GetTapeStatus

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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
No
Win32s
No
Import Library
kernel32.lib
Header File
winbase.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

The GetTapeStatus function indicates whether the tape device is ready to process tape commands.

DWORD GetTapeStatus(

HANDLE hDevice	// handle of open device
);

Parameters
hDevice

Identifies the device for which to get the device status. This handle is created by using the CreateFile function.

Return Values
If the tape device is ready to accept appropriate tape-access commands without returning errors, the return value is NO_ERROR.

If the function fails, the return value is one of the following error codes:

Error code	Description
ERROR_BEGINNING_OF_MEDIA	An attempt to access data before the beginning-of-medium marker failed.
ERROR_BUS_RESET	A reset condition was detected on the bus.
ERROR_END_OF_MEDIA	The end-of-tape marker was reached during an operation.
ERROR_FILEMARK_DETECTED	A filemark was reached during an operation.
ERROR_SETMARK_DETECTED	A setmark was reached during an operation.
ERROR_NO_DATA_DETECTED	The end-of-data marker was reached during an operation.
ERROR_PARTITION_FAILURE	The tape could not be partitioned.
ERROR_INVALID_BLOCK_LENGTH	The block size is incorrect on a new tape in a multivolume partition.
ERROR_DEVICE_NOT_PARTITIONED	The partition information could not be found when a tape was being loaded.
ERROR_MEDIA_CHANGED	The tape that was in the drive has been replaced or removed.
ERROR_NO_MEDIA_IN_DRIVE	There is no media in the drive.
ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED	The tape driver does not support a requested function.
ERROR_UNABLE_TO_LOCK_MEDIA	An attempt to lock the ejection mechanism failed.
ERROR_UNABLE_TO_UNLOAD_MEDIA	An attempt to unload the tape failed.
ERROR_WRITE_PROTECT	The media is write protected.