> Hi, > > I'm currently working on a project that is a series of shockwave files > playing in a browser from a CD-ROM. The project uses many of the standard > xtras that are shipped with Shockwave 8.5 player however, the 'mix > services' and 'Sound Import Export' xtras are also needed. These are > included on the CD-ROM but are not being detected by the shockwave files. > In addition, there is no projector file as the program uses a 'index.htm' > file to lanuch the program. > > The problem is: I need to ensure that these xtras are installed on the > users machine without them having to download these xtras themselves. I > need to copy the files over to the users system/macromed folder using > either Director or InstallShield. As the system/macromed folder is very > specific I can't give the user an option to select where to install the > required xtras. However, the system folder can be in different locations > according to the end user's platform: > i.e. > c:\winnt\system\macromed > d:\winnt\system32\macromed > c:\windows\system\macromed etc > > Can anyone advise me as to how I may be able to either: > 1) Find a solution with regard using the registry functions in > Installshield to find the system folder? > 2) Know of a way that the shockwave files can read both the xtras on > the user platform and the xtras on the CD? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, > > Cheers, > Paul > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]