Ann: Authorware Web Player 2004 Helper update

Hello Authorwarians,
A bug in my Authorware Web Player 2004 Helper was just
uncovered. It was poking a misspelt cab reference "awswaxd.cab"
into Authorware's OBP.INI file, which when then written into html
for web deployment of applications, would fail to call up the
player properly.
This problem occurred from July 2006 when I updated the
product to handle libraries properly. Unfortunately, it was at that
time that I somehow mucked up the reference, as it was correct for
the two years previously. Since it's only poked in once, I never
caught it on my own systems.
I have placed a corrected version at
http://www.clickcraft.com/ko/AW2004WebPlayerHelper.zip.
Please obtain it and replace the commands in your AW6.5 and/or AW7
folders.
I apologise profusely for the trouble this has surely caused
a few of you. I only wish I'd found out earlier.
Best,

Ron
No one in their right mind is going to be upset by a small
error like
this in a tool you provide for free. This is a great tool and
thanks
very much for providing it.
Mark
Ron Lubensky wrote:
> Hello Authorwarians,
>
> A bug in my Authorware Web Player 2004 Helper was just
uncovered. It was
> poking a misspelt cab reference "awswaxd.cab" into
Authorware's OBP.INI file,
> which when then written into html for web deployment of
applications, would
> fail to call up the player properly.
>
> This problem occurred from July 2006 when I updated the
product to handle
> libraries properly. Unfortunately, it was at that time
that I somehow mucked up
> the reference, as it was correct for the two years
previously. Since it's only
> poked in once, I never caught it on my own systems.
>
> I have placed a corrected version at
>
http://www.clickcraft.com/ko/AW2004WebPlayerHelper.zip.
Please obtain it and
> replace the commands in your AW6.5 and/or AW7 folders.
>
> I apologise profusely for the trouble this has surely
caused a few of you. I
> only wish I'd found out earlier.
>
> Best,
>
>
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>I am trying to execute a JumpFileReturn from one
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> passing variables along the way. I found a TechNote
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Portland, Oregon, USA
"wallaceandgromit" <[email protected]> wrote
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> I have a number of users who, despite numerous efforts
to force them to
install
> the 2004 web player, simply refuse/fail to read
instructions so they go
> directly to the web pages to view Authorware segments
without installing
the
> web player. The web page has a codebase that
automatically installs an old
> compact version of the Authorware web player which
predictably shows the
users
> a few errors after installation for various reasons
(errors that don't
show up
> when using the 2004 web player).
>
> I have looked for a while now and cannot find a new
codebase URL to have
the
> page install the new 2004 web player instead. Is there
such a URL? I don't
have
> the time to set up a URL on our network so hopefully
someone knows of a
public
> URL to use.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
>

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bettymcm wrote:
> We have used the same code to download the 2004 web
player successfully from
> our server since 2005. Recently however, during the
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> starts, but it hangs at the point where the progress bar
with the label
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that has no Authorware
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>
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Do you want to open the page?]
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Hi,
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> Does anyone know whether this URL to download the AW Web
Player 2004
> awswxd.cab is still valid...
>
>
>
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/authorware/awswxd.cab#version=
> 2004,0,0,3
>
> I'm using the above URL in my AW piece and it just hangs
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>
> Any advice will be appreciated.
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http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/authorware/awswxd.cab#version=2004,0,0,7 3
- notice version 2004,0,0,73, not 2004,0,03
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Hi,
Has anybody been able to get the Authorware Web Player to
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I would be interested to know.
Ross

Oh, Vista, I missed that part. Apologies.
I don't think many folks have upgraded to that OS, thus not
many are
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solutions.
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the only
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>
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Hi guys,
Complete newbie here in need of assistance please.
I am using a Intel MacBook Pro 3.1 (early 2007) running Leopard OSX 10.5.8
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From Matthew:
Hello bmw14,
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With regards to the problems you’re having, the course book is probably indicating these older Flash and Authorware Player versions simply because they were contemporary when the book was authored. The Player teams put a lot of work into ensuring that new versions can play any content that worked in the previous versions. So my recommendation is to uninstall any older versions, and just install the most recent versions of the players. These should be capable of playing any content that was authored for use by players 5 & 7 ,etc.
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I know that Adobe has no plans to continue development of Authorware 7. However, as a service to their loyal customers who have purchased Authorware along with many other Adobe products, it does not seem like a daunting task to convert the 32 bit version of the Web Player over to a 64 bit version. This would facilitate individuals who are using IE 64 bit version browsers to run Authorware developed e-learning products.
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Will it be possible to make a copy of all the security settings in IE10 that will guarantee that the AW Player will run without any problems?
It is not the player that is the problem – it is the security settings in IE10!
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