Autorun.inf

[Pam]

How do I make an autorun.inf for an excel file. I want to put this file on a
CD and have it automatically open.
Thanks

[Tom Ogilvy]

Even though this says for .NET, most of it is general information

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;818804
HOW TO: Create an Autorun CD-ROM for Applications That You Create by Using
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

for example, here is one for Visual FoxPro

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;172078
How to enable Autorun for Visual FoxPro applications distributed on CD-ROM

Each article has some additional links which may be useful information.



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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Pam" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> How do I make an autorun.inf for an excel file. I want to put this file on
a
> CD and have it automatically open.
> Thanks

[Tom Ogilvy]

this is from the developer edition of Office 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;241264
MOD2000: How to Use the Autorun.inf File to Run a Package Created with the
Package and Deployment Wizard

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy



"Pam" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> How do I make an autorun.inf for an excel file. I want to put this file on
a
> CD and have it automatically open.
> Thanks