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Hi there,
I have a CP5 project that I've published as html/swf. It contains 4 quiz questions that each use Advanced Actions to present users with audio feedback when they choose and submit an answer. Only when they choose the correct answer does the Advanced Action include a CONTINUE action and sends them to the subsequent screen.
When I watch this published project locally, it runs fine.
When I post the project on my web site and view it, it sometimes runs fine and sometimes gets stuck in one of the quizzes. It isn't always the same quiz that sticks and, like I said, sometimes it runs fine.
So, my question is this: what would you do about this in terms of troubleshooting and/or fixing?
Some things I think could be factors:
- CP5 bug of some sort?
- Internet latency
- Browser / Flash player issue
- Browser cache
- RAM available on machine playing the project
Thanks in advance!
Andrew

Hello There,
Do you have any question slides with infinite attempts set?
Thanks,
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