This screen gives you the option of storing multimedia files inside the final compiled EXE or leaving these files outside the EXE. There are several types of multimedia files that must be made visible to Windows before they can be played. These files types are AVI, MOV, MPG, WAV, MID and MP3. Normally, when a publication needs to play one of these files, it first must be extracted temporarily from the compiled EXE to the reader’s hard drive. If the file is particularly large, there may be a slight delay before the file can be played.


The advantage of compiling all files inside the publication is that it makes it much more difficult for someone to modify or steal elements of your publication. Also, many types of files compiled inside an EXE can be compressed, reducing the disk space required by your program. The advantage of leaving multimedia files outside the compiled publication is that they may play faster when your publication is viewed on drives with slow access speeds like older CD-ROMs. Also, external files won’t take up space on your reader’s hard drive.


If you select the Compile only files that do NOT need to be extracted option, you will be given an opportunity to specify a separate folder to place copies of these files. We recommend that you use an empty folder for this option to avoid including files not needed by the compiled publication. When distributing your publication, you must include these files in the same folder as your compiled EXE. However, if you choose to have VisualNEO Win create a Setup program for your publication, then you do not need to specify this folder. VisualNEO Win include any required external files in the setup automatically.


Note: Any files extracted by your publication will be removed upon shutdown. See Advanced Compiler Settings.