User guide

DiscView PRO User Guide
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Browsing Intranet CD-ROM Files and Directories
The CDBrowser components are responsible for generating a
top level web page of all the currently mounted CD-ROM vol-
umes. It makes the necessary calls to the DiscView Server
Components, DISCPORT.NLM or MTDPSRVC.EXE, to get
the current list of available CD-ROM volumes. The list will
include only currently mounted CD-ROMs.
Once this top-level list is obtained, CDBrowser has the follow-
ing responsibilities:
ü Tree navigation – CDBrowser will read all the di-
rectories, subdirectories, and files as the user
browses the directory tree. A new web page, along
with the appropriate URLs, is generated for each
subdirectory/file as the tree is navigated.
ü Associates icons with files.
ü Supports browsing in intranet environments.
ü Supports browsing CD-ROMs on both NetWare and
NT servers.
ü Allows files to be downloaded or viewed, as appro-
priate. See the section on Viewing Files below.
Viewing Files
Many file types are readily viewable by current web browsers,
through either pre-installed features or plug-ins. CDBrowser
also allows the viewing of these files. Examples of the file
types include: text, graphics (GIF, JPG), sound files (WAV),
and movies (AVI, MOV). In addition, certain files are down-
loaded by default, including EXE files, unless you are running
WebLaunch Ultra, in which case, EXE files are executed when
they are selected.