Northcode's Runtime.exe verses Proxy.exe

[nycomet]

Hello Flashers,

For MX Projector files on dual platform CD-ROMs, on the PC side, does anyone know which one of Northcode's DOS pop-up blocking .exe files work better (or easier)? -- Runtime.exe or Proxie.exe.

NOTE: I'm creating all of this on a Mac and I have no problem creating the .bat files for the PC and the Applescript files on the Mac side.

I have several WORD files, several ZIP files (for high-res compressed image files) and several PDF files on my CD-ROM. I want to open the files on the users computer with the appropriate application (MS Word, WinZIP or Acrobat Reader).

I understand I need to create a folder called: fscommand and place all of the exe files, bat files and the target Word, Zip, and PDF files in the same folder.

Once I place Northcode's Runtime.exe - or - Proxie.exe in the fscommand folder, how do I write the fscommand code for the BUTTONs:

I presume the code it as follows:

===========================
on (release) {
fscommand ("exec", "proxie.exe");
}
===========================

"proxie.exe" will open "proxie.bat"

(I will rename "proxie.exe" and "proxie.bat" and call them something like: "myWord01.exe" and "myWord01.bat" to open the designated files I want to target to be opened)

My bat file will read:
===========================
START myWordfile01.doc
cls
===========================

Thus, "proxie.exe" (renamed as "myWord01.exe") will open and run "proxie.bat" (renamed to "myWord01.bat") to run the bat file to open:

"myWordfile01.doc"

If anyone with experience with this sort of thing can confirm my information is correcet before I start doing the physical coding on my work file, please let me know. If you detect any errors, please let me know as well so I can avoid the legwork.

Reminder: I'm creating everything on a Mac, so I cannot use any of those amazing third party solutions (*********** etc.). I hope they come out with Mac versions of those apps soon.

Needless to say, for the Mac side, I had to make a duplicate of my master Flash file in which the button codes (on release) use fscommand to "exe" corresponding Applescripts to open the target files on Macs. SHEESH!!! At least the Applescripts are super simple and do not have the DOS pop-up window problem.

Thank you, Northcode, for your free scripts to remedy the DOS pop-ups!

Happy New Year to everyone!
Terrence
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