There are two possible ways you might use CDDataExtract:-
When preparing a CD you need to put the following files on the CD (in addition to those you are placing on the CD):-
| CDDataExtract.exe | This is the actual CDDataExtract executable. |
| CDDataExtract.ini | Your customized version. |
| CDDataExtract.chm | This is the Compiled HTML Help used by CDDataExtract itself. |
| mfc42.dll | Some old systems are missing the Microsoft Foundation Classes dll (or have an old one that doesn't always work). The safest way to make sure CDDataExtract will work is to provide this mfc42.dll for it to use. |
Then all the user needs to do is run CDDataExtract from the CD. To simplify this
it is also common to provide an autorun.inf file in
the CD root directory to execute CDDataExtract automatically when the CD is loaded
e.g.
[autorun] open=CDDataExtract.exe
If you wish you can use CDDataExtract to extract files from a CD created by someone else. In this case simply start CDDataExtract, navigate to the correct CD, select the target directory and launch.
If you want to change the default actions you will need to supply a CDDataExtract.ini file (in the CDDataExtract executable directory).
If you are want to repeat an extraction multiple times this is also simplified by creating a special CDDataExtract.ini file. It's also possible to have multiple CDDataExtract*.ini files (in which case a selection box will popup to allow you to choose between them).