Northcode's Runtime.exe verses Proxy.exe

[Northcode]

I can make the file name field read-only so the user doesn't have a chance to change it, they just get to choose where it gets saved. Would that fix you up?

[tommyk_421]

Northcode & nycomet,

Just sending a big thanks to both you guys for this thread. Northcode, your little progs are awesome, of course.

And nycomet, it's always good to see when someone who HAD a question and figured it out takes the time to explain their solution.

"Don't worry i got it to work" has to be the bane of all forum lurkers....

Thanks guys, keep up the good work.

- TK_421

[tbonesmith66]

Northcode,

That'd do the trick. Is there no way to check the file extension and then have the file type appear in the "Save as type" field? When I downloaded your programs from the website, it appeared as "WinZip File" in the "Save as type" box.

Please don't worry about this if you can't think of a solution right off hand. The read-only solution will work perfectly for this project...I thought this way might be cool for future uses. Please don't spend all your time with my problems as I know there are plenty more people that need help.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

T-Bone

[Northcode]

I just uploaded a new version of the Copy2 utility that uses the registry to map the file extension to the proper display name jpg->JPEG Image, exe->Application, etc. and if it can't find a match, it just shows "File", but the extension will be whatever you specified for the file on the command line. The user can still change the name if they like

[tbonesmith66]

Northcode,

I can't say anything except you are awesome. I just wrote a detailed guide to everything I did, but when I went to submit it, I wasn't logged into flashkit and for some reason it wasn't added to this thread. I will do so again in a few days.

Thanks so much again,

T-Bone

[dotcomjohn]

Hey guys, I'm trying to create a dual platform CD-ROM but rather than open a specific file or app, as mentioned in this thread, all I want to open is a folder view for the files available on the disc..is this possible and is there any software out there that would allow me to acheive this? thanks.

[Northcode]

Check out the FAQ thread for this forum (it's always one of the first couple of threads in the list). There are a couple of links to cross-platform FAQs that talk about this. A simple AppleScript to do what you want is...

// open Finder at the location where ever the script is located

tell application "Finder"
open folder of (path to me)
end tell

[tbonesmith66]

I have a question about making a dual platform cd:

Northcode previously distributed a nice function that tests whether the computer is a mac or pc, and then decides whether to call the applescript or the utilities he made. However, if I am making a dual platform cd, aren't I going to have to publish the flash file as both a pc projecter as well as a mac projector?

If so, how do I make an autorun file that will open the appropriate projector when the cd is placed in the computer?

Thanks in advance...

T-Bone

[Northcode]

MACs don't support the autorun stuff, that's a Windows thing. When you burn the CD, you basically make two images a MAC image and PC image and the system you are running on will only be able to read the image it knows how to read. That's a bit of a simplification, but check out Radina Matic's Cross Platform Burning FAQ. It's in the FAQ post for this forum and has LOTS of information.

[digstance]

Northcode,

Please let me say firstly that this thread was one of the most informative threads I have read and without it I would not be able to complete this project I am currently working on.

Is there any chance I could buy "The Thing" now? This project I am working on requires the ability to copy files to a users desktop on both MAC and PC. I would love to be able to purchase this from you, you are very willing to help users out and provide free utilities, I would feel it was money very well spent.

I also realize this thread is old so I am hoping you will get the email that some annoying user still needs help with this!

Question: I am using both utilities featured in this thread (2 desktop & proxy.exe) , it all works great except the 2 desktop thing, I am running it on Virtual PC so I think that maybe causing the problem but when I click on the button to download the "Save as.." box appears and it asks me for a file name. I am using the second release "copy2" which I thought you mentioned would not allow the user to change the name, but even if I assign it a file name it doesnt show up where I saved it and searching the whole computer turns up nothing. Again it could be the Virtual PC thing I will be testing it on a real PC tomorrow.

So I guess right now my question is "Is it possible to purchase The thing now?" & " Have you had any experience with 2Desktop and Virtual PC?"


thanks again for all you help and wisdom, you truly rock.

[tbonesmith66]

Northcode,

Your code to open a folder view from a cd is as follows from the FAQ thread:

drv = _url.substr(8,1);
geturl(drv + ":");

I added "\Pictures" directly after the colon ( for a final product of:

drv = _url.substr(8,1);
geturl(drv + ":\Pictures");

However, it is not opening the "Pictures" folder located on my cd.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

T-Bone

[Northcode]

I think you are missing a "\". If you are typing this in the editor in Flash then you need to type "\\" instead of "\". The "\" is a special character and has to be escaped, try this...

drv = _url.substr(8,1);
geturl(drv + ":\\Pictures");

[tbonesmith66]

For some reason, when I look at the location of the folder on the cd in the address bar, it is "E:\Pictures" but I tried putting ":/Pictures" in your code and it worked...

Any reason why "/" worked instead of "\" ?

T-Bone

[Northcode]

Flash is translating the "/" to the proper path separator for the operating system that you're on, the "\\" would also have worked.

[bazookaman]

ok...I've done everything according to the above posts...I think.

1) I got the proxie.exe and proxie.bat files.
2) renamed them to locpdf.exe and locpdf.bat
3) edited the .bat file to say START "media/loc.pdf"
4) also made an applscript whihc runs the file fine...FROM applescript,
5) THEN in Flash I TRIED this...

on (release) {
function SmartExec(locpdf) {
platform = $version.slice(0, 3);
if (platform == "WIN") {
fscommnd("exec", locpdf+".exe");
} else {
fscommand("exec", locpdf+".scpt");
}
}
}

6) got nothing. Nothing on the mac side, and nothing on the PC side. If I run the applescript itself, it launches the file. If i run the exe file all i get is a window that pops up with a path to the exe folder.

What the heck am i doing wrong?

[Northcode]

// the declaration of the SmartExec function should only 
// appear once in your project

function SmartExec(file) 
{
   platform = $version.slice(0, 3);
   if (platform == "WIN") {
      fscommnd("exec", file+".exe");
   } else {
      fscommand("exec", file+".scpt");
   }
}

// call SmartExec from your button action

on (release) 
{
   SmartExec("locpdf")
}

[bazookaman]

ok...before i go mucking around, where do i declare the SmartExec function? Just in the beginning frame?

I REALLY appreciate this. I'm a designer, not a programmer. This is like trying to read latin.

[bazookaman]

I've applied the function to the first frame of my movie...
function SmartExec(target) {
platform = $version.slice(0, 3);
if (platform == "WIN") {
fscommand("exec", target+".exe");
} else {
fscommand("exec", target+"_script");
}
}
stop();

[bazookaman]

Then i applied this to my button. Right?

on (release) {
SmartExec("waterpdf");
}

[bazookaman]

It just doesn't work. I am going to kill something. I've finally gotten my exe file to launch my bat file to launch my PDF. Of course this is just by running them. I cannot get them to work in Flash. So i am assuming there is something worng with my code.