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24446 2001-11-14 03:01:00 I am trying to create a CD consisting of one large pdf text file that has over 300 links to other pdf files - all created in Adobe Acrobat. I want the main pdf document to open when the CD is inserted. the file name is 00nz1865 and the .inf file created in Note Pad read [autorun]
open=00nz1865.pdf
I tried putting the .inf file in the root directory with all the other files, tried putting just the two files together in the root directory, and also tried other confugurations. As far as I can see it was set up exactly the same as the files in a working autorun CD (from PC World NZ) - except for the file types. The CD was created by dragging and dropping files in Nero 5/Windows ME. The files were all visible in Exploere with the links functioning correctly in the main pdf file.
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24447 2001-11-14 05:23:00 AutoRun is limited in the types of files that it will execute.
Mostly executable files, and some configuration types.

It won't run a document for you. You will need to call an executable that opens the document.

The following URL has a program which can do this for you.
www.duckware.com
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24448 2001-11-14 05:27:00 Keep in mind that .pdf files require a specific application to run. Not everyone has this installed.

You might want to pick a more generic format for a file that will be auto run if you plan to distribute your CD
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