Flash dynamic text in captivate errors

Hello all,
Has anyone experienced any issues when using a dynamic text
field in flash, then importing the swf file into captivate? I am
using actionscript to populate a few dynamic text fields in flash.
I am then publishing the swf and importing the swf into captivate.
Once I do this, none of my text appears! When I launch the swf in
explorer and the flash authoring environment, it works fine. I have
tried turning off the 508 compliance, eliminated all captivate
animations/transitions, made sure that the frame rates are matched
between flash / captivate (although not likely the prob), using a
basic arial font Nothing works!!! anyone have any possible
solutions? Here is a link to the swf that I am working with (tried
other flash files with 'dynamic' text, none of them work).
http://kplearning.com/project_testing/flashTesting/table1_wCanvas.swf
(swf file)
http://kplearning.com/project_testing/flashTesting/table1_wCanvas.zip
(working file)
Thanks in advance for any help!
Mike

Hi Deb
This falls into that "odd" or "grey area" category and is
likely the reason you haven't seen anyone reply. I say "odd" or
"grey area", because you are now beyond the realm of pure Captivate
behavior and have entered the realm of where you are now blending
Captivate with other Flash output in an effort to try and achieve
something unique. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with this.
Personally, I would encourage it, as you never know what you will
discover to create a neat effect.
However, having said that, you are now dabbling in something
that perhaps nobody else has yet tried. I'm no Flash expert just
yet, but I'm beginning to work on those skills. From what I DO
understand about blending Captivate with Flash, I believe Captivate
only likes and easily works with
Flash 6 output and
Actionscript 1. Anything newer and it likely won't work. I'm
unsure if Flash 6 output is even possible to create, where you can
call an external text file. For all I know at this stage, it could
be a Flash 7 or Flash 8 only feature.
Assuming this was something that was part of the feature set
for Flash 6, if you are using Flash 7 or 8 to create the Flash
file, perhaps try publishing in the earlier format?
Hopefully this helps... Rick

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