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    HOWTO: Install the Flash Player from a CD-ROM

    HOWTO: Install the Flash Player from a CD-ROM

    HOWTO: Install the Flash Player from a CD-ROM

    Document ID: IR04042
    The information in this article applies to:
    • AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0

    SUMMARY

    This article explains how to install the Flash player from a CD-ROM using AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0.

    DISCUSSION

    Important: In order to distribute Macromedia's Flash player you must be licensed to do so. In order to get a license to distribute the Flash player on your CD-ROM you will have to visit Macromedia's website: http://www.macromedia.com/support/shockwave/info/licensing/

    The best way to initiate the installation of the Flash player is by using the built-in Missing ActiveX Controls dialog. This feature can be found on the Requirements Tab of the Project Settings dialog. You can get to this dialog from the menu under: Project | Settings

    When you set a requirement on the Requirements Tab, it enables a special Missing ActiveX Controls dialog. This dialog will appear as soon as your AutoPlay application starts if a control that you specified as a requirement isn't installed and registered on the user's system. The dialog will display a list showing which controls are missing (or too old). The user can double-click on an item in the list to launch their default browser to a page explaining how to download or otherwise acquire the missing technology.

    To use the Missing ActiveX Controls dialog to install your Flash player your will first have to check the Macromedia Flash Player control checkbox. Then put the version of Flash that your Flash player installation will install in the Minimum required version field (e.g. 6.0.23.0). This means that if the end user has an older version then the Minimum required version the Missing ActiveX Controls dialog will be displayed.

    The next step is to insert the path to your Flash player installation in the Information/Download URL field. Your Flash player should be located in your distribution folder, so the path that you will insert will be something like this: %SrcDir%\FlashPlayer\FlashInstall.exe.

    Tip: Right-click on the Information/Download URL field and select Insert | Distribution Reference to avoid any spelling mistakes.

    Note: If the Flash player installation is not located in your distribution folder simply copy it there before performing this step.

    Now if the user has an older version of the Flash runtime installed on their system the Missing ActiveX Controls dialog will be displayed when your AutoPlay Application is launched. The user will then be able to double-click on the Macromedia Flash entry in the list and start the Flash player installation.

    Note: If you would like to start the Flash installation at a different point in your AutoPlay application simply use a File.Execute() action to launch the Flash player installation.

    Note: The built-in variable %FlashVersion% will contain the version of the Flash control (e.g. "6.0.23.0") currently installed and registered on the user's system during runtime.

    MORE INFORMATION

    For more information please see the following topics in the AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0 Help file:

    • Command Reference | Project Settings | Requirements tab
    • Command Reference | Built-in Variables
    • Command Reference | Actions | File | Execute

    KEYWORDS: AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0, Flash Player, Install

    Last reviewed: October 29, 2002
    Copyright © 2002 Indigo Rose Corporation. All rights reserved.
    Tags: None
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