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From: webchic2008 on 8 Jan 2008 14:56
I've never used Director, and I'm trying to determine if it is the correct
application for a project. I need to create a User Interface/menu that would
allow a presenter to select from a variety of informational materials - some of
which will be PowerPoint and Word docs. Can Director launch Office
applications?

I found the following description, but it doesn't specify what applications:
"Create full-featured applications that access, launch, and control other
applications from within the Director MX executable."

Thanks in advance.



From: Mike Blaustein on 8 Jan 2008 15:02
Yes, Director can do all that easily. There is an xtra for Director
called BuddyAPI which you can get from

www.mods.com.au/budapi

that will make your life a lot easier. It will let you open specific
applications or launch files with their associated application with a
single line of code. It also lets you have good control over how the
windows display. I would recommend looking into it if you decide to do
this project in Director. You can do most of it with the stuff that
comes built into Director, but BuddyAPI makes it really easy.
From: webchic2008 on 8 Jan 2008 15:41
Thanks!
From: Chunick on 9 Jan 2008 11:22
There is a standalone viewer for PowerPoint:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=428D5727-43AB-4F24-90B7
-A94784AF71A4&displaylang=en

Here's the Word viewer:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95e24c87-8732-48d5-8689
-ab826e7b8fdf&displaylang=en

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