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> Is there any way of making a PDF file auto-executable, as
> with a zipped file which is delivered to a remote site and
> doesn't have to have the Zip software to extract it.
Recently I read of a procedure for making auto-playing PDFs on a
CD, by having the PDF(s) and Acrobat Reader 4.0 on the CD, and
using the AutoPlay feature of most CD drives.
This might do the job for you if:
- you're only sending the PDFs via CD and not the Web or e-mail
- all your recipients have Windows
