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Hi,
Completely new to LiveCOde but keen to try it!

I have been asked by a client if I can build the following desktop App for Windows. Not critical so they are happy for me to use it as a learning tool.

They want to be able to download MP3 audio (non-commercial) from a secure site and then have the app automatically (or close to it) burn this audio to a CD
The audio or lectures and meetings from a local community group that the members want to be able to access after the fact.
I was thinking of doing it this way"
Having the files uploaded to an FTP or FTPS folder on their web server
The App connects to the directory and lists the files currently in the directory
The user selects the desired file and with a CD inserted into the drive click a button saying "Burn to CD"
This then invokes the windows CD burning function or a 3rd party tool as not all users have up to date Windows
The CD burn is completed.

The reason for this app is that the members are not tech savyy enough (as well as just too lazy) to download the audio from the Dropsend link that is sent out each week.

Is something like this conceivable with Livecode?

Thanks.

Billy

You can access and download the file to disk, but automatically burning a CD is more challenging and will probably require some shell commands. If just getting the file downloaded to the desktop is enough, then it's much easier to ask the user to burn it to a CD themselves.