Is there any way to do so? I know its possible to programmatically eject/retract the cd drive SOMEHOW, cause Roxio does that when it prompts me to insert a disk.
Either c# or vb.net is preferable, but c and c++ are okay too as a last resort.
I am nearly positive there is some way to do this, I just don't know the methods to call.
I do understand this is a somewhat unusual request, as Google yielded absolutely nothing when I searched for the methods...
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
[DllImport("winmm.dll")]
static extern Int32 mciSendString(String command, StringBuilder buffer, Int32 bufferSize, IntPtr hwndCallback);
// To open the door
mciSendString("set CDAudio door open", null, 0, IntPtr.Zero);
// To close the door
mciSendString("set CDAudio door closed", null, 0, IntPtr.Zero);
http://www.geekpedia.com/tutorial174_Opening-and-closing-the-CD-tray-in-.NET.html
Here's an alternative solution to the accepted one, converted from a VB.NET sample:
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
class Test
{
const int OPEN_EXISTING = 3;
const uint GENERIC_READ = 0x80000000;
const uint GENERIC_WRITE = 0x40000000;
const uint IOCTL_STORAGE_EJECT_MEDIA = 2967560;
[DllImport("kernel32")]
private static extern IntPtr CreateFile
(string filename, uint desiredAccess,
uint shareMode, IntPtr securityAttributes,
int creationDisposition, int flagsAndAttributes,
IntPtr templateFile);
[DllImport("kernel32")]
private static extern int DeviceIoControl
(IntPtr deviceHandle, uint ioControlCode,
IntPtr inBuffer, int inBufferSize,
IntPtr outBuffer, int outBufferSize,
ref int bytesReturned, IntPtr overlapped);
[DllImport("kernel32")]
private static extern int CloseHandle(IntPtr handle);
static void EjectMedia(char driveLetter)
{
string path = "\\\\.\\" + driveLetter + ":";
IntPtr handle = CreateFile(path, GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 0,
IntPtr.Zero, OPEN_EXISTING, 0,
IntPtr.Zero);
if ((long) handle == -1)
{
throw new IOException("Unable to open drive " + driveLetter);
}
int dummy = 0;
DeviceIoControl(handle, IOCTL_STORAGE_EJECT_MEDIA, IntPtr.Zero, 0,
IntPtr.Zero, 0, ref dummy, IntPtr.Zero);
CloseHandle(handle);
}
static void Main()
{
EjectMedia('f');
}
}