autorun and exe format problem

[Missteach]

Hi,

when I output an exe file with C2 and include the autorun option when burning to CD, it doesn't work as planned.

The autorun tries to run but I get the error message 'what prog do you want to associate with the exe file?' Obviously, I can't anticipate what the end user will choose and, therefore, the autorun seems useless because it simply halts at this message. The end users of my project are not computer literate and just want the interface to open!

Any help appreciated,

W

[Captiv8r]

Hi W

Hmmm, interesting behavior you are seeing there. Normally, there is no association for a .EXE file in Windows. As it's simply a .EXE (Meaning Executable) Windows just tries to run it! So your post begs some questions.

1. When you published as .EXE, which type of .EXE did you create? Notice there are three types: Windows, Macintosh and Linux. Windows is normally the default selection, so I'd be surprised if it were anything else. But this may be worth checking.

2. I know Autorun is a bit persnickety when it comes to what you are actually running. It doesn't sound as if you are making it this far. But even so, I'll toss this other tidbit out.

It's normally best to stick with the old DOS "8.3" naming convention for your .EXE file name. For example, let's say you created a Captivate movie where the file name was "Creating Folders using the XYZ Application.EXE". Autorun would likely fail big time on that name. But if you renamed it to MKFOLDER.EXE, it would likely work just fine.

Hope this helps a smidge... Rick

[Missteach]

Thanks for the advice, Rick. The exe file is a windows exe. I'll rename the files to something simple to see if this solves the issue, although at present they are called things like introduction.exe etc

I'll post later to keep you informed of my progress.

Oddly, if I manually open the exe file, there is no problem and they run without any prompt. However, with autorun, it fails at the first step outlined in my earlier post.

Cheers,

Mark