[davecom]

I'm trying to do
[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] unmountAndEjectDeviceAtPath:@"/volumes/Audio CD"]

But it's failing so I think I need the /dev/something path of the CD-Rom drive. I don't know what this is, does anybody else?

[kamprath]

Originally posted by davecom:
<STRONG>I'm trying to do
[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] unmountAndEjectDeviceAtPath:@"/volumes/Audio CD"]

But it's failing so I think I need the /dev/something path of the CD-Rom drive. I don't know what this is, does anybody else?</STRONG>

This is incredibly easy to do in Carbon. Iterate over each mounted volume, check to see if it is ejectable CD, if it is, umount the volume. More Files X gives you easy to use wrappers around the low-level carbon calls to make this happen.

Michael Kamprath

[seb2]

Originally posted by davecom:
<STRONG>I'm trying to do
[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] unmountAndEjectDeviceAtPath:@"/volumes/Audio CD"]

But it's failing so I think I need the /dev/something path of the CD-Rom drive. I don't know what this is, does anybody else?</STRONG>

that method has always worked for me. of course, this only works if the cd is not in use by any application.

when this fails -- is the cd in use by itunes, for example?

btw, i don't know whether the line you posted was complete or not, you know that you get a YES or NO in return for success or failure, right?

(seems like a bug to me: even if you get a "NO" in return, the array returned by nsworkspace's mountedRemovableMedia does *not* contain that volume anymore, had to write some ugly workarounds)

edit: is that copy and paste from your code? "Volumes" has a capital "v".

[ 05-08-2002: Message edited by: seb2 ]

[davecom]

I'm not sure I'm understanding. You're saying the method doesn't work? Here's my code:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1"face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial">code:</font><HR><pre><font size=1 face=courier> - (IBAction)Ejectid)sender
{
if (discExists)
{
if ([[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] unmountAndEjectDeviceAtPath:<font color = orange>@"/Volumes/Audio CD"</font>])
{
discExists = NO;
[someMovie release];
[Table reloadData];
[mainWindow setTitle:<font color = orange>@"Please Insert a Compact Disc"</font>];
}
else
NSRunAlertPanel(<font color = orange>@"Unable to Eject<font color = red>"</font>, <font color = orange>@"</font>The Audio CD was not ejected because an error occured."</font>, nil, nil, nil);
}
}
</font>[/code]

Also, what is this "More Files X"?

[CharlesS]

Originally posted by seb2:
<STRONG>

that method has always worked for me. of course, this only works if the cd is not in use by any application.</STRONG>

For me, it works for CD's, but it doesn't work for anything that's not marked as ejectable, and unfortunately guess what? Servers are not marked as ejectable. So it's necessary to use the Carbon calls, although I wouldn't call it "incredibly easy," or even bug-free.

[davecom]

Originally posted by CharlesS:
<STRONG>

For me, it works for CD's, but it doesn't work for anything that's not marked as ejectable, and unfortunately guess what? Servers are not marked as ejectable. So it's necessary to use the Carbon calls, although I wouldn't call it "incredibly easy," or even bug-free.</STRONG>

Perhaps I need to release the NSMovie object that is attached to a movie on the CD before I eject it?

[hushmail]

Originally posted by davecom:
<STRONG>what is this "More Files X"?</STRONG>

Sample Code @ Apple

[davecom]

Originally posted by davecom:
<STRONG>

Perhaps I need to release the NSMovie object that is attached to a movie on the CD before I eject it?</STRONG>

Yes, that was the problem, problem solved. Thanks everyone for the help none the less.