Eject a cd with C++ code

Hi.
I want to try to open my cd drive with a C++ code, I searched on this forum and found something but it isn't working (http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showt...ight=eject+cd). I got 3 questions; (please look at that thread) it sais: "insure to include the winmm.lib in the links tab of the project settings".
1. What is "winmm.lib"?
2. What does that bold line means, and what do you need to do?
3. Do you also got to "include" it with "PlaySound()"?

Now on the end of that thread you see a new code but it isn't working.
I have a couple of questions on that to:
1. Do I need to "include the winmm.lib in the links tab of the project settings"?
2. How do I "include the winmm.lib in the links tab of the project settings"?
3. Does that code opens a cd drive?
4. How can I eject a cd with C++ code?
Thanks for any help.

You can use SDL library for work with CD-ROM and other multimedia stuff...

http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/docwiki.cgi/SDL_20API , section 7.

That is in C and doesn't really seem to work. I need some sort of SDL.h.

You need to download SDL: http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/docwiki.cgi/FrontPage

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Originally Posted by Yuri

That is in C and doesn't really seem to work. I need some sort of SDL.h.

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Here's C++ code, which works perfectly in DevC++ (you can found SDL on one of updates servers) - but you must copy $DEVCPP/bin/SDL.dll to directory where you have this code...:

PHP Code:

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#include <SDL/SDL.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std; 
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
 SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_CDROM);
 atexit(SDL_Quit);
 SDL_CD *handle;
 handle = SDL_CDOpen(0);
 SDL_CDEject(handle);
 SDL_CDClose(handle);
 
 return 0;
} 


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Code:

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#include <windows.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    mciSendString("set cdaudio door open wait", NULL, 0, 0);
    return 0;
}

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That opens drive D: on my computer using the mciSendString function. Yes, you must link winmm.lib into your project to do this. On DevC++, to link a library into your project, you open Project => Project Options... => Parameters tab => In the linker options box add -lwinmm. In VC++ you go to Project => Settings... => Link tab => Objects/libraries box => winmm.lib. Other: look at the compiler doc's.

(To Tonto)Thanks, but I do need to create a Project of it.
Now I have 2 questions:
1. Is there a way to "include" winmm.lib without using a project file?
2. This opens my D drive, can I also open my E drive?

where can I find all the commands for mcisendstring?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...nd_strings.asp