Open PDFs from a CD

I need to create a cd with a captivate movie that opens several PDF files also on the CD. I can't get it to work and have found some other posts but they are quite old. I have both Cap 3 and Cap 4 available to create with. Can this be done?

Hi again
Unforunately I'm at a total loss to explain exactly why things work as they do. I can only offer you the workaround that seems to have helped overcome the issue for myself and nearly everyone I've shared it with.
For some reason when Captivate attempts to open a PDF or Microsoft Word document from CD-ROM, you most often notice the browser opens and attempts to display the document. Here's where it gets all weird. If you look in the address bar of the browser, the path and filename are actually correct! And to make it even weirder, if you just click inside the Address Bar and press Enter... Poof! The file opens right up. Go figure
So I just happened to notice that links from MenuBuilder seem to behave differently. I then decided to try creating a SWF from MenuBuilder that had no other function but to open a file. I dropped that into a Captivate slide and it worked like a champ.
Perhaps one of the Captivate team members will post here to shed some insight as to the technical details of why things behave (or don't) as they do.
Cheers... Rick
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==========
/*===========================================================================+
| Copyright (c) 2001, 2005 Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA, USA |
| All rights reserved. |
+===========================================================================+
| HISTORY |
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