How to "Play All" in DVD Studio Pro

Hello: I'm putting a dvd together that has a collection of short films on it, and I'm listing each film on the menu, but I also wanted to add a "Play all Movies" option to the menu. I know how to create the button, but I'm not figuring out how to make the target of the button all of the movies. Do I have to link all of them together in final cut first and make a single movie file out of them, or is there and easier way to make them all play in dvdstudio?
Thanks...Mark

http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/dvdsp_playall_russell.html
MtD

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