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INFO: The Difference Between Preview and Build
Document ID: IR03005The information in this article applies to:
- AutoPlay Menu Studio 3.0
SUMMARY
This article explains the difference between preview and build AutoPlay Menu Studio 3.0.
DISCUSSION
Preview
During preview, %SrcDrv% gets expanded to the value of your Virtual CD-ROM Folder. If we set our Virtual CD-ROM Folder to: "C:\Virtual CD\", during preview %SrcDrv% gets expanded to: "C:\Virtual CD".
If the file MyPDF.pdf exists with the following path: "C:\Virtual CD\docs\mypdf.pdf" and we reference MyPDF.pdf in AutoPlay Menu Studio using the target: "%SrcDrv%\docs\mypdf.pdf". AutoPlay Menu Studio will actually use the following path: "C:\Virtual CD\docs\mypdf.pdf" during preview. Since the file MyPDF.PDF exists in that location everything will work fine during preview.
Build
During a full build %SrcDrv% gets expanded to the "Source Drive," the root of the drive that the AutoPlay Menu is being executed on.
For example if we execute an AutoPlay Menu from a CD-ROM in our E:\ drive, %SrcDrv% will be expanded to "E:" during runtime. But if your CD-ROM drive happens to be the D:\ drive, %SrcDrv% will be expanded to "D:".
So the main difference between preview is how the variable %SrcDrv% is expanded. During preview it is expanded to the path to the Virtual CD-ROM Folder, and during build %SrcDrv% is expanded to the ROOT of the drive the AutoPlay Menu is running on.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information please see the following topics in AutoPlay Menu Studio 4.0:
- Command Reference | Built-In Variables | Built-In Variables
- Command Reference | Virtual CD-ROM | Virtual CD-ROM Layout Screen
- Users Guide | The Basics | Virtual CD-ROM Layout
- Users Guide | Building and Distributing
KEYWORDS: AutoPlay Menu Studio 3.0, Preview, Build, %SrcDrv%
Last reviewed: October 29, 2002
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