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**Boar** · 02-26-2008, 03:33 PM

I am making an informational dvd which will have a menu for my pdf's. I will just have the pdf's in a folder, but would like a menu to autoload with links to that folder, then when they click a link it will load in acrobat.

I can build it in html if that will work. Can I do that? And how can I make the html automatically open when the dvd loads in someones computer?

Or is there a specific software to use for this? All I can find is video software.

Thanks!

**Moxxnixx** · 02-26-2008, 06:07 PM

Here's an example. Let's say you make an html file called menu.html. This file is like
a regular web page with relative links to the pdf files.

Next, create a text file and insert the following code. Rename this file autorun.inf.

Code:

[autorun]
open=menu.html
icon=iconimage.ico

This file tells the computer to open the file called menu.html with your default browser.
Make sure this file is put in the root level of the disc you're burning (not in a folder).
The icon line is optional. This is useful if you want to add your own icon to the drive letter,
instead of the default icon (you need to include this image in the disc as well).

**Boar** · 02-27-2008, 04:07 PM

Wow, Thanks Moxxnixx, that sounds super easy, I can't wait to give it a try and see what happens!

**Boar** · 02-29-2008, 08:03 PM

Well, I finally tried it, but it does not autoload at all - I tried on a mac an a dell pc.

I built the file in a text editor and named the file autorun.inf

Code:

[autorun]
open=menu.html

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

**Moxxnixx** · 02-29-2008, 08:54 PM

Well, it seems the open command can only be used with programs, not documents.
To overcome this, you can try using the following command in the autorun file...

Code:

[autorun]
open=start index.html

I think this only works with Windows, though. For more info...
http://www.autoruntools.com/autorun-inf.php

**Boar** · 02-29-2008, 09:59 PM

Hey thanks for the last code Moxxnixx.

I also did a search and found this -

Code:

[autorun]
shellexecute="menu.html"

This code works, but only on PC - anyone know how to get this to work on a mac too?