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Can LiveCode Control the CD ROM Drive to Play Audio?

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:40 pm
by MouseUp
Does LiveCode have the ability to control the CD ROM drive built in to the computer such as to play an audio CD? Can we play a track from an audio CD inserted in the computer? Can we control the player's controls ie. Play, Stop, Eject, etc? For example can we play song 2 on the audio CD disc from 3 seconds to 12 seconds?

Re: Can LiveCode Control the CD ROM Drive to Play Audio?

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:23 pm
by BvG
As far as I know, you have to use some sort of OS scripting to play CD's. basically you'll tell the OS to do it for you. For example, on a Mac you can use the shell(), or "do as" applescript, and on windows you could probably use "do" with visual basic calls.

Note that very few people do use CD's these days.