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How do you open the cd-rom in c++

v0id · 2002-01-14T15:53:20

Just wondering if anyone could give me the code to open the CD-ROM drive in c++ in windows

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Started by v0id January 09, 2002 03:43 PM

13 comments, last by v0id 22 years, 3 months ago

v0id

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January 13, 2002 07:29 PM

i always get this when i try to compile it:

--------------------Configuration: CDaudio - Win32 Debug--------------------
Compiling...
open.cpp
Linking...
Open.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__mciSendStringA@16
Debug/Open.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

Open.exe - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)

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Dactylos

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January 13, 2002 07:36 PM

You have to link to "winmm.lib".

v0id

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January 13, 2002 08:01 PM

how would that be accomplished?

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core

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January 13, 2002 08:34 PM

Either include winmm.lib in your project, or (if using MSVC) use

#pragma comment(lib,"winmm.lib")

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v0id

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January 14, 2002 03:53 PM

yay it works now

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