Tips: Optical device programming

The techniques in this topic are often helpful in designing custom optical programs for your business.

This topic describes how the optical file system manages file data so application programmers can optimize their applications. Since applications have different requirements, this topic does not suggest the best way to write an optical application. It does, however, provide explanations that all application programmers can find useful.

Use this topic to determine the best way to handle optical file management, either through the HFS or UNIX-type APIs. Use this topic only for applications to directly attached optical support.