Re: How do you use 'cdrw' within an application?

From: Peter Bunclark (psb_at_ast.cam.ac.uk)
Date: 12/03/03

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    Noel R. Nihill wrote:

    >"M Sudderth" <msudderth@sfa.com> wrote in message
    >news:d728b871.0312011303.19746d8c@posting.google.com...
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    >>I'm using a Plextor PX-W1210TSE CD-RW drive on a Solaris 8 system.
    >>
    >>I'm writing an application in C++ and need to be able to burn
    >>files/image to a CD from within the application.
    >>
    >>'cdrw' may be able to be used, but it's a command-line command. I may
    >>be able to use the "system" operation:
    >> i.e.
    >> system("mkisofs -r <directory> 2>/tmp/cdrw_log | cdrw -i -p 4");
    >>
    >>But errors can not be returned to the calling application. This will
    >>only
    >>work in the "happy day" scenario.
    >>
    >>Does anyone know how to write/burn files from inside an application?
    >>
    >>Surely, there must be a cleaner way.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >You could use fork(), exec() and waitpid()
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    Use popen(3C) to read back the output.

    Pete.

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