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Flash Interactive Menu and Installer

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kevinmckean

12:33 am on Jun 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Hello All,

This will be my first post so be gentle ;)

Basically if I give you an example of what I want first it will be easier.

You know when you buy lets say a wireless laptop card from say Belkin. It comes with a software cd. It autoplays when inserted and starts an interactive flash menu which allows you to select to install software.

This is what I want to create, a cd that autoplays a main menu. The menu will include options like software, music, pictures, articles, screensavers. And when you click on the button in the menu it will take you to either an installation of that chosen software or a file list if it were pictures etc.

I'm really not sure how to go about actually getting these things to install from the flash menu. If anyone has any advice for me, I would really appreciate it. :)

Thank you,

Kevin

monkeythumpa

6:08 pm on Jun 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Lucky you picked flash, other options can get complex. What you want to do is export your file as a windows projector file (.exe). Then you create a text file called autorun.inf. In that file paste this:

[autorun]
open=flashfile.exe
icon=favicon.ico

"open" points to that executable you just exported from Flash. "icon" points to your favicon for the web, it will be the icon people see when they look at your cd in their explorer. Save that file and put it at the root of the cd, along with your flash file, favicon, and your accompaning media.

If that user has autorun enabled, BAM, your flash file should pop up. This only works for PCs. Macs use a different format that I frankly have not needed to learn yet.

kevinmckean

10:15 pm on Jun 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Your a star thank you!

Also can you give me any advice on how to lets say get button 1 (Screensaver) to when pressed begin an installation of that screensaver.

Or when button 2 (programs) is pressed, it gives you a list of programs that you can click on which then starts that specific programs installation.

Hope that makes sense,

Thank you again for your help,

Kevin

monkeythumpa

9:43 pm on Jun 22, 2006 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



It will take me too long to teach flash through the forum. I suggest googling a tutorial and buying a book.