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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 09, 2002 03:43 PM

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

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NickB

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January 09, 2002 04:53 PM

In what way ? do you just want to open files, in which case the standard methods (fopen, CreateFileEx etc.) will work fine - or do you want to be able to read the raw data - block by block - like a MP3 ripper ? - in that case try searching for AKRIP - I can''t remember the address - I think it may be on source forge - but anyhow it''s an open source program that uses WNASPI to access the CD & read the raw data - I think it''s also got some ASPI tuts

guitarman310

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January 09, 2002 04:56 PM

i think he means to open the cd rom bay door...i''m not sure, check MSDN.

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Beer Hunter

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January 09, 2002 04:58 PM

If you''re trying to eject the cd-rom, then it''s not too hard:

#include <mmsystem.h>

mciSendString("set cdaudio door open", NULL, 0, NULL);

v0id

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January 09, 2002 04:58 PM

yeah i just want to know how to pop the drive open, so i can mess with my friends computer

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matrix2113

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January 09, 2002 10:04 PM

You mean like a Trojan?? *tsk tsk*

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TheBlackJester

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January 10, 2002 01:11 AM

hehe

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Anonymous

January 11, 2002 07:03 AM

if you are using the Dev-C++ compiler, use this

mciSendString("set cdaudio door open", NULL, 0, NULL);

you can also set the door to close using closed as your option instead of open

p.s.Thanks for this(did not know about it yet in my young programming lifetime)...I got my mother and daughter both with this thinking that they had ran a bug or virus

...heehe...

Anonymous

January 11, 2002 07:05 AM

if you are using the Dev-C++ compiler, use this

mciSendStringA("set cdaudio door open", NULL, 0, NULL);

forgot this one up above...the ''A''..sorry for the double-post!

you can also set the door to close using closed as your option instead of open

p.s.Thanks for this(did not know about it yet in my young programming lifetime)...I got my mother and daughter both with this thinking that they had ran a bug or virus

...heehe...