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Hi all,
Is there any solution to call an external .exe application such as a game, from a DVD created in a MAC ? (Like with a menu inside DVD with a button and call the game with .exe or other extension for PC)
I know it can be done with DVD@ccess and it works, unless you install it first into the PC.
I've tried it with Flash CS5 but from what I saw it can't be done (at least for a rookie like me) is there any other application to create it?, (it would be great if could be done all with authoring, without going to an external application).
Thank you all
Mario

Hi Shawn,
DVD@cess did the job (PC and Mac), the only problem is that I need the DVD for commercial purpose (children/kids use), so it's rather annoying telling people to first download the program and install it for the DVD to get access to the interactive content ... for a single client it's ok.
The way I'm doing it's what everyone is doing around here, to put a batch file like autorun in the DVD root, to be the first thing to do (reading the exe file), but I can't get access to the DVD content if it's first open as an executable file ... and can't open the exe file either if it's open by a PC DVD player, this will only work on a PC because it's a exe file (maybe there's a way to do this with an autorun and .app file for MAC, I will search for it).
Anyway thanks for the input and advice, I know it's a rare situation, but I need the game to work ... maybe in another version of DVD studio pro
Thank you
Mario

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