admitted - off topic...but sadly no, it actually has to be a binary executable. I tried the BAT and CMD, same problem.
> ---------- > From: Vadim Gritsenko[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 11:23 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [OT] RE: Cocoon on a read-only medium > > > 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]> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
