Question : Faster network check

Do you have a code faster than that?
Please submit

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unit Unit1;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
  Dialogs, StdCtrls;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    Button1: TButton;
    procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.dfm}


function checksharedpermission(sharedpath:string; Out netstat:ShortString):boolean;
var
MS:TMemoryStream;
st:char;
netpermis:boolean;
begin
      MS := TMemoryStream.Create;
      st:='x';
      ms.Write(st,1);
      MS.Seek(0,soFromBeginning);
      try
      netpermis:=true;
      ms.SaveToFile(sharedpath + '\x');
      except
       on E : Exception do
       begin
       if pos('denied',e.Message)>0 then netstat:='denied';
       if pos('not found',e.Message)>0 then netstat:='not found';
       netpermis:=false;
       end;
      end;
      ms.Free;
      if netpermis=true then
      deletefile(sharedpath + '\x');
      result := netpermis;
end;


procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var netstat:ShortString;
begin
      if checksharedpermission('\\iserver\gfiles',netstat)=true then
      begin
      showmessage('Shared Folder/Drive is Found and Writable');
      end
      else
      begin
      showmessage('Shared Folder/Drive is '+ netstat);
      end;
end;

end.

Answer : Faster network check

Faster than throwing execeptions. Tested little over 3 seconds with the original, about 1100ms with the code below.

Regards,
Russell

function CheckSharedPermission(SharedPath: String; out NetStat: String): Boolean;
var hTest: THandle;
dwError: DWORD;
begin

// Set default result
result:=False;

// Clear netstat
SetLength(NetStat, 0);

// Create self-deleting test file
hTest:=CreateFile(PChar(Format('%s\_x%d.tmp', [SharedPath, GetTickCount])), GENERIC_READ or GENERIC_WRITE, 0, nil, CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_FLAG_DELETE_ON_CLOSE, 0);

// Check handle
if (hTest = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) then
begin
// Get last error
dwError:=GetLastError;
// Check result code
case dwError of
// File or path not found
ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND,
ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND : NetStat:='not found';
// Permissions error
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED : NetStat:='denied';
else
// Get system error message
NetStat:=SysErrorMessage(dwError);
end;
end
else
begin
// Close the file
CloseHandle(hTest);
// Success
result:=True;
end;

end;