For you second option(CD) The only option to create a stand alone CD is "Macromedia Director" Or now referred to as "Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio". You can use their proprietery code language to develop this and you can tie it to a database on the CD etc.
However the above solution takes a long time to develop. You can almost write a CF app to write html pages with links to the PDF and burn all the HTML files, images onto a CD which can be accessed using a basic browser. This CD will work standalone except that the user needs a browser. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Montgomery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 3:31 PM Subject: OT: Web and CD > Howdy cf-talk, > > I have a "how can I do this" question, but before I ask, some > background. > > Potential client is a general contractor who needs to distribute > lots of PDF files to subcontractors. Currently, they are using > Dreamweaver to create HTML pages with links to the PDF files and > then burning everything to a CD rom to distribute. What they want to > do is create two options for distibuting the PDF files: 1) create a > web-based file distribution system where subcontractors can log in > and get the PDF files, and 2) be able to port the web/HTML > interface, with links to all the files, to a CD so that it can be > distributed to subcontractors. > > Option 1 shouldn't be a problem. The way it will work is the > contractor creates a new project using a minor content management > system to set up things like project names, descriptions, etc. and > then build links to the PDF files. Subcontractors would then log in > and get their files by downloading or reading online. > > Option 2 is where I am unsure. The HTML project screens need to be > saved to a CD with links to the files. Having read threads on here > in the past, I don't believe it's possible to use CF to run as a > standalone application on a CD. > > So the question is, how could this be built to be run on a CD? After > doing a little poking around on Macromedia's site, it looks like > Director Shockwave *might* be a possible solution. What we want to > avoid is creating two environments, if possible. For example, > building the web part in CF and then using some other multimedia > application, possibly Directory, to do the CD stuff. With the > release of MX, it looks like doing the web side with Flash MX and > then getting it to work with Director might be possible. > > Any thoughts on how to proceed? Recommended solutions, etc? I should > mention that I know nothing about Flash or Director. > > Thanks! > > -- > Chris Montgomery [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Airtight Web Services http://www.airtightweb.com > Web Development, Web Project Management, Software Sales > 210-490-3249/888-745-7603 > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
