[futurebasic] CDDB

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From: "James Tolchard" <jwt32@...>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 14:42:54 +1200
I am writing a client for the CDDB (see http://www.cddb.com for info). CDDB
is an online database which contains info on thousands of audio CD's. To
query the database, you need to calculate a DiscID, which is based on
things like the length of tracks. Is there any way in FB to get info about
the currently inserted CD. Here's the info I need to get (with the format
in brackets):
- Audio CD? (boolean)
- How many tracks (hex/dec/bcd)
- Length of each track (preferably in blocks:1/75 of a sec)
- Total length of CD   (ditto)

Also, if anyone has written code in FB to read and write to and from the
"CD Remote Programs" file, could you please let me know (this is the file
that Apple's CD Audio Player saves track names, etc in). Info on how this
file works can be found at :
http://developer.apple.com/technotes/dv/dv_25.html

Thanks alot,
James.