Su, there are three basic rules for writing entire Mapinfo 'projects' onto CD.
1 Make sure you know which file syou need for your workspaces and ensure all the files get burned onto the CD ! (yeah I know this is obvious but you would be amazed at the number of people who send me a Tab file and nothing else.....the tricky files to remember are things like hotlinks etc.... also, always check that you havent opened a file that you dont need on the CD. Lots of CD-workspaces fail because users setup corporate logos or Topo as mappers that load on 'startup' and they then forget to include the logo/topo on the cd etc etc..) 2 Place the Workspaces in the topmost folder of your proposed CD file-tree and put ALL the data, hotlink files etc in subfolders below it. 3 Make sure the workspaces do NOT open any mappers where a layer is set to editable (V important!) As a general rule i tend to make a 'clean' project area on my pc and create a new folder called MI_PROJECT, into which i put all the workspaces, I then add sub folders called DATA1, DATA2, HOTLINKS etc etc and put all the real data into these. Having built up the workspaces as required i manually check for any 'editable' flags for the layers and then do a final workspace save. THEN i find its a good idea to use windows explorer to make the entire MI_project folder(and subfolders) READ only on the Hard drive, before i do a final check that it all still works. Now you are ready to burn... If you are including any mapbasic programs on the CD and you want the progs to RUN on CD as a demo, you will need to ensure that the prog doesnt try and make any files aditable, and that any files saves are to the user's Windows temp file..Auto -running the prog will require relative path launches from the Application directory.. HTH R -----Original Message----- From: su chen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 March 2004 19:55 To: MAPINFO-L Subject: MI-L Create a CD Hello, all: Right now, I would like to burn a CD which contains all projects related fils (i.e. *.TAB, *.Wor, PDF files,Images). Can any body show me the techniques to use relative path to pack everything into a CD so that my supervisor could read directly everything from this CD (including hotlinks) without unpacking all the files to a absoulte location and reopening! Many Thanks __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you're looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 10848 ********************************************************************* This e-mail message, and any files transmitted with it, are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. If this message was not addressed to you, you have received it in error and any copying, distribution or other use of any part of it is strictly prohibited. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of the British Geological Survey. The security of e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed and the BGS accepts no liability for claims arising as a result of the use of this medium to transmit messages from or to the BGS. . http://www.bgs.ac.uk ********************************************************************* --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 10859
