If you want to find applications you can use DirectOS Xtra of DirectXtras
Inc.
http://www.directxtras.com
This xtra works fine with Macintosh and Windows. This xtra give you the
control of the OS including finding applications if and only if they are
correctly installed and registered by the OS. On windows platform it looks
based on the extension of the file. This means if you don't have Word
installed but it you have Wordpad if you look for a word document (.doc) it
will find WordPad. On Macintosh will look for a creator instead for an
extension. I've made a director movie using this extra to extract the
creator from a file on Macintosh machine.
I hope this helps!
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Toan Nguyen
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 10:41 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: <lingo-l> RE: opening PDF
Hi Brad,
I am a lingo beginner. Is budAPI extra free. Could you point me to where I
can download it. Does this capable of locating other applications such as
Word, etc.
Thank you in advance.
Toan N.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Hile" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 6:34 AM
Subject: <lingo-l> RE: opening PDF
> Tim,
> I've done this quickly and easily using one of buddyapi's free functions
> MOVIE SCRIPT::
> global gAcroLoc
> on startMovie
> set buddyobj=new(xtra "budAPI")
> --find the path of acrobat reader through buddy api
> gAcroLoc=BaFindApp("pdf")
> end
> BEHAVIOUR ON YOUR BUTTON::
> global gAcroLoc
> on mouseUp me
> if voidP(gAcroLoc) then
> alert" Sorry, your system doesn't appear to have Adobe Acrobat
> installed."
> --- you can then run the installer if you want, but I'm just keeping
it
> simple here---
> else
> open "your_pdf_file" with gAcroLoc
> end if
> end mouseUp me
>
> Don't forget to put a "go the frame" on your splash screen frame..
> HTH
> Brad
>
>
> Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 12:08:03 +0000
> From: "i know the truth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: <lingo-l> opening PDF
>
> hello all,
>
> I want to make a simple "splash" screen with a button. if you press that
> button a PDF file needs to be opened (in the acrobat reader). does anyone
> know how to do this ? (without the PDF xtra). and also, is there a wat to
> check the reader is present ?
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Tim.
>
>
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