Launch PDF

[gcarter702]

I have created an autorun cd using autoplay menu studio. My question is, that I wish to have a user open a pdf document from the cd (the acrobat reader software is already on the cd). How do I add an action/command - so when the link is clicked - acrobat will launch (from the cd) and run the pdf file from the cd)??

[Mark]

Re: Launch PDF

Hi,

What you should do is use an EXECUTE PROGRAM action, in order to launch Acrobat Reader from your CD-ROM. In your EXECUTE PROGRAM action pass the full path to your PDF files as a command line argument.

This will launch Acrobat from your CD-ROM with the PDF document that you passed, as a command line argument, open.

mark.

[gcarter702]

Re: Launch PDF

Thanks - but im kinda new to autoplay - could you give me an example based on the below details.....

%SrcDrv%\output\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
(is my execute program path)

questionnaire.pdf (in the same folder)
is the name of the file I want to launch

So could you post the correct arguments please :-)

[Tronage]

Re: Launch PDF

If Acrobat is already installed on the enduser's system, then you can just call the .pdf file with the open document action. This was what I wanted to do, and it worked with the demo version. Then maybe just put a note that Acrobat is reqired to view the pdf files, and maybe even have a button that opens executable for the intallation program... I could be wrong (since I've only used the program now for about 45mins to 1hr but I like what I see).

Originally posted by gcarter702:
Thanks - but im kinda new to autoplay - could you give me an example based on the below details.....

%SrcDrv%\output\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
(is my execute program path)

questionnaire.pdf (in the same folder)
is the name of the file I want to launch

So could you post the correct arguments please :-)