Make a test exe application that answers the path to make sure...
I use the effective filename to get the path...
The path in my experience is always the first source of problems on
PCs.
Remember that not all PCs map their CDroms to the same letters...
Macs are not affected by this!
cheers
Xavier
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of jbv
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 01:17
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Well, just another URGENT question
>
>
> And hopefully the last one, as the CD-ROM I'm working on
> is planed to go to duplication plant on monday...
>
> Here's the problem :
> I have 2 standalones, actually the french & english versions of the
> same app (FR.EXE and UK.EXE), both in the same directory
> (at top level of the CD-ROM).
>
> I want the end user to be able to switch between both with 1 single
> click. In other words, both apps should never run simultaneously.
>
> So I'm using the following script :
>
> on mouseUp
> get pathname & "UK.EXE"
> open process it
> close this stack
>
> The pathname is OK. This works on Mac, but on Windows I'm
> meeting some problems.
> When I run the app as an MC stack (from the MC application),
> it works (I mean : if I open FR.MC in MC and run the script
> open process "F:/UK.EXE"
> it works OK.
>
> But as soon as FR.MC is converted into a standalone (FR.EXE),
> it doesn't work : "open process..." doesn't work, but "close this stack"
>
> works OK.
> All .MC and .EXE are in the same directory, so I don't think it's a
> directory problem...
>
> I'm sure I missed something, but what ?????
>
> Thank you all.
>
> JB
>
>
>
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