| Re: Sending files to writable CD [message #38063] |
Fri, 13 February 2004 12:16 |
R.G. Stockwell
Messages: 363
Registered: July 1999
|
Senior Member |
|
|
> Mark Servetus wrote:
> Any experience with writing files to a writable CD on Windows XP from
> IDL? I have a writable CD, but all attempts to copy or create files
> there end similarly:
since you are in winXP, I'm pretty sure that you can format
the cd in a "direct cd" format, so that it does indeed look like
a hardrive (and your example should work).
Cheers,
bob
PS I'm not at home right now, so I can't check how exactly to do this.
What CD burning software do you have?
|
|
|
|
| Re: Sending files to writable CD [message #38064 is a reply to message #38063] |
Fri, 13 February 2004 12:11  |
Michael Wallace
Messages: 409
Registered: December 2003
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Mark Servetus wrote:
> Any experience with writing files to a writable CD on Windows XP from
> IDL? I have a writable CD, but all attempts to copy or create files
> there end similarly:
>
> openw, 1, 'e:\test.out'
> % OPENW: Error opening file. Unit: 90, File: e:\test.out
> Incorrect function.
Writing to a CD doesn't follow the same process as writing to a hard
drive or floppy disk. Typically, you have to create a CD image (iso
file) and then write the image to the CD. I think there is software
available that hides the details from you so you can just drag-n-drop or
create new files right in the CD's directory. However, you have to have
such a tool installed and running before your above IDL will work. Even
in that case, I don't know if it will work or not.... never tried it.
Mike
|
|
|
|
comp.lang.idl-pvwave archive
Members
Search
Help
Login
Home
