DOS_SET_DRIVE

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• spectrumAPI

Function	Address	Description
DOS_SET_DRIVE	012D	Set the default drive

Synopsys

Set the default drive (i.e. the drive implied by all filenames that do not specify a drive).

The default drive is initially A:

Does not access the drive, but merely checks that there is a driver for it (which does not imply that the drive exists).

This only affects routines that take filename parameters.

Entry Parameters

Register	Content
A	Drive letter A…P, 0xFF to get the default drive

Exit Parameters

If OK:

Carry true

A = default drive

Otherwise:

Carry false

A=Error code

Always:

BC DE HL IX corrupt, all other registers preserved.