C# Signature:
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError=true, CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
static extern bool SetVolumeLabel(string lpRootPathName, string lpVolumeName);
VB.NET Signature:
<DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> _
Private Shared Function SetVolumeLabel(ByVal lpRootPathName As String, ByVal lpVolumeName As String) As Boolean
End Function
User-Defined Types:
None.
Notes:
This API is unnecessary. Class System.IO.DriveInfo can both get and set the given drive label. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.driveinfo.aspx for more info.
^^^^^^^^ Unfortunately the DriveInfo Class does NOT support Network drives.
^^^^^^^^ Unfortunately the DriveInfo Class only handles volume with drive letter.
Tips & Tricks:
Please add some!
C# Sample Code:
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace PInvoke.Test
{
class NameChanger
{
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern bool SetVolumeLabel(string lpRootPathName, string lpVolumeName);
[STAThread]
public static void Main()
{
if(SetVolumeLabel("C:\\","PInvokeC Drive"))
Console.WriteLine("Name Changed");
else
Console.WriteLine("Unable to change");
}
}
}
VB.NET Sample Code:
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
''' <summary>
''' Managed wrapper for changing the drive label
''' </summary>
Public Module VolumeLabel
<DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> _
Private Function SetVolumeLabel(ByVal lpRootPathName As String, ByVal lpVolumeName As String) As Boolean
End Function
Public Property DriveLabel(ByVal DrivePath As String) As String
Get
Return Dir(DrivePath, FileAttribute.Volume)
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
If Not SetVolumeLabel(DrivePath, value) Then Throw New Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error())
End Set
End Property
End Module
Alternative Managed API:
Dim Drive As New System.IO.DriveInfo("C:\")
MessageBox.Show(Drive.VolumeLabel & " [" & Drive.Name & "]")
Drive.VolumeLabel = "Test volume label"
See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.driveinfo.aspx for more info.
