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Detect CD-Rom Media

Hi,

I'm trying to detect what type of media is inserted into a cdrom drive.
i.e., whether it is a dvd, audio disc, data disc etc.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

Tim

Nov 16 '05 #1
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