LSoft Technologies

Follow these steps to burn files and folders to the Data CD/DVD/Blu-ray disk:

• Step 1. Specify files and folders to be burned.
  • Click Add File toolbar button to add a single file, or several files (multi-selection supported) to a collection using the standard Open File dialog.
  • Click Add Folder toolbar button , or press Insert key, to add a single folder to a collection using the standard Browse for Folder dialog.
  • Choose Create New Folder menu item from drop down menu of Add Folder toolbar button, to create a new folder within a tree.
  • Use context menu over File Tree area to execute the same commands.
  • You can also Drag and Drop files and folders to the File Tree area from the Windows Explorer.
• Step 2. Choose a Target, or burning device and Transport (SPTI, SPTD or ASPI):
  • SPTI — This transport is preferable for NT-based systems (NT4/2000/XP/Vista). It can't be used for Windows 9x (95/98/ME) systems. Under Vista allows to burn user without Administrator?s rights. XP and earlier systems ? Administrator?s rights required.
  • SPTD — This transport is preferable for NT-based systems (NT4/2000/XP/Vista). It can't be used for Windows 9x (95/98/ME) systems. Requires special drivers to be installed and machine reboot is needed. If drivers installed properly - allows any local user to burn (without Administrator's rights).
  • ASPI — Intended for Windows 9x systems (98/ME). For others still supported in compatibility mode, but requires winaspi32.dll in the application directory.
• Step 3. In Options - specify burning preferences:
  • Disc Label — by default it is a current date.
  • Speed — select one of available speeds supported by burner and media combination. Auto-Select - by default.
  • Erase Media — for Read-Write (RW) media type - erases it first before burning starts.
  • Burn in Test mode — simulates burning process, but laser is turned off.
  • Verify Data — after burning is complete — verify how data has been written, check for reading errors.
  • Eject Media — after burning is complete — eject CD/DVD/Blu-ray.
• Step 4. Insert a blank CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc into the CD/DVD/Blue-ray disc drive and click the Burn Data button.
• Step 5. See the progress. To cancel data burning you can click the Cancel button.

Automation of burning data to CD/DVD-ROM/Blu-ray

Syntax:

BurnDataCD.EXE [/ADD=FOLDERPATH] [/FILE=FULLPATH] [/BURN] /[EXIT-IF-OK]

[/ERASE] [/VERIFY] [/EJECT] [/TITLE]

Software accepts command line parameters to automate burning process:

• /ADD=FOLDERPATH — adds a folder to the list of items to be burned. FOLDERPATH parameter is a full path (i.e. "C:\Program Files\My Folder\") to the target item to be burned. Must be in quotes if contains spaces.
• /FILE=FULLPATH — loads a tree from a collection being saved previously. If item exists in collection, but not on disk, it just being ignored. FULLPATH parameter is a full path (i.e. "C:\Program Files\My Folder\My Collection.cdb") to the saved collection. Must be in quotes if contains spaces.
• /ERASE — erases RW media before burning starts. Ignored if media not RW.
• /VERIFY — file tree verification after burn process has completed.
• /EJECT — ejects media after burning.
• /TITLE — sets a label for a disc to be burned.
• /BURN — process of burning data CD/DVD starts automatically right after program launch. If some command line parameters not specified explicitly, last used parameters will be loaded for the command execution.
• /EXIT—IF—OK — if command is successfully completed, program auto-exits. If errors detected - you will see error messages on the dialog (no auto-exit).

Note: you cannot use parameters /ADD and /FILE all together.

Example. To burn Data CD/DVD automatically from command line and exit the program after successful burning, run:

This command adds a content of folder "C:\Temp\My Folder" (with all its content - recursively) to the list of items to be burned, starts burning immediately after loading, verifies data when burning is complete, ejects media, and exists if no errors detected.