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GetCdStatus method

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Remarks

 

When the automatic CD monitoring is enabled, retrieves the given CD drive working status: see the EnableCdMonitor method for details about enabling CD drives status monitoring.

 

The total number of available CD drives can be obtained using the GetCdDrivesCount method.

 

 

Syntax

 

[Visual Basic]

Public Function GetCdStatus (

nDriveIndex as Int16

) as enumCdStatus


 

[C#]

public enumCdStatus GetCdStatus (

Int16 nDriveIndex

);


 

[C++]

public: enumCdStatus GetCdStatus (

Int16 nDriveIndex

);


 

 

Parameter

Description

 

 

nDriveIndex

Number representing the zero-based index of the involved CD drive

 

 

Return value

 

Mnemonic value

Numeric value

Meaning

ERR_xxx

Negative

An error occurred (see the LastError property for further error details)

CD_STATUS_OPEN

0

The CD drive door is open

CD_STATUS_CLOSED

1

The CD drive door is closed but no CD is available inside

CD_STATUS_READY

2

The CD drive door is closed and a CD is available inside and ready to play

CD_STATUS_BUSY

3

The CD drive door is closed and a CD is available inside but the drive is busy loading an audio track from the CD