NAME

CDDB - Read the CDDB entry for an audio CD in your drive

SYNOPSIS

            

              
              
use CDDB_get qw( get_cddb );
my %config;
# following variables just need to be declared if different from defaults
$config{CDDB_HOST}="freedb.freedb.org"; # set cddb host
$config{CDDB_PORT}=8880;                        # set cddb port
$config{CDDB_MODE}="cddb";                      # set cddb mode: cddb or http
$config{CD_DEVICE}="/dev/cdrom";                # set cd device
# user interaction welcome?
$config{input}=1;   # 1: ask user if more than one possibility
                     # 0: no user interaction
# get it on
my %cd=get_cddb(\%config);
unless(defined $cd{title}) {
  die "no cddb entry found";
}
# do somthing with the results
print "artist: $cd{artist}\n";
print "title: $cd{title}\n";
print "category: $cd{cat}\n";
print "cddbid: $cd{id}\n";
print "trackno: $cd{tno}\n";
my $n=1;
foreach my $i ( @{$cd{track}} ) {
  print "track $n: $i\n";
  $n++;
}
            
          

DESCRIPTION

This module/script gets the CDDB info for an audio cd. You need LINUX, SUNOS or *BSD, a cdrom drive and an active internet connection in order to do that.

INSTALLATION

Run "perl Makefile.pl" as usual. ("make", "make install" next)

LICENSE & DISCLAIMER

This library is released under the same conditions as Perl, that is, either of the following:

a) the GNU General Public License Version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation,

b) the Artistic License.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the Artistic License with this Kit, in the file named "Artistic". If not, I'll be glad to provide one.

You should also have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program, in the file names "Copying"; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.

If you use this library in a commercial enterprise, you are invited, but not required, to pay what you feel is a reasonable fee to the author, who can be contacted at armin@xos.net

AUTHOR & COPYRIGHT

(c) 2003 Armin Obersteiner <armin(at)xos(dot)net>

SEE ALSO

perl(1), Linux: /usr/include/linux/cdrom.h, Solaris, *BSD: /usr/include/sys/cdio.h.