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I don't know about Mac, but for PC, autorun is determined by a file called &quot;autorun.inf&quot;, not a executable file. You can specify in the autorun.inf that you want to run a particular executable if you wish. I can't remember off the top of my head the exact syntax of the autorun.inf file, but I do know that it is contained within the MSVC++ documentation
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I don't know about Mac, but for PC, autorun is determined by a file called "autorun.inf", not a executable file. You can specify in the autorun.inf that you want to run a particular executable if you wish. I can't remember off the top of my head the exact syntax of the autorun.inf file, but I do know that it is contained within the MSVC++ documentation

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 &nbsp;Yes, I know about the autorun.inf on PC and I think on the MAC you can do something similar if it has QuickTime installed. &nbsp;I am hoping for an easy solution to the actual program (exe) to use on both platforms.
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 Yes, I know about the autorun.inf on PC and I think on the MAC you can do something similar if it has QuickTime installed.  I am hoping for an easy solution to the actual program (exe) to use on both platforms.

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OH! I see... sorry for the misunderstanding...
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OH! I see... sorry for the misunderstanding...

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 &nbsp;I need to make a program for the PC <br />
and MAC that will be used as an autorun for a CD. &nbsp;It has to start and <br />
Open a file using the computers default program for the file type. &nbsp;Example: &nbsp;A text document would open up notepad on a PC, or a html document will open up the default browser on a PC or MAC. &nbsp;I am fairly new to JAVA, but thought it was probably the best solution for both platforms. &nbsp;I only have MS J++ 1.1, what java compiler should I use and any help on the programming would be appreciated.<br />
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Thanks,
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  I need to make a program for the PC 
and MAC that will be used as an autorun for a CD.  It has to start and 
Open a file using the computers default program for the file type.  Example:  A text document would open up notepad on a PC, or a html document will open up the default browser on a PC or MAC.  I am fairly new to JAVA, but thought it was probably the best solution for both platforms.  I only have MS J++ 1.1, what java compiler should I use and any help on the programming would be appreciated.

Thanks,

CD Autorun program for PC and MAC

Java is a platform-independent, object-oriented programming language and run-time environment, designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible such that developers can write one set of code across all platforms using libraries. Most devices will not run Java natively, and require a run-time component to be installed in order to execute a Java program.