Hi,
The problem is definitely a path issue. As a newbie, you may not be
aware of the path separator being different on PC's and Macs. On a
Mac is the colon ":", but on Windows is the slash "\". In general,
you can get this character by using:
delim = the last char of the moviePath
But in your specific case, I see that you want to run this on Windows
only, and you are specifically using the Windows Acrobat reader
(acrord32.exe).
From your examples below, I am assuming that the you have a folder
called "reader", and in that folder there is lccc_app.pdf and
acrord32.exe.
I would try using your #8, but using the slash as the separator:
on mouseUp
open the moviePath&"reader\lccc_app.pdf" with the
moviePath&"reader\acrord32.exe"
end
I would stay away from the "@" in file paths. It is supported in
some things and not in others.
Irv
At 10:34 AM -0600 7/29/05, Leila Singleton wrote:
Greetings!
I am in dire need of assistance! I am working on an interactive
CD-ROM and I have the supposedly simple task of creating a button
that, when clicked, opens a PDF file (included on the CD) into
Acrobat Reader 5.0 (also included on the CD). I have tried
everything and cannot concoct a behavior script that will work --
most of the scripts open Reader but will not open my PDF. I don't
know how to fix this because I am a beginner and am woefully
ignorant when it comes to programming/Lingo.
The project is being designed in Director MX 2004 on a Mac running
OSX. The projector I am creating is destined for a Windows OS
(version immaterial). I flirted with the idea of using the Buddy API
Xtra to simply find Reader on the user's computer, but I instead
opted to just include Reader on the CD since our particular target
market may not even have Acrobat Reader on their computers -- hard
to believe, I know, but true!
To elucidate my problem, I have included a list of the scripts I
have tried (below -- don't laugh), as well as what goes wrong when
the CD-ROM is tested on a PC operating on Windows. Let it be noted
that the rest of the project -- complete with sound, URL links and
QuickTime Movies and Virtual Reality panoramas (VRs) -- functions
perfectly in Windows. Let it also be noted that, once I fixed the
application name in Scripts 1&2 from "Acrobat Reader 5.0" to
"acrord32.exe," Acrobat opened from the CD...the PDF, however, which
resides in the same folder, cannot be opened. That seems odd to me;
why can it find the Acrobat .exe and not my file? They're in the
same place!!! HELP!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for your time. I have wasted much of my own trying
to figure this simple operation out. My apologies for the
"novel-esque" message!
Cordially,
Leila
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****PLEASE NOTE: All error messages pop up in Acrobat Reader after
it unsuccessfully attempts to open my PDF.****
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