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zOpen/zPrint for Windows
(Last substantive change to this page made May 9, 1997)
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zOpen seamlessly launches external applications from Director to
open or print documents. If you need to:
- Launch other applications seamlessly from within Director
- Open an external document with it's associated application
- Print external documents using Acrobat, MS-Word
and more
- Pass a document to an open application
- Locate an application associated with a file type, such as
finding Netscape or MIE to open HTML files
Then zOpen is for you! And it includes zPrint at no extra charge!
Refer to our Needs Analysis FAQ to determine if
zOpen/zPrint or some other tool is right for you.
zOpen facilitates launching executables and opening or printing documents
from Director. zOpen is perfect for Acrobat PDF documents, Web Browsers
and HTML files, and much more!
While the launched application is running, zOpen covers the desktop, similar
to a Projector running in "full-screen" mode.
zOpen allows you to use Director as a front
end to other executables such as demos, ReadMe files, Acrobat
PDF files, or a web
browser.
zOpen will:
- Automatically locate the application associated with any type of
file
- Launch and wait for most applications without modification
- Let you specify a document to open when launching the application
- Return seamlessly to Director when your application finishes
- Print files with external applications, such as PDF files with
Acrobat, using zPrint (included free!)
- Pass files to open applications, such as MIE or Acrobat.
zOpen is truly amazing and works with Director 5.0 or higher for Windows.
It runs under both Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 (included in same package)
Pricing & Availability
zOpen is available for Windows (Windows 3.1 and Windows 95). It includes
both 16-bit and 32-bit versions of the zOpen Xtra for the use with either
16-bit or 32-bit projectors. Macintosh users should refer to zScript
for Macintosh and zLaunch for Macintosh.
Platforms: Windows 3.1/Windows 95
Supports: Director 5.0 or higher for Windows
Pricing:
zOpen for Windows $299 US
The zOpen license includes either five or ten Run-Time distribution licenses.
Pricing is as follows:
zOpen for Windows 5-license pack:
$299 US
zOpen for Windows 10-license pack:
$499 US
zOpen for Windows Unlimited Royalty Free License: $1,895 US
Cross-Platform (bundled with zLaunch for Macintosh)
2 x 5-license pack: $499 US
zOpen Features & Benefits
zOpen offers numerous benefits over Lingo's open
.
Most notably, zOpen:
- Locates and launches the user's web browser, or any application
associated with a file extension automatically.
- Pauses Director while the launched application runs and gives
you greater control over the sequence of user interactions.
- Covers the Windows desktop while the application is launched
seamlessly without a disconcerting flash.
- Traps mouse clicks while the application is starting up, while
it is running and when relaunching the projector to prevent errant clicks
from bringing other applications forward.
- Keeps the border around the application covered (similar to
a Director projector in "full-screen" mode, or the Rear Window
XObject) when the application is running.
- Sets the working
directory for the launched applications under Windows .
- If the application is already open, in some cases, zOpen can pass
it a new document. (zLaunch for Macintosh
includes similar functionality) (the behavior of the application when passing
it a new document is application-dependent)
For many more details, consult the zOpen FAQ.
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