HTML->burn to CD->Will links work?

[Hotpepperz]

I have taken quite a few pictures at a wedding (200+) and I would like to send the pictures to the newly weds. Instead of just burning a CD with all the pictures on it, I would like to make an HTML document and burn it on a CD with the thumbnails and links to the individual pictures because they will probabaly open each picture individually and I feel they would get more enjoyment in a website environment. I know HTML, but I never put a "Website" on a CD. Will the links work correctly? My CD letter is M:/ but most people's is D:/. Is there a way to use a wildcard to specify "same directory as the HTML document" so it will work on any computer?

Thanks.

 

[notfred]

pretend in the root directory of the CD you have a file called "index.html", and a directory called "graphics" which is full of numbered images. When you're writing index.html, link to files like this: <a href="graphics/picture1.jpg">

It won't matter what drive it's on, it'll jsut look for the "graphics" directory that is in the same place a index.html

 

[Hotpepperz]

Thanks notfred! Your help is appreciated.
Hotpepperz.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: notfred
pretend in the root directory of the CD you have a file called "index.html", and a directory called "graphics" which is full of numbered images. When you're writing index.html, link to files like this: <a href="graphics/picture1.jpg">

It won't matter what drive it's on, it'll jsut look for the "graphics" directory that is in the same place a index.html

If, however your links say <a href-"c:\graphics\picture1.jpg">, then your CD will not work (unless the CDROM drive is the C drive in the computer). So it all depends on your links. 🙂

 

[JackBurton]

Good info notfred! 🙂

 

[hudster]

Originally posted by: Hotpepperz
I have taken quite a few pictures at a wedding (200+) and I would like to send the pictures to the newly weds. Instead of just burning a CD with all the pictures on it, I would like to make an HTML document and burn it on a CD with the thumbnails and links to the individual pictures because they will probabaly open each picture individually and I feel they would get more enjoyment in a website environment. I know HTML, but I never put a "Website" on a CD. Will the links work correctly? My CD letter is M:/ but most people's is D:/. Is there a way to use a wildcard to specify "same directory as the HTML document" so it will work on any computer?

Thanks.

for what you are doing, unless you really *want* to do the html yourself, something like JAlbum (free) or ArchiveCreator ($40) would probably make the task very simple indeed.