> > > I'm making an app that lives on a CD that opens wmv's from the CD. I
> > > thought everything was going well until I realized that if wmplayer
> > > isn't the default player the thing crashes. I have no idea why this
> > is
> > > (I'm a Web dev and I'm totally out of my league here). Anyway, I'm
> > > trying to get around this by forcing wmplayer to open. Here's my
> > code:

> > > Sub OpenFile (theFile)
> > > Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
> > > objShell.Run "assets\" & theFile
> > > '            objShell.Run "wmplayer.exe D:assets\TheFile.wmv" > > I know that is a comment, however, it is of concern that "D:" is not
> followed immediately by a "\". Similarly, the "D:" itself would not
> allow
> for this to work in a computer having two hard drives, or two CD
> drives.

> > > End Sub

> > > This works: objShell.Run "assets\" & theFile

> > > And if I hard code a file reference it works:
> > > objShell.Run "wmplayer.exe D:assets\TheFile.wmv" > > Again, you really should use more explicit paths that will always be
> correct
> rather than relying on the path including the desired executable, and
> the
> "D:" drive containing the CD.

> > > I'm essentially trying to fuse those two lines of code - open
> > 'theFile'
> > > in the assets directory via a relative path (not absolute) in
> > wmplayer.
> > > I've tried so many ways to get this going but can't seem to find the
> > one
> > > that works.

> > > Will someone show me how this is done? > > You might include a copy of wmplayer.exe on the CD, assuming that
> running
> this will not modify the user's related settings on the workstation.
> Or you
> might do a search for wmplayer.exe on the hard drive, as it may not
> be
> located in the same place on all systems.

> /Al