Linked objects

Question

Is there a way to have external objects like a frame work
with pages in an external file that is linked and ran in another
lesson with out jumping out and returning? I am looking for a way
to simply insert an external framework at runtime. Like the
libraries do with media.

Answer 1

quote:
Originally posted by:
Newsgroup User
"Steve Howard **AdobeCommunityExpert**"
<steve@$NoSpam$tomorrows-key.com>
wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>> "No. Not that we haven't begged for that and similar
features for
>> years!!"
>>
>> I never said Authorware was not a powerful program.
I said its feature
>> set is
>> behind the times. Like your comment above states
there are features that
>> should
>> have been in Authorware already.
>
> Absolutely.
>
>>
>> It would be nice if both of you would spend less
time trying to defend
>> Authorware and start actually helping the rest of us
over come the
>> limitations
>> that do exist as well as helping us with the real
problems we have. No I
>> am not
>> in a position to rebuild all my lessons just to fit
them to your idea of
>> an
>> ideal structure. If I could be paid to do so I would
but is not a viable
>> solution. So it is not productive to slam what I
have to work with. It
>> would be
>> more helpful to use your "expertise" to explain the
shortest possible
>> solution
>> for my problem.
>
> No one was defending Authorware, nor was anyone slamming
what you have
> before you. Options were presented to you that could be
used instead of
> what you asked for, but you were clearly told that what
you specifically
> asked for is not possible.
>
>>
>> We all know that Authorware is not up-to-date. It is
the most up-to-date
>> all
>> in one CBT tool. It is a shame that there is no
program that is
>> up-to-date for
>> this task.
>>
>> Example:
>> No 3D built in.
>> No Dynamic screen sizing.
>> No Direct mouse control
>> A graphics engine with out alpha or fades or
gradients.
>> No active streaming controls.
>>
>> The list goes on.
>
> Don't start me!
>
>>
>> Sorry to get so hot about this but it seems the two
of you can only spout
>> things in one way. Heaven forgive the rest of us for
having to work with
>> Authorware with out your level of knowledge and you
apparent abundance of
>> time
>> and money. the rest of us have to find work arounds.
>
> You wanna know how much time I spend looking for
workarounds instead of
> just being productive?
>
>>
>> If my comments offends you then read your comment a
little closer and see
>> where I was offended by them.
>
> I'm not offended - -but rather confused as to why you
seem to think you
> were not given accurate or useful information.
>
> Would you have been happier with a one word answer that
offered no extra
> information? I can provide that for you easily. Here it
is ....
>
> NO.
>
> But you also stated "I am trying to find a way to remove
the lesson
> rebuild process. "
>
> And there is absolutely no way to achieve that without
first creating a
> solution that is dynamic. There is no way to
retroactively make your stuff
> dynamic in any tool that I am familiar with. So you were
given suggestions
> as to how you might achieve that. The response would
have been the same
> (barring terminology differences) no matter what tool
you were using "Go
> back to the drawing board and build a dynamic engine of
some sort".
Of course, what we're not telling you is that at least one of
the features
you listed does exist, and another one probably does
depending on what you
meant by the terminology you used. However, you've made it
quite clear you
find it insulting when people volunteer information that
conflicts with what
you believe to be the truth.
No, I found if offending to be told that My lessons where
built wrong. If the features I want are in Authorware then I
expected to be told how to use them in the lessone I already have.
Not informed I did it wrong to begin with and should just atrat
over. I did not want a list of things i should have done I wanted a
list of things to do to what I already had. I am not useing a
database so there was no need in telling me I should have been. I
did not like hearing the tone that if I had done it "right" to
begine with I would not have my problem. I explained what I had. If
you could not give me help with it then that is what you should
have said. Instead of insulting my current lessons. Yes my last
post was an over reaction. I agree with that. I needed help but all
I got was dirogitory commints about not building my lessons
correctly. Not takeing advantage of Authorware's Features. Steve
had answered my question. Authorware does not have the feature I
need to make my lessons do what I want them to do. None of your
comments came close to contridicting that but instead listed all
sorts of good feature but that had nothing to do with my current
lessons.
It is not my intent to insult or cause trouble but I do
believe I have a right to express my feeling of being insulted. As
experts I do expect the two of you to be able to take problems and
find real solutions.
"But you didn't ask about those ways." This is not what you
should have said. I did not need this slap in the face. I did not
need a list of what i should have done before. I needed a list of
what i should do now.
I need a way to take map icons with frameworks in them and
set a system to have them edited with out haveing to repackage the
complete timeline.
I have a master framework where each map is placed. Each of
these are modules or objectives. Each of these in turn has topics
in map icons on the module framework. The topics are maps with
another framework with the pages in place. That is 3 layers of
frameworks. I need to be able to edit each module seperatly and
have the orginale timeline already packaged able to pickup the
changes made to the modules. We store the modules individually. We
have a packaging process where all modules for each lesson are
gathered into the lesson timeline and packaged into a final
exeicutible that is presented to the students.
I need to find a way of removing the last packaging part. I
need the lesson time line already in exicutable format but capable
of calling the modules as if the modules a already in the lesson. I
have no database to use. The jumpout and return fails because of
the lessons time line having all the navigation controls over the
modules. The lesson timeline also has all the data collection code.
Now I tryed to ask this in the most simple mannor and Steve said
there was not a way. That seems to be a common answer for
Authorware.
If you know a way then please let me know with out telling me
I did it wrong in the first place. For one thing I did not do it in
the first place. If I had I hope I wouold have done it like you
have sudgested. The more "it can not be done" I get the better
teverage i have to ask to rebuild every thing from scratch.
I am sorry for blasting like I did. I am sure you get
frustrated as well.