CPP: Windows: GetLogicalDriveStrings

Fills a buffer with strings that specify valid drives in the system.

	#include <iostream>
	#include <Windows.h>
	#include <vector>
	int main()
	{
	#ifdef UNICODE
	typedef std::wstring String;
	#else
	typedef std::string String;
	#endif
	const DWORD A2Z = 26;
	const DWORD BUFFER = sizeof(TCHAR) * A2Z;
	TCHAR lpBuffer[BUFFER];// buffer for drive string storage
	GetLogicalDriveStrings(BUFFER, lpBuffer);
	std::vector<String> drives_strings;
	const TCHAR* current_drive = lpBuffer;
	String str;
	std::cout << "The logical drives of this machine are:" << std::endl;
	while (*current_drive) {
	str = current_drive;
	drives_strings.push_back(str);
	current_drive += drives_strings.back().length() + 1;
	}
	for (String s : drives_strings) {
	#ifdef UNICODE
	std::wcout << s << std::endl;
	#else
	std:cout << s < std::endl;
	#endif
	}
	return 0;
	}

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Notes:
- Tested using Visual Studio 2022 C++ Windows Console template
Reference(s):
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-getlogicaldrivestringsw