Finding drive letter & creating search path 1

[Chrisfleet]

Hi,
I have always found the drive letter for the end users drive by the following method

[if os_ver = "Win16" then
repeat with n := 0 to 25
drivecode := GetDriveType
if drivecode = 4 then
drive_letter := Char(65 + n)
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
SearchPath := drive_letter ^ ":\\bin\\mpegfile\\"
end if]

and then repeating using if os_ver ="Win32"

However, I have heard that this is an unreliable action in 20% of cases. Is this true??

The same source has also informed me that Mpeg does not in fact use a large amount of memory when playing.
The message that is displayed on the end users computer is that "Unable to load external movie driver for clip mpeg*. Possibly there is a driver missing or not enough memory"
All the drivers are correct and present.The end users that have reported this fault have 64MB of memory or less.
All help is greatly appreciated

 

[TMosher]

I'm trying to run an .avi movie in my packaged Authorware .exe and I'm getting the same "unable to load external movie driver...driver is missing or there is not enough memory" error. Like you, the end user machine has plenty of memory so I believe it's a missing driver. If I find an answer for my solution, maybe it will work for yours. I'll pass on anything I find out about our similar situations.

 

[TMosher]

I solved my problem and think I have the solution for yours. To run an MPEG file with your Authorware program, you will need to have this file at the level of your A-ware .exe:

a5mpeg.xmo for Windows 3.1
a5mpeg32.xmo for Win95, NT and 2000

You can find these drivers in the folder where Authorware is installed.

I copied the appropriate driver for my .avi file and it works!!! I don't know about you, but when I fix a bug I take the time to enjoy it!!!

Let me know if this works for you.

Oh, by the way, to get a list of all the Xtras you need for a variety of files, go to

http://www.und.ac.za/users/murrell/classrm/authxtra.html

or

http://www.macromedia.com/support/authorware/ts/documents/tn3063.html

 

[Chrisfleet]

That's great, thanks for the web address too, I'll try it out, in the meantime we have gone for Quick Time.mov as we are working to a deadline and my boss said we need a £440 plug in to run MPEG ?????
I will let you know the outcome with the drivers.
Chris