Is there a key command for ejecting a dvd or cd from a firewire dvd drive?

Question

I have looked in the chats with no luck. I have two optical drives connected to my G5 powermac one internal and one firewire, and can't remember
the key command to eject a disc from the external one without dragging it to the trash. I know I used to do that it. option / eject button/ or control/ eject but that does not work. I know you can click on the disc icon then do command/e. But I think there is a way to eject it with a key command and not have to click on the disc first. In other words when you hit the keyboards eject button you can eject the disc in the internal super drive with one push of the keyboards eject button. I want to be able to do that with my external dvd drive.
Any clue?
Thanks.

Answer 1

hmm, it might not be possible without some third party hack.
Try the following link:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050520155515566
You'll need to paste the provided script into Script Editor, save it as an application and bind a keyboard shortcut to it using one of many many application launchers like Quciksilver, Butler, Quickeys, ikeys or Spark (suggested by the above link).
sorry that script is outdated.
here is the correct one:
property drawerstatus : true
if drawerstatus is true then
do shell script "drutil -drive external tray eject"
else
do shell script "drutil -drive external tray close"
end if
set drawerstatus to not drawerstatus
Message was edited by: V.K.