Director projector file linking
Ok guys I have a problem I need some expert help. I created a director movie and in the movie I created links to pdf and video files. The pdf's and video files are located on my C: drive in a folder called Files. I usually run my projector from my computer and it works fine because it looks for the pdf and video files from my C:\Files folder. Now I am going to be running my projector from a dvd now and I don't know how to link the files so the projector looks for them on the dvd instead of my computer C:\files folder. Can someone please help me out with this. Also, what all should be included on the dvd to make this run right?
Thanks so much,
Todd
Let me see if i remember this one:
Place the linked files in the same directory on the DVD as your Director projector and open them using either the moviepath & filename or "@filename.pdf".
The moviepath and @ return a path with \ for windows or : for the mac although Director or the XTRA you use should modify the path appropriately anyway depending on the platform.
Once you have got that far then you can experiement with placing the files in a directory one lower than the current one. i.e. "@Files:filename.pdf"
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