HREF to open Captivate swf file with Flash Player

Question

Hello all,
I am new to the Captivate world as well as the new window
options within html code.
Currently I am using Captivate to re-create and update a
DemoShield CBT and woudl like to call the .swf file the same way
the DemoShiled file is called within the HTML. The DemoSheild file
is called using a javascript function within a href tag.
Is it possible to do the same with Captivate files? Create a
link that will open a new browser window with the .swf being played
by flash player? (similar to simply double clicking the file within
the folder).

Answer 1

> I am new to the Captivate world as well as the new
window options within
> html
> code.
>
> Currently I am using Captivate to re-create and update a
DemoShield CBT
> and
> woudl like to call the .swf file the same way the
DemoShiled file is
> called
> within the HTML. The DemoSheild file is called using a
javascript
> function
> within a href tag.
>
> Is it possible to do the same with Captivate files?
Create a link that
> will
> open a new browser window with the .swf being played by
flash player?
> (similar
> to simply double clicking the file within the folder).
>
You should be able to use very similar code - buy instead of
pointing to the
swf directly, it's likely you need to point, instead, to the
html file that
is usually published with the swf.
Without seeing the exact code you are talking about with
DemoShield, I'm
reluctant to offer you any alternative. Simply put, a
standard link pointing
to the correct html file should work. You can get clever and
use JavaScript
if you have specific needs, but the standard HTML link should
be fine for
your needs.
Oh - maybe you should look at Captivate's Manu builder, as
perhaps this will
offer what you are looking for.
Steve
Adobe Community Expert: eLearning, Mobile and Devices
European eLearning Summit - EeLS
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