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Detecting cd insert - eject

This article shows how to detect when a CD has been inserted / removed. type TForm1 = class(TForm) private { Private declarations } procedure WMDeviceChange(var Msg: TMessage); message WM_DeviceChange; public { Public declarations } end; procedure TForm1.WMDeviceChange(var Msg: TMessage); const DBT_QUERYCHANGECONFIG = $0017; DBT_CONFIGCHANGED = $0018; DBT_CONFIGCHANGECANCELED = $0019; DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL = $8000; DBT_DEVICEQUERYREMOVE = $8001; DBT_DEVICEQUERYREMOVEFAILED = $8002; DBT_DEVICEREMOVEPENDING = $8003; DBT_DEVICEREMOVECOMPLETE = $8004; DBT_DEVICETYPESPECIFIC = $8005; DBT_USERDEFINED = $FFFF; var tmpStr : String; begin inherited case Msg.wParam of DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL : tmpStr := 'CD INSERTED!!!'; DBT_DEVICEREMOVECOMPLETE : tmpSTr := 'CD REMOVED!!!'; end; ShowMessage(tmpStr); end;