MMF2 - Tracking external files

[droberson]

I created an application that played a short video and had a graphic file. The MMF applcation was stored in My Documents and so were the video clip and the graphic. I assumed the if I created the .exe file these would be included.

In the app I tell the program to look in .\video.mpg and .\graphic.jpg.

I built the app and placed it on a removable usb key drive.

I when to the client and found that the program ran but the graphic and video were missing.

Is this function of knowing what is missing part of MMF or Install creator or not at all?

[Yves]

When you build an application that use external filenames specified in object properties or in event editor actions with file selectors (not text expressions), you should always (1) have the external files in the directory of the application or in a sub-directory, and (2) build the application in the same directory as the MFA file.

For the other files that are specified in text expressions, you should also put them in [a sub-directory of] the directory of the application and use AppPath$ + "your_filename" in your expressions.

[droberson]

Thanks Yves,

My goal is to have the application run from a USB drive. The .exe and other files would be on that. I don't want the user to have to install the app on the Windows computer. Just plug in and go.

[Yves]

My goal is to have the application run from a USB drive. The .exe and other files would be on that. I don't want the user to have to install the app on the Windows computer. Just plug in and go.

Yes, I did understand. To do that you have to do as I explained, so that the filenames are correctly made relative to the application pathname when you build it.

[Jairo]

Humm... the expression "AppPath$" replaced "AppDrive$" + "AppDir$"?

[Yves]

You can use both.