IS there any way I can open the QUICKTIME player using Flash?

[Jfrasier]

I want to open a quicktime movie by opening the quicktime player associated to a button action. Does anyone know how to accomplish this? Please do NOT try to sell me a plug in or something, this is a question of knowledge, not product.

Thanks
JF

[feigner]

I know how to open a quicktime movie embedded into a html page. I dont know if this helps you any, but this is how you do it.
just use the getURL command, and for your url, put in your movie.

[Jfrasier]

Nope, but thanks anyways

I know how to do that, but I was positive there was a command that you could type that would open the player. I used it before on the media player, but can't remember it.

[feigner]

Well, sorry I didn't help. I do know that you can open any program by targeting the .exe in a hyperlink.
Sorry, good luck

[Jfrasier]

That is exactly what I am looking to do, target the exe. So how would I do that? My movie is in Quicktime format, and I would like to target the quicktime player.

Any ideas

[feigner]

What you would do to target the quicktime player.exe is this: in a button put this code

on(release){
getURL("C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe");
}

The target (C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe) can vary if the Quicktime program is loaded in a different area on the computer, but what I posted is the generic spot that the .exe should be held. There is also an example movie on this topic here.
Good luck!

[Jfrasier]

Feigner you are with a doubt...Da Bomb!

I have been wondering about that for a while. Thanks alot for your help

[mudgy]

J-Start from ***********

Lets you control the appearance of the targeted programs as well.