1CDDB_get(3)           User Contributed Perl Documentation          CDDB_get(3)
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NAME

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

9        use CDDB_get qw( get_cddb );
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11        my %config;
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13        # following variables just need to be declared if different from defaults
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15        $config{CDDB_HOST}="freedb.freedb.org";        # set cddb host
16        $config{CDDB_PORT}=8880;                       # set cddb port
17        $config{CDDB_MODE}="cddb";                     # set cddb mode: cddb or http
18        $config{CD_DEVICE}="/dev/cdrom";               # set cd device
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20        # user interaction welcome?
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22        $config{input}=1;   # 1: ask user if more than one possibility
23                            # 0: no user interaction
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25        # get it on
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27        my %cd=get_cddb(\%config);
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29        unless(defined $cd{title}) {
30          die "no cddb entry found";
31        }
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33        # do somthing with the results
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35        print "artist: $cd{artist}\n";
36        print "title: $cd{title}\n";
37        print "category: $cd{cat}\n";
38        print "cddbid: $cd{id}\n";
39        print "trackno: $cd{tno}\n";
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41        my $n=1;
42        foreach my $i ( @{$cd{track}} ) {
43          print "track $n: $i\n";
44          $n++;
45        }
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DESCRIPTION

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

53       Run "perl Makefile.pl" as usual. ("make", "make install" next)
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LICENSE & DISCLAIMER

56       This library is released under the same conditions as Perl, that is,
57       either of the following:
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59       a) the GNU General Public License Version 2 as published by the Free
60       Software Foundation,
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62       b) the Artistic License.
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64       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
65       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
66       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See either the
67       GNU General Public License or the Artistic License for more details.
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69       You should have received a copy of the Artistic License with this Kit,
70       in the file named "Artistic".  If not, I'll be glad to provide one.
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72       You should also have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
73       along with this program, in the file names "Copying"; if not, write to
74       the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
75       MA 02111-1307, USA.
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77       If you use this library in a commercial enterprise, you are invited,
78       but not required, to pay what you feel is a reasonable fee to the
79       author, who can be contacted at armin@xos.net
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82       (c) 2003 Armin Obersteiner <armin(at)xos(dot)net>
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SEE ALSO

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