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devmount
device devmount boolean
sets the Mounted device parameter for the specified device to true.Italso
returns the value of the Mounted device parameter for the specified device. This
operator is in systemdict.
The boolean values indicate:
true device successfully mounted, or was already mounted
false device not mounted
If a device with the specified device name is not installed, an
undefinedfilename error occurs.
This operator may change the search order. See “Device Search Order” on
page 6-12.
Errors: invalidaccess, stackunderflow, undefinedfilename
devstatus
devicename devstatus false or
devicename devstatus searchable writeable hasnames mounted removable
searchorder free size true
returns on the stack the status of a specified device. This operator is in
systemdict.Avalueoffalse is returned if the device is not present. If the
device is present, five boolean values and three integers (see the following
description) followed by a value of
true are returned.
The five boolean values are:
searchable
true
, if the device is included in the search order and is to be searched for
the file operators that do not specify a device name. Same as the value of
the Searchable device parameter from the specified IODevice.
writeable
true
, if the device can be written to. This value is the same as the Writeable
device parameter from the specified IODevice.
hasnames
true
, if the device supports named files. This value is the same as the
HasNames device parameter from the specified IODevice.
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