Can one hide a referenced folder?

[Devin Asay]

On Mar 19, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Stgoldberg at aol.com wrote:

> I'd appreciate it if anyone has a solution to the following: When  
> images,
> sounds, and movies are referenced from Revolution and placed in a  
> folder separate
> from the standalone, is there a way to hide the referenced folder so  
> that the
> only thing the viewer sees is the standalone itself? Thanks.
> Stephen Goldberg
> stgoldberg at aol.com

Hi Steve,

Here's an OS X solution. If you set the defaultFolder to the folder  
containing the stack, when you create a standalone all references to  
relative file paths will be inside the .app bundle.

on openStack
   # set the default folder to the folder containing the stack
   get the effective filename of me
   set the itemdel to slash
   set the defaultFolder to item 1 to -2 of it
end openStack

# media files should now all be referenced in your scripts and  
property inspectors as relative file paths; e.g., images/myimage.png;  
sounds/mysound.wav.

Once your standalone is built, you need to make sure the media files  
are copied into the .app bundle:

Right click on the Rev-created standalone and choose "Show Package  
Contents".
In the Finder window that opens, navigate to folder Contents/MacOS.
Copy your media folders and files into the MacOS folder and close the  
Finder window.

Presto! One neat .app file with no bothersome extra folders to move  
around.

There isn't a similar trick for Windows that I know of, but most  
Windows installers put the standalone into C:\Programs and make a  
shortcut in the Start menu, effectively shielding the average user  
from seeing the media folders.

HTH

Devin

Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University