Copying files from project to hard drive?

[Mintyman]

Hi,

Can someone please tell me how to copy a file to a folder on a hard drive on
starting a projector? I need to copy across some HTML files into a temporary
folder so I can then directly reference their location within the project.
Relative paths dont work.

Thanks,

Mintyman

[Rob Dillon]

One way to do this is to use the fileIO Xtra's getOSDirectory function
to find the startup drive. Then you can use the file Xtra to create a
folder on that drive and then copy the file(s) to that drive. You can
also use file Xtra to tell you if there's enough room to copy the
files.

But if all you need is a full path to a file or files on the CD then
you can just use the moviePath to provide the first part of the path.
The moviePath will give you the path to the current movie, just add the
folder and file name to that path.

--
Rob
_______
Rob Dillon
Team Macromedia
[url]http://www.ddg-designs.com[/url]
412-243-9119

[url]http://www.macromedia.com/software/trial/[/url]

[Mintyman]

Hi Rob,

I am afraid I am pretty new to all of this. I have tried a couple of things
but can only create a blank file of a name i choose:

global myfile

set myfile = new(xtra "fileio")

createFile(myfile, "C:\myfile.htm")

Would you be so kind as to tell me the code I would need to copy an existing
file I will provide at the root level of my project (test.htm) to a
designated location of the PC?

I would be very grateful.



"Rob Dillon" <rob@ddg-designs.com> wrote in message
news:181220030807169325%rob@ddg-designs.com...

> One way to do this is to use the fileIO Xtra's getOSDirectory function
> to find the startup drive. Then you can use the file Xtra to create a
> folder on that drive and then copy the file(s) to that drive. You can
> also use file Xtra to tell you if there's enough room to copy the
> files.
>
> But if all you need is a full path to a file or files on the CD then
> you can just use the moviePath to provide the first part of the path.
> The moviePath will give you the path to the current movie, just add the
> folder and file name to that path.
>
> --
> Rob
> _______
> Rob Dillon
> Team Macromedia
> [url]http://www.ddg-designs.com[/url]
> 412-243-9119
>
> [url]http://www.macromedia.com/software/trial/[/url]

[Andrew Morton]

> Relative paths dont work.

Then give it an absolute path by using the moviePath:-

gotoNetpage("file:///" & the moviePath & "htmldocs\index.html")

Andrew

[Mintyman]

I am actually using an Xtra called 'WebXtra'. In order to make it work I
have to tell it a URL location. Therefore, it does not understand Lingo
code. The only way I can think of making it work is to copy the files across
to the computer and then I will know the exact path to the files. Otherwise,
i will not know the drive letter of the cd-rom drive.


"Andrew Morton" <akm@in-press.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
news:brsdg6$5a9$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > Relative paths dont work.

>
> Then give it an absolute path by using the moviePath:-
>
> gotoNetpage("file:///" & the moviePath & "htmldocs\index.html")
>
> Andrew

[Andrew Morton]

>...The only way I can think of making it work is to copy the files across

> to the computer and then I will know the exact path to the files.

Unfortunately (for your purposes), with WinNT/2000/XP the user may not have
access to an arbitrary location on their HD. Even with W98/ME they could be
running on a dual-boot system and their HD could be anything from C: to Z:. You
would have to get the user's temp folder by using an xtra like fileXtra4
([url]http://kblab.net/xtras[/url]).

> Otherwise, i will not know the drive letter of the cd-rom drive.

It is included in the Lingo "the moviePath" which is always updated when the
projector starts.

Andrew