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Hi, we are evaluate various CD/DVD burning software for our company's products, and are currently looking at StarBurn SDK....

Question: Is there an example for Data Burn written in C# that we could look at? I saw the DVD Video Burner in C#, but burning a generic data to CD/DVD in OCX/C# is not trival. Can you help? We need to submit a recommendation to our upper management for purchase really soon.

Thank you
Perry-
Software Engineering

Hi!

We are now developing Data Burner OCX C# sample. It is 80% ready and we can send it to you in a day or two. Besides that we have multiple burning VB.NET sample using StarBurn.dll directly. Also within several weeks we plan to develop C# data burning sample that will use StarBurn.dll directly. If some of those will help you, please drop a letter to support@rocketdivision.com and we'll send them to you.

Regards,
Alexander Orlovsky

And we have JavaScript sample of using OCX to burn data disc (Joliet/ISO9660).
If you are interesting - download OCX and check JS samples

Actually I am looking for a C# sample similar to the C sample of DataBurner, i.e. user can add files and folder to Joliet file tree. Are those C APIs for adding files/folder to Joliet tree view image available in OCX or C#/C++ ?

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Perry-

Hi!

These APIs are available in OCX. We are almost ready with C# OCX ISO9660/Joliet tree building and burning sample. We'll send it to you ASAP, I think tomorrow.
Also the C# port of C++ DataBurner sample will be available in two-three weeks I think.

Regards,
Alexander Orlovsky

We would like to find out the total size (in bytes) of the Joliet file tree right before burning to make sure there's enough disc space. In CJolietImage object, there is a data member ImageSizeInBytes, but it always returns 0, regardless of how many files/folder the user added to the tree.

How can we go about finding out the size of the Joliet tree before burning?

Thanks.

Hi!

You should build the image before using ImageSizeInBytes poperty, otherwise it will return 0.

Regards,
Alexander Orlovsly

Alexander,

Thanks for your prompt reply. Another question: Is there a known problem with calling JolietImage.Build more than once. I got an exception error when calling it the second time (the first time everything is good). Basically we need to calculate the image size everytime the users add files/folder to the image and therefore I have to call Build to update the JolietImage.ImageSizeInBytes member.

Please help. Thank you.

You cannot do this. Keep own track of the added files (you should be getting add callback with file size) and build image only ONCE. Just before burning.

Anton,

Could you point me to an example of how to use the callback to calculate the image size using OCX? I search through and couldn't find anything in CJolietImage class for doing so. I currently use Joliet.Root.AddFile() and Joliet.Root.AddFolder() method to add files/folders, and would like to know the image size as they are being added.

Thank you.

I am adding this callback right now. It will be available in the next release.
So, if you want it ASAP, please send me an e-mail
oleksiy.popov @ rocketdivision . com
And I will send it to you when it will be ready.

Regards

I followed the latest Joliet Data burning sample using OCX to burn CD/DVD. When burning CD, everything went fine. However, I keep getting exception when burning DVD:

CstarBurn_ScsiTransportSPTI::ExecuteCDB() Command Failed

I sent the log file to support@rocketdivision.com. I greatly appreciate all the help to resolve this issue ASAP. Thank you!

Actually, when I tried to burn data to DVD+R using the JolietSample (as is from you), it also gives the same exception

CStarBurn_ScsiTransportSPTI::Execute CDB(): Command failed

something wrong with closing session ??

I greatly appreciate your help. Thanks!

The DVD drive model I am using is

DVD-RW DVR-111D 1.06 PIONEER

Thanks.

I've already replied to you by e-mail. Guys would issue with with fixed version ASAP. Workaround for this device was added to StarBurn core.