linking to a cd

is there a way whereby u can link to a cd drive on ur pc from a website link. i have a uni project where i have to design a site involving large media files such as video trailers etc we have been told to run any large media from a disk.

so i wanna link from my pages to movie trailers how would i do it ?

ie <a href=CDROM:\t3.rm>Click here to view a trailer of this film!</a>

if you were going to do this you'd have to detect whether or not it was a Mac or PC and if it's a PC then you'll have to play with D:\CDName\file.mov or if it's a Mac then you could try the appropriate path to your CD-ROM. I think you'll end up running a lot of tests and check for what kind of computer the user is using etc.

Some people have their CD-ROM drive labeled D but different names are always possible. If you get it to work with a particular drive name then you could potentially have the user choose what drive letter they use.

ie <a href=D:\t3.rm>Click here to view a trailer of this film!</a>