for windows and internet explorer you could embed some vbscript in the html page that checks for the cd-rom and opens the movie (e.g. in a new browser window). it would depend on the user's security settings if the script works seamlessly or if a security dialog pops up or if the script fails.
valentin Alan Neilsen wrote: > I can use BuddyAPI (BAFindDrive) in a projector to determine if the > correct > CD-ROM is in the drive; to then either open a specified movie from the > CD-ROM, or alternatively, alert the user that the (correct) CD-ROM is > not > available. Can I do something similar with Shockwave? I would like to > embed > a little Shockwave file (looking like a "disk" icon) into a web-page > as a > link to external movies to be stored on a CD-ROM (delivered to > students to > use in conjunction with the web-site). My idea is to make it so when > a user > clicks on this icon, it determines the letter assigned to their CD-ROM > drive, finds and opens a movie on that drive, or alternatively > reports that > the correct CD-ROM is not available if this is the case. > Essentially, I > want to make Shockwave files that work something like Quicktime > Reference > Movies, but for Director files. > > The problem seems to be that I can set the bupapi xtra to be included > in > the projector, but not to be downloaded if required. So it seems that > using > bubapi is not the answer, and I need to try and find another way of > doing this. > > Cheers > Alan Neilsen > > [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!]
