would like to burn and distribue a proprietary auto executing CD
containing a slideshow and have it then open a website.
Is this possible? If so, how?
Thanks,
Walt
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would like to burn and distribue a proprietary auto executing CD
containing a slideshow and have it then open a website.
Is this possible? If so, how?
Thanks,
Walt
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Re: Can a CDR open a web site?
What were you picturing here?
Seems to me you could start by having the CD automatically launch the
slideshow by adding a file called autorun on the CD. Autorun is treated
like a batch file, so put a reference to the program name and slideshow
file on the first line of the autorun.
To open a browser to a specific webpage, you could probably end your
slideshow with link to the website you're looking for.
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Re: Can a CDR open a web site?
Let me restate the proposition:
Let's say a CD containing a slideshow composed of 10 images has been
created and it is set up to autorun. When the 10th image displays, I
would like the CD to open a web site AUTOMATICALLY, without the user
having to click a link.
I would like therefore (after image #10) to apply something like the
TIMED REDIRECT SCRIPT that follows, but just don't know how.
Sample Script
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaS cript">
<!-- Begin
redirTime = "15000";
redirURL = "http://blahblahblah.co m/new";
function redirTimer() { self.setTimeout ("self.location .href =
redirURL;",redi rTime); }
// End -->
</script>
<!-- STEP TWO: Insert the onLoad event handler into BODY tag -->
<BODY onLoad="redirTi mer()">
Keith wrote:[color=blue]
> What were you picturing here?
>
> Seems to me you could start by having the CD automatically launch the
> slideshow by adding a file called autorun on the CD. Autorun is treated
> like a batch file, so put a reference to the program name and slideshow
> file on the first line of the autorun.
>
> To open a browser to a specific webpage, you could probably end your
> slideshow with link to the website you're looking for.[/color]
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Re: Can a CDR open a web site?
optxx@juno.com wrote:[color=blue]
> Let me restate the proposition:
>
> Let's say a CD containing a slideshow composed of 10 images has been
> created and it is set up to autorun. When the 10th image displays, I
> would like the CD to open a web site AUTOMATICALLY, without the user
> having to click a link.
>
> I would like therefore (after image #10) to apply something like the
> TIMED REDIRECT SCRIPT that follows, but just don't know how.
>
> Sample Script
> <HEAD>
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaS cript">
> <!-- Begin
> redirTime = "15000";
> redirURL = "http://blahblahblah.co m/new";
> function redirTimer() { self.setTimeout ("self.location .href =
> redirURL;",redi rTime); }
> // End -->
> </script>
> <!-- STEP TWO: Insert the onLoad event handler into BODY tag -->
> <BODY onLoad="redirTi mer()">[/color]
I think that would depend entirely on the software you're using to
create the slide show, and that a better place for an answer would be a
newsgroup related to that software.
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Re: Can a CDR open a web site?
Gazing into my crystal ball I observed optxx@juno.com writing in
news:1117021312 .677610.252060@ g49g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com:
[color=blue]
> When the 10th image displays, I
> would like the CD to open a web site AUTOMATICALLY, without the user
> having to click a link.
>[/color]
I would advise against this. Give the user the choice to open a web site,
or at least advise them that an Internet connection is necessary. Persons
without an Internet connection are going to get an error, or a pop-up to
start an Internet connection.
--
Adrienne Boswell
Please respond to the group so others can share
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Re: Can a CDR open a web site?
You can try some photo slideshow softwares, such as Photo2VCD, to see
if it's what you are looking for.
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Re: Can a CDR open a web site?
Guess you folks have answered my question. DON'T TRY IT.
Will go with a simple self contained solution and load both a mini
browser and the opening page of the target website on the CD along with
the slideshow. That should obtain the desired result.
Thanks Adrienne and guys.
Adrienne wrote:[color=blue]
> Gazing into my crystal ball I observed optxx@juno.com writing in
> news:1117021312 .677610.252060@ g49g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com:
>[color=green]
> > When the 10th image displays, I
> > would like the CD to open a web site AUTOMATICALLY, without the user
> > having to click a link.
> >[/color]
>
> I would advise against this. Give the user the choice to open a web site,
> or at least advise them that an Internet connection is necessary. Persons
> without an Internet connection are going to get an error, or a pop-up to
> start an Internet connection.
>
>
> --
> Adrienne Boswell
> http://www.cavalcade-of-coding.info
> Please respond to the group so others can share[/color]
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