KB: Creating CD-ROM Browsing Windows

[Desmond]

Creating CD-ROM Browsing Windows

Document ID: IR10076

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The information in this article applies to:

• AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 Standard Edition
• AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 Professional Edition

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to create CD-ROM browsing windows.

DISCUSSION

In AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0, it is possible to open a folder on a user's machine, either within your project, or in an external window (the same as double-clicking on a folder on your desktop). It is also possible to open a folder in explore view (the same as using windows explorer).

• Opening a folder within your project: (Pro Edition Only):
  
  
  1. Create a web object, and name it Web1.
     
     
  2. Call the action Web.LoadURL:
     Web.LoadURL("Web1", "C:\\");
If the user does not have Internet Explorer 4.0 or later as their default browser, the folder view will be html, not windows based.
     
     
• Opening a folder in an external window:
  
  
  1. Call the action File.Open:
     File.Open("C:\\", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL);


• Opening a folder in an explorer window:
  
  
  1. Call the action File.ExploreFolder:
     File.ExploreFolder("C:\\", SW_SHOWNORMAL);
     To browse the CD-Rom from your autoplay application, use _SourceFolder as the path to browse/open.
     

MORE INFORMATION

For more information please see the following topics in the AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 help file:

• Program Reference | Actions | File | File.Open
• Program Reference | Actions | File | File.ExploreFolder
• Program Reference | Actions | Web | Web.LoadURL

KEYWORDS: AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0, CD Rom, Browse, Window

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Last reviewed: October 3, 2003
Copyright © 2003 Indigo Rose Corporation. All rights reserved.

[The Phantom]

Creating CD-ROM Browsing Windows

I have found most users have problems viewing the CD ROM contents.

Examples:
Opening a folder in an external window:

Call the action File.Open:

Yours: File.Open("C:\\", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL);
I Use: File.Open(_SourceFolder, SW_SHOWNORMAL);


Opening a folder in an explorer window:

Call the action File.ExploreFolder:

Yours: File.ExploreFolder("C:\\", SW_SHOWNORMAL);
I Use: File.ExploreFolder(_SourceFolder, SW_SHOWNORMAL);

To browse the CD-Rom from your autoplay application, use _SourceFolder as the path to browse/open.

However I still am having problems with viewing the ROM from within a project window. Nothing seems to work with this one.

[Desmond]

Hello,

That's a good point about using the _SourceFolder (or _SourceDrive) variable, instead of "C:\\". I simply wanted to show how to open an explorer window, but it is important to note that rarely, if ever will "C:\\" reference a cd-rom drive.

With regards to viewing the CD-ROM from within a project window . . . do you mean using Web.LoadURL to load the contents into a web object?

I've attached a sample project that uses both _SourceDrive and _SourceFolder combined with a web object. Let me know if that works for you, or if i'm missing the bigger picture.