Do I have to make a copy of Fire-Up for each file I want to open?

Do I have to make a different copy of Fire-Up for Windows and Macintosh?

Can I use Fire-Up with a Macintosh projector without having access to a Macintosh?

Nothing happens when I click the button in Flash (troubleshooting Flash)

Nothing happens when I insert my autorun enabled CD-rom

What happens when there is no application installed that handles the file I want to open?

I get a "A device attached to the system is not functioning" error, when trying to open a file on Windows.

On Macintosh I get an error "File not found: sample_filename_versi#E2A00", while my filename is "sample_filename_version_10.pdf"; my filename is truncated in the error message.

I just downloaded Fire-Up and when I click on it, I get an error "File not found: Fire-Up".

Do I have to make a copy of Fire-Up for each file I want to open?

Yes. To make your life easier, you can download an AppleScript that will make copies of Fire-Up for each file - with a certain extension - in the front Finder window.

Do I have to make a different copy of Fire-Up for Windows and Macintosh?

Yes. Unfortunately there is no such thing as a single application file that will run on Windows and Macintosh. So you'll need to prepare and distribute the Windows version of Fire-Up with your Windows projector and the Macintosh version of Fire-Up with your Macintosh projector.

Can I use Fire-Up with a Macintosh projector without having access to a Macintosh?

No. You must have a Macintosh to prepare the Mac version of Fire-Up. Read the section Cross platform issues for more details.

Troubleshooting Flash

1. Did you test with a projector? The exec fscommand does not work in swf files or when you test your movie in the Flash environment.
2. Does the Fire-Up application work when you doubleclick it? If it doesn't, check if it's name: <file to handle>.<command>.<extension>
   The command can be "open", "print" or "copy"
   If it does work when you doubleclick it, the problem is in your Flash movie.
3. If you are working in Flash MX or higher, did you put the file to handle and the Fire-Up application in a folder "fscommand"? The folder "fscommand" must be in the same folder as your projector.
4. Does the filename of the Fire-Up application contain spaces or dashes (-)? The exec fscommand does not allow spaces or dashes in the 2nd argument.
   fscommand("exec", "Fire Up.html") or fscommand("exec", "Fire-Up.html") will fail.
5. Does your button work?

1. Users can disable the autorun feature. In this case there is nothing you can do about it.
2. Does the Fire-Up application work when you doubleclick it? If it doesn't, check if it's name: <file to handle>.<command>.<extension>
   The command can be "open", "print" or "copy"
   If it does work when you doubleclick it, the problem is in your autorun.inf file.
3. Does the filename of the Fire-Up application contain spaces or dashes (-)? The autorun feature will consider separate words as separate command line arguments.