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Subject:RE: Front end for samples on CD From:"Tom Johnson" <johnsont -at- starcutter -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 25 Feb 2002 08:32:38 -0500
You can use HTML to do that. There is one small trick, though. You have to
have a little program called ShelExec.exe on the CD. Your autorun.inf would
look something like this
For some reason, putting an HTML file as the "startup file" won't work.
Windows looks for an executable. This is just a way around that.
You should be able to find ShelExec.exe on the web. That's what I did.
RoboHelp would probably work. The problem with PowerPoint is that you have
to make sure they have the viewer available. The same with Access and Visio.
Tom Johnson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-techwr-l-81996 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-81996 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of
> Ken Jacobs
> Sent: Saturday, 23 February, 2002 09:38
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Front end for samples on CD
>
>
> I want to create a front end so I can access writing samples
> on a CD. (i.e.
> click on a link to display a PDF or HTML file instead of
> going to a folder
> on the CD and double-clicking on a file). I am considering
> PowerPoint,
> RoboHelp winhelp or HTML help. Open for suggestions. Other
> tools I have are
> Visio and MS Access. The files to be accessed are HTML files and PDFs.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ken
>
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