Eject CD Tray - but don't know drive letter

[8daysaweek.co.uk]

I have searched and found some possible solutions but they don't seem as simple as they *should*?

I'd like to be able to create a button which will eject a CD tray.

I know about CDTray ( "drive", "status" ) but the problem is I don't know what the CD drive letter will be on each different machine.

I'm working on a solution using DriveGetDrive( "CDROM" ) and If FileExists () as I don't want the wrong tray to be ejected if there is more than one CD drive on a computer.

However, as the script will be run from the CD drive, I thought there might be a way to just find the current drive's letter, then use it in CDtray().

TIA ,

[w0uter]

@scriptXXX & some stringXXX functions should get it easily.

but can a script eject itself ?

MsgBox(0, 'Run From', StringLeft(@scriptdir, 2))

Edited October 15, 2005 by w0uter

[8daysaweek.co.uk]

Hi w0uter,

@scriptXXX & some stringXXX functions should get it easily.

They do, thank you

but can a script eject itself ?

It works, so it would appear the answer is yes

Thanks for your help BFN,

[Rick]

Hi w0uter,

They do, thank you

It works, so it would appear the answer is yes

Thanks for your help BFN,

this may help as i found it for another of my programs

hkcu/Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Explorer\CD BurningaDrive Index gives the number of the burning drive.

Hk Users\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Explorer\MountPoints2 list all available drives

match the number to the drive and you have your cd burning drive

it shouldnt be too difficult in AutoIt

[monter]

I have searched and found some possible solutions but they don't seem as simple as they *should*?

I'd like to be able to create a button which will eject a CD tray.

I know about CDTray ( "drive", "status" ) but the problem is I don't know what the CD drive letter will be on each different machine.

Maybe this topic will help you:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=16588

[tuape]

I have searched and found some possible solutions but they don't seem as simple as they *should*?

I'd like to be able to create a button which will eject a CD tray.

I know about CDTray ( "drive", "status" ) but the problem is I don't know what the CD drive letter will be on each different machine.

I'm working on a solution using DriveGetDrive( "CDROM" ) and If FileExists () as I don't want the wrong tray to be ejected if there is more than one CD drive on a computer.

However, as the script will be run from the CD drive, I thought there might be a way to just find the current drive's letter, then use it in CDtray().

TIA ,

How about this:

$var = DriveGetDrive ( "CDROM" )
  CDTray($var[1], "open")