Captivate 6.1 Javascript bug / subscription edition

Hello all,
I'm working on a SCORM 1.2 compatible eLearning project on Captivate 6.1.0.319 (subscription edition), and I've just come across the bug described very precisely here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq9K9lvq-5I
and here:
http://www.cpguru.com/warning-adobe-captivate-6-and-javascript-bug/
Basically, any javascript used in the project would break the SCORM compatibility, either sending wrong completion information to the system, or in my case, also shutting down the eLearning module and also closing the window. This problem occurs only in IE, as other browsers seem to work fine.
My target group of users is a corporate environment, in which IE is the #1 platform; it's unrealistic to ask for a browser update, so I have to find a solution to be able to publish the project correctly. The same blogger who uncovered the problem wrote that it's possible to receive a patch from Adobe which consists of an updated version of the file Mainmovie.swc to swap in one of the program's directories (more info here: http://www.cpguru.com/fix-for-the-adobe-captivate-6-javascript-bug/ ).
The problem is that the supposed fix (which you have to request via email and it's not directly downloadable), is said to be available only for Captivate 6.0.xx and not for the 6.1 Subscription edition.
As my project contains a lot of drag and drop interaction, I cannot afford to downgrade to 6.0 to try to use the patch, and I was wondering if somebody has had the same problem and can help out.
In detail, I only use javascript in one slide to simulate a random display of rollover images (a button calculates the current position of the playhead and jumps to a random point of the slide, chosen from an array of predefined frame numbers; at every 'stop' there is a different rollover image and a button that makes the playhead jump again to display another 'random' image).
I was wondering if there is any way to reproduce this behavior not using javascript, so that if there is no fix (I'm obviously in a very tight deadline...), I can get around the problem by avoiding javascript altogether.
Thank you very much for your help!
n

You can open 6.1 files in Cp version 6.01. So that IS an option, though albeit probably not a very palatable one if you've just upgraded everyone around you to 6.1.
If your main reason for developing in 6.1 was the drag and drop interactions, you may not have been aware that there have been AS3 widgets available to do drag and drop in Captivate since version 4. Those widgets are also now compatible with all Cp versions up to and including 6.01 and 6.1.
More information here:
http://www.infosemantics.com.au/adobe-captivate-widgets/drag-and-drop/which-adobe-drag-and -drag-and-drop-widget-comparison
Free trial versions downloadable here:
http://www.infosemantics.com.au/adobe-captivate-widgets/download-free-trial-widgets

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