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Old 10-19-2015, 11:57 AM   #1
SaintDanBert
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seeking HOWTO write directly to DVD media


My application is a data and event logging application. I want to write directly so that there is no requirement to copy from disk to media.

I've written hundreds of utilities that:
Code:
     // pidgeon programming language
     fd = open( "path/filename" )
     while (data_available)
     {
          write( fd, myData ) 
          flush-reopen( fd )
     }
     close( fd )
     ...
I want to do this in the case where "path/filename" is directly onto a DVD file system. In other words, I want to use the DVD in much the same way that one would use magnetic tape of olden times.

I expect that I would need DVD-/+RW media and hardware. Further, I expect that I will need some special driver or filesystem components.

Thanks in advance,
~~~ 0;-Dan

PS/ I'm happy with 4.7 GB DVD media. I'll be overjoyed if this is possible with Blu-RayŽ.
 
Old 10-19-2015, 12:48 PM   #2
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Why not use a USB flash drive? Packet writing allows you to write to R/W optical media like a "floppy disk" Its been a very long time since I've tried packet writing so not sure how well it works anymore. I believe the live of R/W media is still about 1000 times.

This is old but should still be relevant.
http://www.g-loaded.eu/2005/11/10/pa...d-dvdrw-media/
 
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