Re: FLASH: FS command - exec on MAC + Autorun

[Ken Lanxner]

On 12/1/00 at 3:13 PM, Brian V Bonini <

brianlivenet [dot] net

> wrote:


> How does the FS Command 'exec' work on the Mac?

> 

> For a CD-rom if I do: On (Press) FS Command ("exec",

> "acrobat/win98/ar405eng.exe") End On

> 

> Do I do the same thing for MAC? i.e.,

> 

> On (Press) FS Command ("exec", "acrobat/macppc/ar405eng.hqx") End On

> 

> Also, what is the equivalent of autorun.inf for the Mac?


There is no Mac equivalent of exec and there is no such thing as .exe

files in the Mac world. Mac programs will only run with user

interaction. The .hqx file extension refers to a compressed file which

will expand on download (assuming the user has the right software

installed) but it will not run a program. Mac and PC operating systems

behave very differently in how then run applications. I do not believe

there is a way to autostart a program on a Mac, but perhaps I am wrong

about that and others will correct me.


Ken


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