Detect CD or DVD (which is on my drive)

[Quina]

Hi, I'm trying to build an aplication to manage my discs (CD/DVD) and
i'm trying also to add an automatic info colector. I can access the
volume label, the size an even the date of some recorded discs... but I
can't determine whic kind of disc (CD/DVD) is on my drive.
Can anybody help me?

Thank you all in advance,

João Carias

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Quina,

I guess you need to use IMAPI.DLL, used to write disks.

Q> Hi, I'm trying to build an aplication to manage my discs (CD/DVD) and
Q> i'm trying also to add an automatic info colector. I can access the
Q> volume label, the size an even the date of some recorded discs... but
Q> I
Q> can't determine whic kind of disc (CD/DVD) is on my drive.
Q> Can anybody help me?
Q> Thank you all in advance,
Q>
Q> João Carias
Q>
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WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

[Quina]

Thanks Michael. Can you tell where can I find IMAPI.DLL and some basic
hints in how to use it?

João Carias

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Quina,

I didn't use it for a long time
I suggest to look there http://search.microsoft.com/results....=en-US&q=IMAPI
there were several samples how to use it

Q> Thanks Michael. Can you tell where can I find IMAPI.DLL and some
Q> basic hints in how to use it?

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WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

[Matt]

Quina wrote:

Hi, I'm trying to build an aplication to manage my discs (CD/DVD) and
i'm trying also to add an automatic info colector. I can access the
volume label, the size an even the date of some recorded discs... but I
can't determine whic kind of disc (CD/DVD) is on my drive.
Can anybody help me?

Check out:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...eiocontrol.asp

You will need to translate to C#, but it isn't that hard.

Matt