Director Shockwave EXE File

[alyssum277]

I made a shockwave movie (.exe file) and plan on burning it to a cd and passing it out. I would like the .exe file to start playing when the cd is put into the drive. Is this possible? I don't want the client to have to dig around to their cd rom drive - then double click on the .exe file to get it to run. Help!?!

[Corey]

So you want to create an Autoplay app to launch it? Hmmm... OK if that's what you want then:

1. Drop your shockwave .exe in your distribution folder.

2. Add a a FILE > EXECUTE action to your opening page's OnInitialize event which points at your Shockwave.exe.

3. Add an application APPPLICATION > EXIT action right afer that.

That's it. Simply build your project and drop all the files on a CD.

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

[eric_darling]

So you want to create an Autoplay app to launch it? Hmmm... OK if that's what you want then:

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[User1]

Not to knock a great app like AMS, but if the movie's already an exe file then I don't think you need to go to the bother of making an AMS project to autorun it. If all you need to do is run the movie, then you could just include a file called autorun.ini in the root directory of your CD. Just put the following in the autorun.ini file (where <font color=red>movie.exe</font color=red> is the movie file, including the path if it's not in the root directory).

[autorun]
open=<font color=red>movie.exe</font color=red>

Obviously if you want a menu or something then AMS is the way to go, but if all that the disc does is play the movie then this should be a lot simpler.

[Corey]

Ummm, actually that should read ".inf" not ".ini"...

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

[User1]

Sorry, my mistake. Yes that should be ".inf"