yes, it's possible, even in a single exe, with the help of some commandline packer which is able to create self unpacking executables. You could eg. use winrar to create an sfx exe which contains your projector and an linked external dummy.cast:
slide.exe (sfx-archive) -> contains: - show.exe (projector) - data.cst (castLib) choose the following options in the sfx-options dialog: - unpack to current folder - ommit start-dialog - automatically execute show.exe after unpacking now, distribute this dummy "slide.exe" (which you could temporarily rename to eg. slide.dat, and later rename again) and the commandline-version "rar.exe" (tested with version 3.0, 273 kb) together with your slideshow-creator. when the user has created a new slideshow, save it as external castLib "data.cst" and run rar.exe (with lingo open "..." command or with buddi Api) with the following parameters: rar.exe f slide.exe data.cst this will exchange (update) the dummy-castLib with the new castLib. slide.exe now contains the new data.cst. regards, valentin > Sure. But not in a single file. > > What you will do is ship a playback projector / .exe that uses an > external > cast called "slideshow" (or whatever). > > Then from the authoring program you create that external cast and > save it. > > - Tab > > > At 01:34 AM 2/29/04, juan colon wrote: >> lets say a user creates a slide show with a Director >> projector. can that user create an exe. of his/her >> slide show. is this possible? > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go > to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with > programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
