>This entire thread is very odd to me. On a Mac, all I have to do is >give the CD a name. This name is the same as the folder which I >built the stack in, then once on the CD it still all works. I have >made several public CD's in this fashion that went out to thousands >of software users (training CD's) and they all worked on Mac, PC, SGI. > >I don't see why you have to find the drive letter, if the CD has a >name it should be a no brainer. Must be a fundamental difference in >CD burning software on both platforms. I have never had to find a >workaround. Me neither. I produce cross-platform CDs using Toast on Mac or Nero on PC which work wherever. You need something in the preOpenStack handler of the Standalone to pinpoint where the stack is, such as: ______________________________________________ put the filename of this stack into myplace set the itemDelimiter to "/" delete the last item of myplace -- then set whatever custom properties you need such as set the cpImagePath of this stack to myplace&"/"&"Images" set the cpMoviePath of this stack to myplace&"/"&"Movies" -- and when all is done: set the itemDelimiter to comma ___________________________________________________ Then use them to place images and movies. For example, in an openCard handler: put the cpImagePath of this stack into idir set the filename of image "whatever" to idir&"/something.gif" or: put the cpMoviePath of this stack into mdir set the filename of player "whatever" to mdir&"/something.mov" ___________________________________________________ The same handlers work on CDs or ZIPs on both Mac and PC. Extra problems if you are NOT using standalones because if you simply double-click on a stack it wants to know where mc or mc.exe then is. Mike __________________________ -- Dr Mike Yates SUMit Software e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sumit.demon.co.uk Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester Honorary Professor. University of Wales, Bangor e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~mas041/welcome.html Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not this list.
