> From: Lewis, Andrew J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
It's becoming offtopic... > 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. Does BAT, CMD files work? If so, no need for any EXE - CMD/perl/... would do anything you need. > 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! <snip/> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
