Re: [flasher] Re: Xpost QT: distribution on a cd

[Ray Broussard]

>

on 3/22/01 11:49 AM, Mary Anne Lynch at malchestnut-sw [dot] com wrote:

> Licensing agreement and distribution info:

> http://developer.apple.com/mkt/swl/agreements.html#Quicktime

> 

> Stand-alone installer download:

> http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/support/

Ian Richardson also wrote:

> Also when the user gets to the Qt section, and doesn't have it installed,

> can director install it automatically or does this need to be installed

> prior to the  programme being run???

Ian,


In Director, you don't want to check for QuickTime in the same movie where

you are using QuickTime.


Here is how I handle it: I use a "Fast Start Projector" with an external

Xtras folder which launches my "checker" movie that checks for the latest

version of QT. My checker movie might check other things, like display

settings as well. If the checker movie finds no QT or a version earlier than

the one on the CD it lets the user either Quit, Install QT or run as-is.


on enterFrame

  set whichQTversion = QuickTimeVersion()

  if whichQTversion < 4.12 then

    go to frame "needsQT4"

  else

    go to frame "HasQT"

  end if

end


If they land in frame "needsQT4" I remind them to restart the projector or

reinsert the CD after installing QT and then I open the QT installer with

something like:


on exitFrame

  set myPath = the moviePath

  if the platform contains "Windows" then

    set myQTinstaller = myPath & "QuickTime\QuickTimeInstaller.exe"

  else

    set myQTinstaller = myPath & "QuickTime:QuickTime Installer"

  end if

  open myQTinstaller

end


The folder contains the Mac or Windows QuickTime Installer. A couple of

frames later by something like:


property myLimit


on exitFrame me

  if voidP(myLimit) then set myLimit = the milliseconds + 1200

  if the milliseconds < myLimit then

    go to the frame

  else

    if the environment contains "Project" then

      quit

    else

      halt

    end if

  end if

end


which quits my stub projector, but not before giving that open QTinstaller a

chance to get started.


If they either already have QT or click they want to "Run As-Is" then  I

send them to my "Main" movie with


go to movie myPath&"main"


My "main" movie contains the authored Director movie which includes QT

content. Use Director menu command Xtras/Protect to either shock or protect

the Checker and Main movies (back them up first).


learn how to make a fast start projector here:

http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/

--delete this word wrap-- ts/documents/d8_fast-start_stub_proj.htm


hth, 

Ray Broussard

http://PhotographicVR.com