FS Executing LOTS

[Mitch Warren]

I'm currently using the northcode proxy method to launch my pdfs from a disc- working great although after doing 3 I realize how clunky this gets, I have around over 40 PDFs all in different folders and I'm wondering what's the most efficient way to go about this. Any advice would be great!

[Northcode]

I'd give this northcode guy a shout and see if he'll create an EXE file that you can just rename to match your PDF file - something that's specialized for launching PDF files so you won't need a BAT file for every PDF, just one EXE renamed per PDF file. Still not beautiful, but a little easier to manage.

[Mitch Warren]

A top idea.. but where do I find this phlash phantom? ...

Reckon you could help me?

[Northcode]

Check out http://www.northcode.com/misc/openpdf.zip. Just rename openpdf.exe to match the name of your PDF file then chuck them both (EXE and PDF) into the fscommand folder. That's it. Running the EXE should launch the PDF file. I've included an example FLA so you can see how it works but it's pretty much just fscommand("exec", "test.exe").

[Mitch Warren]

Thanks Northcode! Really appreciate it