Re: FLASH: AutoRun from a burned CDRom using Flash

[Sonya Reading]

Another option is some PC software called CDEverywhere. It allows you to

burn a dual CD from a PC, and you can also specify Mac and PC autorun. I

chose to make my own PC autorun file, so I could include a custom icon, but

as autoplay on the Mac is a mystery to me, I let CDEverywhere set one up

for me.


Worth a look for PC users without a Mac.


http://www.cdeverywhere.com



At 00:03 11/07/2000 -0400, you wrote:

>suzanne-

>

>here's a quick overview, hope this helps.

>

>on mac you can use a utility such as toast to burn the cd and that allows

>you to specify an autostart. check your toast docs for more detail, but

>it's pretty simple...select format, mac volume, and then there should be an

>option for an autostart file to select.

>

>for windows 95, windows 98 and windows nt you can create a text file called

>autorun.inf on the cd-rom and that will start up your app (some systems do

>have it turned off though). autorun.inf specifies which program to launch

>when the CD-ROM is inserted. it looks like this:

>

>[AUTORUN]

>OPEN=myflashprojector.exe

>ICON=iconfile.ico

>

>here's some other info about flash 4 and cd's:

>http://www.flashlite.net/help/cd/f4/index.html

>

>(pc) autorun reference:

>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/psdk/shellcc/shell/Shell_basics/Autoplay_c

>mds.htm

>

>(mac) autostart for toast:

>http://www.adaptec.com/support/faqs/toastfaq.html#13

>

>cheers,

>

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>

>At 07:16 PM 7/10/00 -0400, you wrote:

>>Has anyone come across a utility in their travels that works with the same

>>Flash file (one MAC and the other PC; that is burned on a dual formatted

>>CDRom) that will automatically begin running once the CDRom is put into the

>>CDRom drive of a MAC or a PC?

>>

>>Your help on this one is greatly appreciated-

>>

>>Thanks-

>>

>>Suzanne

>>:)

>

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