I'll admit it has been a while since I dealt with this (and then I just set an option in Toast's gui), but does using the exe override the user's setting if it is set to "don't autorun"?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lewis, Andrew J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:07 AM Subject: RE: Cocoon on a read-only medium > actually - you need the EXE. Launching documents directly from the > autorun.inf is error prone, and unreliable. There is another technotes out > there that basically points out that the type of exec call they use is not > the ShellOpen but rather a lower leve exec so the program needs to be an EXE > or a COM file. > > I've been bit by that before. The wierd thing is that the document only will > work on some versions, but not others. > > > ---------- > > From: Robert Koberg[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 11:00 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Cocoon on a read-only medium > > > > copied from MS: > > > > Creating an AutoRun-enabled CD-ROM application is a straightforward > > procedure. You simply include two essential files: > > > > a.. An Autorun.inf file > > b.. A startup application > > When a user inserts a disc into a CD-ROM drive on a AutoRun-compatible > > computer, the system immediately checks to see if the disc has a personal > > computer file system. If it does, the system searches for a file named > > Autorun.inf. This file specifies a setup application that will be run, > > along > > with a variety of optional settings. The startup application typically > > installs, uninstalls, configures, and perhaps runs the application. > > > > --- > > > > the .inf doc is plain text so no need for the exe! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jorn Heid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 7:54 AM > > Subject: AW: Cocoon on a read-only medium > > > > > > > I thought about using Jetty for that. It's free and it's possible to use > > it > > > as a read only server. > > > Creating a exe (autostart) should be quite easy with JEXE. > > > As it's all Java (except that autostart exe for Windows) it should be > > very > > > easy to distribute. > > > > > > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- > > > Von: Vadim Gritsenko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Gesendet: Montag, 21. Januar 2002 16:42 > > > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Betreff: RE: Cocoon on a read-only medium > > > > > > > > > > From: Robert Koberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Vadim Gritsenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > Or do you rellay mean you put everything on a CD, > > > > > > together with the data, and get an PDF/HTMLoutput from such a > > > > > stand-alone > > > > > > application running the CD on any (customer) machine without any > > > > > previous > > > > > > adaptations? > > > > > > > > > > Yes. The CD I put together have: > > > > > * JDK, > > > > > * Resin (or Tomcat, does not matter), > > > > > * webapp. > > > > > > > > > > That's all I need to get my application running. Obviously, webapp > > > > > contains all necessary libraries: > > > > > * Avalon, Excalibur > > > > > * Cocoon, regexp, jTidy, logkit, xalan, xerces, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you have any practical experience in creating an distributing > > > CD > > > > > > applications to customers? > > > > > > > > > > It's relatively easy to put together autorun and have CD started > > > > > automatically, with no installation steps required. Only thing you > > > need > > > > > from the customer machine is the free IP port (8080 or any other). > > > You > > > > > can even put Perl on the CD and have some startup/shutdown scripts. > > > > > > > > Are there any licensing problems distributing these software on CD? > > > > > > Don't know - I do not distribute and I'm not a lawyer. Assuming that all > > > software included either apache-style license, or Sun's JDK license > > > (Binary Code License Agreement), or Resin license (free for > > > non-commercial use), I'm quite sure that there is no reason to have a > > > license issue unless you sell these CDs. > > > > > > Here is excerpt from Sun's license: > > > ----------------------------------- > > > 2. License to Distribute Software. Subject to the terms and conditions > > > of > > > this Agreement, including, but not limited to Section 4 (Java (TM) > > > Technology Restrictions) of these Supplemental Terms, Sun grants you a > > > non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to reproduce and > > > distribute the Software in binary code form only, provided that (i) you > > > distribute the Software complete and unmodified and only bundled as part > > > of, and for the sole purpose of running, your Programs, (ii) the > > > Programs > > > add significant and primary functionality to the Software, (iii) you do > > > not > > > distribute additional software intended to replace any component(s) of > > > the > > > Software, (iv) you do not remove or alter any proprietary legends or > > > notices contained in the Software, (v) you only distribute the Software > > > subject to a license agreement that protects Sun's interests consistent > > > with the terms contained in this Agreement, and (vi) you agree to defend > > > and indemnify Sun and its licensors from and against any damages, costs, > > > liabilities, settlement amounts and/or expenses (including attorneys' > > > fees) > > > incurred in connection with any claim, lawsuit or action by any third > > > party > > > that arises or results from the use or distribution of any and all > > > Programs > > > and/or Software. > > > ----------------------------------- > > > > > > Vadim > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
