How do I use lingo script in director to open a pdf

I am trying to create a button that, when pressed, will open
a pdf file. I have scripted the button as follows
on mouse up me
open "flyer.pdf"
end
I have the flyer.pdf file in the root folder, but when I
publish the movie and try to test it, on a mac using OS X, it trys
to open clasic (I want it to open in OS X or higher), and on a PC,
it does nothing. One thing I noticed is that when the CD is put
into a PC, it drops the .pdf extention. What am I doing wrong? How
can I get this file to open on both a PC and a mac? If it is
something simple, can you write me a script that I can copy a paste
that will work? Thanks so much.
Andy

Hi Andy,
To open a file that needs another application, you need to
tell Director
what application to use. You can test to see what
applications the user
has that will show a .pdf and use the path to that file, or,
you can
install acrobat reader for each platform on your CD and then
use those,
or, you can use an Xtra that will find the application and
open the file.
Search this newsgroup for any or all of those solutions. You
will find
hundreds, maybe even thousands, of solutions.
Rob
Rob Dillon
Adobe Community Expert
http://www.ddg-designs.com
412-243-9119
http://www.macromedia.com/software/trial/

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