cdwriter control

[mart37]

i am trying to execute the command a = VFcdwriter1.BlankDisk()with the VFCDwriter control, an error occurs telling me:
"800 vfcdwriter.ocx:cannot do inquiry for cdlDvd-recorder" and another : "800 test unit ready scsi sendcmd: fatal error". My cdwriter is a Sony CD-RW CRX 100E
is there anyone that knows how to use the VFCDwriter control
please help me...

[oetje]

"800 vfcdwriter.ocx:cannot do inquiry for cdlDvd-recorder"

I think this means that the control thinks that you want to control a dvd recorder.

where can i get a copy of VFCDWriter? Looks interesting.

[Smithy006]

wossname and everyone else,

do NOT get VFCDWriter. It will only work for a couple of SCSI CD Writers and literally on any other burner don't even think about it, It screwed up my whole scedule when devleoping an app cause I had to find an alternative control.
Sure VFCDWriter maybe a freeware OCX but it's not even worth a download. The worst part about the control is no tech support, Vision Factory does not respond to any technical related questions at all infact, they don't respond to any e-mails at all!!
The other thing about VFCDWriter is that it is very good at freezing your computer.

The alternatives..
So what's the alternative? After extensive research on the web I've came to this conclusion. There is one OCX alternative at this stage. It's called ACDwrite and can be downloaded from most activex archives. It supports most of the common CD Burners, while not supporting all, it supports a hell of a lot. The Catch, it's $485US for a licence, not cheap.
Another Alternative would be to write your own control, I've done a little bit of research in this area and basically it involves communication with the dll file Wnaspi32.dll and doing diff things for the diff drivers. The control would have to be made in C++ (well doesn't have to but could be).
The final alternative is to wait a few months as I have a friend who has had the same experiences as me when it comes to burner controls, so he has decided to develop his own, as soon as it's release I'll post a message on the forum.

I hope you've learnt a thing or two from this