIOCtl(0L, pbCommand, 0x0045, 0x0008, hDevice)
PBYTE pbCommand;    /* pointer to structure with command */
HFILE hDevice;      /* device handle                     */
 
The DSK_FORMATVERIFY function formats and verifies a track on a disk drive
according to the information passed in the format table. The format table is
passed to the controller and the controller performs whatever operations are
necessary for formatting.
 
Parameter  Description
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pbCommand  Points to the TRACKFORMAT structure that contains information
           about the format operation.
 
hDevice    Identifies the disk-drive that receives the device-control
           function. The handle must have been created previously by using
           the DosOpen function.
 
Return Value
 
The return value is zero if the function is successful or an error value if
an error occurs.
 
Comments
 
Some controllers do not support formatting tracks with varying sector sizes.
The program must make sure that the sector sizes specified in the format
table are all the same.
 
See Also
 
DosOpen, TRACKFORMAT
 
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