autorun.inf files

[ober]

Help... I'm trying to create an install disk and I'm using an html file as a front since there are several installation disks... but I'm having problems with the autorun file.

Here's what I have:

[autorun]
OPEN=install_AI.htm
ICON=resources\MISCO2.ico

where install_AI.htm is in the root of the cd, and resources is a folder on the cd.

It won't open the html file. Anyone know how these things are supposed to be setup? I copied that from another disk. I'm not even really sure what the ICON is supposed to be for... I thought maybe that was the icon that showed in the drive listings!?

[RoD]

Yea icon is the pic for the file, good guess hehe.

try dis

http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p...orun+inf+files

[Hammer]

The OPEN field must be executable, it doesn't do a "find the program to launch this type of file with" search.

You can get programs (or make one yourself) to call ShellExecute

[edit]
In fact, here's some source that might do for you.

#define STRICT
#include <Windows.h>
/* */
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, PSTR pCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
	int i;
	for (i = 1; i < __argc; i ++)
	{
		if ((int) ShellExecute(NULL, NULL, __argv[i], NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL) <= 32)
		{	// Error trying to run default browser, tell user
			TCHAR	sz[1024];
			wsprintf(sz, TEXT("Error openning %s on CD-ROM disc."), __argv[i]);
			MessageBox(NULL, sz, TEXT("ShellExecute"), MB_OK | MB_ICONWARNING);
		}
	}
	return(0);
}

[another edit]
Obviously thats Window code, so not very portable if you want the CD viewed on other OS's.

[ober]

help... please see the c++ board...