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DirectXtras is pleased to announce new versions of DirectEmail,DirectOS and DirectFTP Xtras.

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DirectXtras is pleased to announce new versions of DirectEmail, DirectOS and DirectFTP Xtras. The upgrade is available free of charge to all registered users. Instructions on how to obtain the free upgrade can be found at the bottom of this announcement. Fully functional evaluation versions of DirectEmail, DirectOS and DirectFTP Xtras can be downloaded from our web site:                 http://www.directxtras.com/     Each Xtra's on-line documentation includes a complete list of changes, fixes and new features. The Xtras are available for Director 5 and above, Authorware 4 and above, and are compatible with Windows XP, ME, 2000, 9X, NT and MacOS. .. Today we're also pleased to announce that all our Authorware Xtras are fully compatible with the newly released Authorware 6. About DirectEmail Xtra 2.01 --------------------------- DirectEmail is a cross-platform, easy to use Scripting Xtra for Macromedia Director, Authorware and Shockwave that provides applications with the ability to send e-mails. By using DirectEmail Xtra, Director, Authorware and Shockwave applications can easily generate and send e-mails as well as validate e-mail addresses. Emails can be sent as either plain text or rich HTML format, in various languages, and can include file attachments. DirectEmail Xtra can send e-mails through a relaying mail server, or directly to the recipient's email account, taking on the role of a mail server. DirectEmail Xtra is Shockwave safe, so it can also be used with Shockwave 7 or later and when safety features in Director are turned on. When the Xtra is in safe mode it can attach files to the e-mail through a built-in 'open file' dialog box. New features in this release allow Shockwave applications on the web to attach files from the Shockwave support folder (DswMedia folder) without displaying a dialog box. An auto downloadable Shockwave safe package of DirectEmail Xtra is also available. It is a compressed, small sized (less than 30K) version of the Xtra, that can be downloaded automatically from a web site to the user's local machine whenever needed, and once installed provides Shockwave applications on the web with the ability to send e-mails. About DirectOS Xtra 2.02 ------------------------ DirectOS Xtra is a powerful cross-platform Scripting Xtra for Macromedia Director and Authorware, which provides direct access to the Windows and MacOS operating systems. By using DirectOS Xtra Director and Authorware developers can: - Retrieve the operating system type and exact version - Set and get screen resolution and color depth - Create, display, and operate a message box - Find an application associated with a specific file type - Create, display, and operate 'open', 'open multiple' and 'save' file   selection dialogs - Manipulate external application's windows - Set cursor position or confine it to a rectangular area of the screen - Generate a mouse click for any of the 3 mouse buttons - Check whether any one or more keys are being held down - Change desktop wallpaper and pattern - Log off, shut down or restart the system - Launch external applications at a specified state with command line   support - Retrieve information about disk drives, such as type, name, size and   free space - Check for existence of files and folders - Get and set file and folder attributes - Get file size, date, time and version - Open or print a file using it's associated application - Copy, move, delete and recycle files - Retrieve a list of subfolders and files in a folder, with powerful   wildcard support - Create and delete folders - Create and resolve file or folder links/shortcuts - Retrieve a unique pathname to a nonexistent file that can be used as   a temporary file - Retrieve the pathname of special system folders - Get and set the current 'working' folder - Set the system date and time - Read from, write to and delete from INI files - Easily read, write and delete strings, integers and binary data   to/from the Windows registry - Install screen savers, get and set their activity and time-out - Disable/Enable Ctrl-Alt-Del, Alt-Tab, Microsoft key and other   system keys - Query for all available printers on the system, set the default one   and its properties - Retrieve the command-line string passed to your application - Convert long pathnames to short - Get a file's creator and type - Check whether a sound card is installed - Encrypt/Decrypt text and string variables .... and much more... About DirectFTP Xtra 2.02 ------------------------- DirectFTP is a cross-platform, easy to use Scripting Xtra for Macromedia Director, Authorware and Shockwave, which provides implementation of the FTP protocol. By using DirectFTP Xtra, Director, Authorware and Shockwave applications can log into an FTP server, get directory listings and files information, retrieve files, upload files and perform other file and directory operations, such as create, move, rename, append and delete file or directory. DirectFTP Xtra is Shockwave safe, so it can also be used with Shockwave 7 or later and when safety features in Director are turned on. When the Xtra is in safe mode it can upload and download files through built-in 'save-as' and 'open' dialog boxes from/to anywhere in the local machine. New features in this release allow Shockwave applications on the web to upload and download files from/to the Shockwave support folder (DswMedia folder) without dialog boxes. An auto downloadable Shockwave safe package of DirectFTP Xtra is also available. It is a compressed, small sized (less than 30K) version of the Xtra, that can be downloaded automatically from a web site to the user's local machine whenever needed, and once installed provides Shockwave applications on the web with FTP capabilities. Free Upgrades ------------- Registered users of DirectEmail, DirectOS and DirectFTP Xtras can request a free upgrade by sending an e-mail to upgrades@directxtras.com from the same e-mail account used to register the Xtra(s) on and including their serial number(s) in the e-mail body. Requests from non registered e-mail accounts would not be accepted. We encourage interested developers to download trial versions of our Xtras and look forward to your comments, suggestions, ideas and any questions you might have.