Using WEFT on CDROM

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Posted by: frigola7
         

I'm trying to use WEFT to embed Lucida Handwriting on an HTML page created in FrontPage on a CDROM that will be used on various computers.  Hence, the path to allowed users will likely change from computer to computer.  What do I enter in the "Fonts may only be added under these roots..." box?  Is there an equivalent to AppPath?

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Posted by: mjan
         

Nope. Sorry.

 

Regards,

- Michael

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Posted by: frigola7
         

Dear mjan:

   Thanks for the reply.  I assume that your succinct 'Nope' means that there is no equivalent to AppPath, but is there a way to embed in a file that will be subject to change of path such as on a CDROM that will be used on different computers?

   Thanks ina dvance for your reply.

 

  Frigola7

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Posted by: ImDocHolliday
         

Let me get this straight - the HTML page is ON a CDRom that you will distribute to many users?  So the path changes in the sense that the drive letter changes, right?  I'm going with that assumption.

 

Does the CD use the autorun feature; that is, does the HTML page load when the CD is inserted into the drive?

 

This is going to be a bit "high level" so stick with me.  Write a VBScript that runs (autorun) when the CD is inserted into the drive.  It checks to see what the drive letter of the CD is and then opens the web page using the correct "path."

 

John Holliday

B17G65VE@hotmail.com

 

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Posted by: mjan
         

WEFT/t2embed does not support $AppPath or anything like that. Only fully qualified URLs are supported.

You may indeed add a server root for every conceivable drive letter that people may use, like "computerscentist" suggest.

You don't need to write a vbscript to open a web page when inserting a CD into a drive though. Simply creating an autorun file where the start "application" is a web page will do the trick. You may also point the start app to a page on the web.

Regards,
- Michael

 

 

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