The path should be relative to the standalone application. I use a "data" folder to store my external pictures, movies, sounds, etc. It sits at the same level as my standalone app. So the pathname to use in the image object would be:
data/myImage.jpg (note the lack of a leading "/")
When you are developing your app, keep it inside your Rev folder (along with your "data" folder). This will permit the same relative paths to be used during the development process because, during development, it's all relative to the Revolution application.
When you create your Distribution, drop your "data" folder inside the same folder where your standalone app resides. Everything will work properly.
I have a few apps that my customers periodically update with new photos or movies. They know that all they have to do is replace the old file with the new one and keep the same name; the application will automatically use the new media without a complaint (as long as the file format is what the app expects; you can't reference incompatible media simpy be renaming it).
Regards, Barry
On Thursday, Sep 18, 2003, at 09:29 America/Denver, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What are the guidelines for how to reference files so it's straightforward
to include them when you build to distribute to the outside world?
Use relative paths.
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