...check, if a file is on a local drive?

function IsOnLocalDrive(aFileName: string): Boolean;
var
  aDrive: string;
begin
  aDrive := ExtractFileDrive(aFileName);
  if (GetDriveType(PChar(aDrive)) = DRIVE_REMOVABLE) or
     (GetDriveType(PChar(aDrive)) = DRIVE_FIXED) then
    Result := True
  else
    Result := False;
end;


// Example, Beispiel:
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  if OpenDialog1.Execute then
    if IsOnLocalDrive(OpenDialog1.FileName) then
      ShowMessage(OpenDialog1.FileName + ' is on a local drive.');
end;

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