I will try to clarify. We will distribute fairly large avi and static image files of diagnostic studies (MRI, CT, CT Angiography) on CD to referring physicians. Due to large sizes (upwards of 20-30 MB for some avi files internet distribution is not appropriate. Upon inserting the CD into his/her computer I will have autoplay start up the CD and display a web page with their viewing choices listed in common terminology. [I can write the code to write the html document that needs to be displayed okay]. Consider: one high-resolution chest CT done as a screening study for lung cancer can contain up to 300 0.5mm images. Our diagnostic review station can assemble these into an avi movie for review and can reformat them into any of the three main axes or any intermediate straight or curved plane. To distribute these on film (12-15 images per 14" x 17" page at a cost of about $4 per sheet of film including acquisition and processing the cost is high indeed! Also the CDs are much easier to distribute and occupy far less space in a patient's record at his/her referring physician. We do not need them back as we have permanent archives on tape that we can easily recall to review. I just want to avoid the popup that gives them the opportunity to save the file to their PC instead of just playing the avi or displaying the image (jpeg is the only format exported by our equipment). So the web page is just a way of allowing them to select the files to view not a method of actually displaying the files. I hope this clears up my initial post. Tnx Bob Vidiot wrote: > > Bob Hartung posted: > > >Okay, I know this is not the right place but there IS someone here who > >has the answer based on my past experience. > > > > Problem: I am writing a script to allow one of my technologists to > >select several image files (some avi files), and automatically generate > >an HTML document that will allow computer illiterate physicians to place > >the CD into their CD-ROM and have the CD automatically run giving them a > >list of the files on the CD to choose from. > > Upon clicking on their choice I would like it to open, and in the > >case of an avi file to start the media player [for now I have to expect > >that they will have either the Mac or Win platforms]. > > > > Solution: If I map this as an <A HREF=" " ></A> it offers the > >ability to save the file to disk. I would rather have it just open the > >player. Any Ideas. I am not a highly experience html coder. > > You can't do that. You are asking the web server, which is a computer > somewhere out there in internet land, to be able to see the contents of > a CD that is located on the user's computer. That is a MAJOR breach of > security. > > Why the Hell do you want to use a web page to see the contents of a local > CD? Just running the file manager on either platform will solve that > problem. Double-clicking the file name will start the necessary application. > > Am I missing something here? > > MB > -- > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Bart: Hey, why is it destroying other toys? Lisa: They must have > programmed it to eliminate the competition. Bart: You mean like > Microsoft? Lisa: Exactly. [The Simpsons - 12/18/99] > Visit - URL:http://www.vidiot.com/ (Your link to Star Trek and UPN) > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Bob Hartung www.radiologygrouppc.com _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
