Publishing w/ Random Questions

Hi,
I am using random questions in one of my programs and about
to send it off to the client. This client has Captivate and would
like for me to send the CP files. My question is, if I send the CP
file for the program, will the random questions in the pool go with
it? If not, how do I get them there?
Many thanks for your help!

Hi gbcvette
Yes, your random questions would be contained inside the .CP
file.
Cheers... Rick

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