Error Msg: "The wrong volume is in the drive."

[Mark Hammond]

taashlo at sandia.gov wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm using Python 1.5.2 on Windows NT.  I'm trying to split a file
> (TmpArcFile) across multiple floppy disks.  The code below works fine
> the first time through, it is the second time it runs the
> "PrjArcFile = open(PrjArcSerialName, "wb")" line that it opens an
> error dialog titled "python.exe" that says "The wrong volume is in the
> drive. Please insert volume into A:." and then has 'Abort', 'Retry',
> 'Ignore' buttons.
> 
> I could understand this behavior if the file being written to the
> floppy hadn't been closed before the disk change, but it had.

I have no idea - but check out the MS documentation for the 
"SetErrorMode" function - it is exposed in win32api.  It should be 
possible to suppress the dialog.  The symptoms imply that if you do 
this, your second open will fail - but if you retry manually in the 
code, it will work again!?

No idea really - but this function may prevent you from getting the 
dialog and allow you to around the problem if you can't find the _real_ 
answer ;-)

Mark.