[jonnekke]

Hi there,

I'm using a .bat file to open a pdf from a swf.

The .bat file contains:

@echo off
start thisis.pdf
exit

The pdf is in the same folder as the .bat file.
How can I set this to another folder on my cdrom?

it should be: ../../mac/thisis.pdf in html path
but how to write this in a .bat file?..


_j

[job0107]

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[jonnekke]

why the .....

this question didn't fit in other categories..
so I thought I post it here..

[job0107]

Well, I was thinking that if your swf file is calling a batch file, then the batch file just needs to point to the cdrom.
Assuming the cdrom is drive d:
d:\mac\thisis.pdf

But then I got to thinking, where is the cdrom located, in the server or in the clients computer.

Now if you own and operate from the server than that shouldn't be a problem.
But if you don't own the server,
then there is no way to tell what the drive letter of the cdrom is and even if you could,
there would be no guarantee that there will be a disk in the cdrom.

And if the cdrom is on the clients computer, then the client would need a copy of the batch file and a copy of the cd.
But then again there is no way of telling what drive letter is used for the clients cdrom and even if you could then the batch file may need to be modified for each client.

So to avoid all these problems, why don't you just copy the files from the cdrom to a folder on the server.

[jonnekke]

it has to be a standalone cd presentation wich starts automatic when a cd is insert in the computer.
This works fine with a autorun.

It's a flash pageflip. But I also want a pdf (that's on the cd as well) made able to open
from the swf and give the viewer an option to print f.e. the pdf.
That's where the bat file comes in.

Can I make it a path that looks from the place where bat file is located d:windows/fscommand/batfile.bat
and then get 2 folder up and then in the mac folder?..

I know I can place the pdf files in the windows folder. But It's better in my case to leave them in the mac folder
this for other usage.

_j