Using "Run Application" on a CD

[lenbartz]

Hi,

I'm planning to make a slide show that has a control panel that will play any of a number of show, then come back to the control panel.

The control panel itself is one show. Using the Object editor I've added buttons to "run application" that point at the other shows...

Problem is...this is going on a CD... what do I put as the path to the correct file, since I don't know what the drive letter of any given CD player will be?

[alrobin]

Len,

Just add the names of your applications (or secondary slide shows), without path names, and be sure to put them in the same directory on the CD as the main ".exe" file.

[lenbartz]

I was HOPING it was that simple...Thanks.

[lenbartz]

This being the case, am I correct in assuming that if I'm building a fairly complex menu page that there no way to test it, short of actually burning a CD?

[alrobin]

Len,

If you mean how do you test the capability of it all to run properly on the CD, then there is only one way to test it - burn a CD.

However, you can verify that your menu works properly by creating your "sub-shows" and saving them to the same folder as your introductory ".pte" file. Then open the intro in PTE and do a "preview". Everything should work just as it will once you burn the CD.

[lenbartz]

Ok...so you don't have to have the whole path in there...as long as they are all in the same directory. That makes life a lot easier.

I had it in my head that I had to have the whole path in there, and that I'd have to design it, test it, then go back and change them all and hope I'd gotten them.

Thank you for your help.