help with CHDIR function

[manontheedge]

I'm using a function in some C++ code in visual studio .NET 2003 that uses the chdir command. For example, if I want to change the working directory to the C: ( the hard drive ), I just put

 int result = _chdir( "C:/" );

and the result is zero, meaning success. However, if I try ANY other drive, spefically CD or DVD drives, the result is -1, meaning it couldn't find the drive. Can anyone tell me what the problem might be, or turn me in the right direction to figure this out. Thanks.

[Banfa]

There was a CD/DVD in the drive when you ran the code?

[manontheedge]

yes, I tried with a DVD and then with a CD ... got same result

[manontheedge]

Okay, I am sorry for wasting your time, but I do appreciate the quick response. I did not realise I had a blank disk. It works when a disk is inserted that has data, but not a blank one ......