NAME
    Format -- Causes a filesystem to initialize itself (V36)

SYNOPSIS
    success = Format(filesystem, volumename, dostype)
    D0                   D1          D2         D3

    BOOL Format(STRPTR, STRPTR, ULONG)

FUNCTION
    Interface for initializing new media on a device.  This causes the
    filesystem to write out an empty disk structure to the media, which
    should then be ready for use.  This assumes the media has been low-
    level formatted and verified already.

    The filesystem should be inhibited before calling Format() to make
    sure you don't get an ERROR_OBJECT_IN_USE.

INPUTS
    filesystem - Name of device to be formatted.  ':' must be supplied.
    volumename - Name for volume (if supported).  No ':'.
    dostype    - Type of format, if filesystem supports multiple types.

RESULT
    success - Success/failure indicator.

BUGS
    Existed, but was non-functional in V36 dos.  (The volumename wasn't
    converted to a BSTR.)  Workaround: require V37, or under V36
    convert volumename to a BPTR to a BSTR before calling Format().
    Note: a number of printed packet docs for ACTION_FORMAT are wrong
    as to the arguments.

SEE ALSO