Button to pause parent swf AND open URL?

i'm using Captivate for some online training. I want to be
able to show the learner a button that will say 'click here for
more info' but not have the swf pause. If there user doesn't click
it, the swf keeps playing, if they do click it, I want the swf to
pause and a new window to open with a different URL...
I'm pretty sure Captivate can't do it, so I'm trying
actionscript, but it's been years since I messed with it.
thanks for your help.
-m

Hello again
Your situation is a bit unique in that you want the pause
only to occur AFTER the button has been clicked.
Many (dare I say most) Captivate presentations will have a
Button that simply pauses the slide and waits for the user to click
it. Normally, when the Button has been clicked, it carries out its
action. If that action is to open a URL or a file, you are able to
choose to open it up in a new window. This allows the Captivate
movie to remain open while your user views the content in the new
window.
The option "Continue playing project" will cause the pause to
be released when the user clicks the Button. Often, this isn't
desired. It would seem to me that the logical choice for a default
setting should actually be with this option disabled. After all,
the only way to get at it is to first choose to open in a new
window. And if you are doing that, you seldom want your Captivate
to continue playing. But I digress...
Anyway, that option is often what we steer folks to. The
Button has paused the slide, when it has been clicked by the user,
the new window opens and the user views or interacts with the
content in the new window. If the project merrily continues along
playing, they may close the new window (or tab) and return to a
Captivate that has ended. And they have thus missed perhaps half or
more of the movie you intended for them to see.
Does that make better sense?
Cheers... Rick

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