It is a command-line program for supporting of CD-ROM. Mainly, it serves for direct copying of file(s) from CD-ROM to hard disk or floppy disk. Also it is useful for installation of programms from CD.
Usage:
CDX.EXE [-switches] [command] [param1] [param2]
Commands:
OPEN -- open tray
CLOSE -- close tray
LIST [\cd_path\] [pattern] -- show file(s)
COPY \source \destination -- copy file(s) from CD-ROM to another disk
DUMP sector [offset] -- show sector dump from CD-ROM
Switches:
-h,? -- help page
-m -- CD-ROM installed as IDE Master device
-s -- CD-ROM installed as IDE Slave device
Examples:
cdx.exe list
cdx.exe list \waves\
cdx.exe copy \docs\*.* c:\docs\
cdx.exe copy \cd\waves\*.wav c:\waves\
cdx.exe copy \soft\filename.exe c:\files\newname.exe
Flex Navigator (Norton-like file-manager) can't use CD-ROM directly. It needs support of CDFS by operating system. It will be done in the next version of OS. But today we have old CD Browser:
This program allows:
- show of contents of CD directories
- execute program from TRD files (load TRD images)
- play WAV files (till 3,5Mb)
- read text files
- view BMP files
- play FLI and FLC files