Projector files questions

I recently had a Flash projector file I had to add narration to as well as clean up some timing issues. This project was the first projector project I had worked on so I dove into it poking around to see how it functions. I notice that within the file folder there is a separate player.fla file which seems to be using an fscommand to load into the presentation .fla. I do not see a loadmovie or any other script for it (it's in AS2)
I wanted to see how the play, stop and pause btns for the player worked as it calls the background music.mp3 file by xml along with separate flash players that play small flv's within the presentation. Those I can create with Slideshow pro but I want to know how I can create a Flash presentation either .exe or .app that has a player which will allow the user to stop and start the presentation.
Any help?
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Hey kglad you are the man! I think I must have wrote this before, but getting to your answer:
I know you only publish one file as I had mentioned in the original post the fla calls a player.fla into the main.swf / exe.
I was just inquiring on how I can insert a player with stop and play buttons.
Would I just call the player with AS?
Here is the link for what I mean, I saved the swf as the presentation calls a player within the presentation file.
http://dagwaremedia.com/exova_presentation_11_16_10/presentationEdit11_16_10.swf

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When I bring the file over to the pc, and I open them, they open in Adobe Flash Player 10? Is that what should happen? I thought an .exe file would open in something else? I don't have a pc, so really not sure what I expected, but is that what should happen?
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Third, all my buttons have this weird slight grid under them, where they should be transparent. They are transparent on my files, but it looks weird on the pc. Why is that?
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Can you post a screenshot of what it looks like running the way it SHOULD look, and a screenshot of the way it looks in the projector for comparison?
If not, can you explain a bit about how the buttons are built. Are they strictly images? Are those images PNG, GIF? Did you pull them in from a PSD or AI file? What type of things are you doing with them in the code, on the stage, etc. Anything that relates really. I cannot debug without information.
When they are buggy... are the same buttons always buggy? Is it the same action that is always happening? Do you see any errors? What is the code, and what is happening that is unexpected?
The only differences you should see between a projector and a SWF are sandboxing issues (if you access things on the network at all). Neither of these issues sounds like that type of issue.
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Embedding video into Projector file

First of all, sorry, I know this question has been asked
before, but I couldnt find an answer in the other threads.
I am looking for a way to embed my mov files into the .exe
projector file so you do not need to include the mov files on the
final disc. The reason I need this is because I am creating an
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I'm using Flash MX, AS 2, Projector 6, working on a PC.
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I had this same issue today - could not get a mac projector, FP 10, built in cs5, to run fscommand("exec", "test.app") no matter what I tried. I also couldn't find any definitive threads via google, so here's everything I know about fscommand("exec") for anyone who's looking.
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newbie here.
Flash CS4 Professional
XP SPII
Published a projector file (exe) with a video that runs fine
as a swf. Exe is a 4 mb file; sounds about the right size.
Ran the exe on my computer; worked perfectly. Thought I was
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Tried it on 2 other similar PCs (though not installed with
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but the window was blank - white screen. Nothing happened.
There must be a simple answer here, but help and search of
forum revealed nothing.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

(I was wrong about the size of the exe. 4 mb included just
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And yes, that is why the exe did not play on another
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a search of the knowledgebase revealed this link:
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