New to Authorware

HI
I have recently started looking at Authorware 7. I am
completely new to Authorware but not to macromedia products and
have used Dreamweaver , Flash and Fireworks before.
I am creating a virtual enviroment where the user can
interact with things and that when certain elements are clicked,
they will do something. All very vague atm!
However, i have a file that was created in Authorware 4, is
there any way of importing it into 7 at all?
I ahve the following files:
WINAPI.U32
TTS.09b
VIEWSVC.X32
budmenu.u32
test.exe
PSP.OUT
Are any of these things i can open and edit in authorware 7?
Any help, books, tips you can point me in the direction of to
help wiht this is much appreciated.
Thank you
Becki

None of these files can be edited in Authorware.
The X32 and U32 files are the equivalent of 'special' DLLs
for use in
Authorware.
Not sure what TTS.09b and PSP.OUT are.
You are going to need to find the source code to edit it. You
will need
to open the source in version 5 to convert it to version 5,
then (If I
remember correctly) you can then open a 5 file in 7 which
will up
convert it.
With some of the improvements over version 4 that 7 has, it
may be
better to recreate the file, but without seeing it that is
difficult to say.
Mark
rallen2006 wrote:
> HI
>
> I have recently started looking at Authorware 7. I am
completely new to
> Authorware but not to macromedia products and have used
Dreamweaver , Flash and
> Fireworks before.
>
> I am creating a virtual enviroment where the user can
interact with things and
> that when certain elements are clicked, they will do
something. All very vague
> atm!
>
> However, i have a file that was created in Authorware 4,
is there any way of
> importing it into 7 at all?
>
> I ahve the following files:
> WINAPI.U32
> TTS.09b
> VIEWSVC.X32
> budmenu.u32
> test.exe
> PSP.OUT
>
>
> Are any of these things i can open and edit in
authorware 7?
>
> Any help, books, tips you can point me in the direction
of to help wiht this
> is much appreciated.
>
> Thank you
>
> Becki
>

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Authorware on the web

I am very new to authorware and I have just made a file that
will be used by students on a blackboard site on the internet. My
problem is that I lack the experience necessary with this software
and computers in general to figure out how to do this. I have tried
to seach through the manual and I believe I must do something with
"publish", but after trying that and then posting it on the
internet site, I do not see the file that I uploaded, rather the
macromedia symbol. So if someone could please describe to me the
steps necessary in order to review the interactive file that I made
on authorware on the internet (in laymans terms) I would greatly
appreciate it. Thanks!

>I am very new to authorware and I have just made a file
that will be used
>by
> students on a blackboard site on the internet. My
problem is that I lack
> the
> experience necessary with this software and computers in
general to figure
> out
> how to do this. I have tried to seach through the manual
and I believe I
> must
> do something with "publish", but after trying that and
then posting it on
> the
> internet site, I do not see the file that I uploaded,
rather the
> macromedia
> symbol. So if someone could please describe to me the
steps necessary in
> order
> to review the interactive file that I made on authorware
on the internet
> (in
> laymans terms) I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
Here's something I wrote a few years ago that might help:-
I have packaged my Authorware file for the web, and uploaded
it to my
server. However when try to access the file from the web, all
I see is the
"Made with Macromedia" logo. Nothing happens. What have I
done wrong?
This is caused when a file referenced by your map file
(yourfile.aam)
references a file, but it cannot be found on the server. Take
a look at your
map file (tip, you can open it in any text editor) and
compare the files
that it references against the files that you have on your
server. Make sure
that they match.
Below is an example map file:
ver 0 5
get .
put DOWNLOAD
seg all barr0000.aas 0 16635
seg all barr0001.aas 16635 15919
bin all "s3-22-6b.swf" "s3-22-6b.swf" length=4400
put XTRAS
bin win32 "netfile.x32" "netfile.x32" recycle,length=124928
bin win32 "moafile2.x32" "moafile2.x32" recycle,length=58880
bin win32 "flashast.x32" "flashast.x32" recycle,length=286720
# HTML_PARAMS: WIDTH=550 HEIGHT=300 BGCOLOR=FFFFFF
opt all BypassSecurityDialog=FALSE
opt all UniqueID=137943942
This file is expecting the following files to be on the
server
barr0000.aas
barr0001.aas
s3-22-6b.swf
netfile.x32
moafile.x32
flashast.x32
You may notice that the Xtras referenced here do not have the
default names
as found in your Authorware Xtras folder. The test
application this was
copied from was posted to a Unix server. Unix has a
case-sensative file
system. See below for more information.
Once you know which files should be on your server, you
should be able to
easily check which files are actually there, and upload any
which are
missing.
If the course still stalls, then you may need to recheck your
filenames. If
your server is Unix (any flavour of Unix or Linux), then the
file system is
case sensative, meaning that a file called "moafile.x32" is
seen as a
different file to"MoaFile.x32", unlike Windows, where the two
files would be
treated as one. Web convention seems to dictate that
filenames are converted
to all lowercase, so I suggest you do the same.
If checking that the filename references in the map file
match those of the
files you have uploaded still does not allow you to progress
beyond the Made
With Macromedia logo, the last thing to check is file paths.
If you take
another look at the example file above, you will see that the
lines for the
Xtras are preceded by the line "Put XTRAS". This tells the
web player to
download the referenced files into the Xtras folder
associated with the AW
web player installed on your users' machines.
If you are used to delivering your courses on CD, you may
have created an
Xtras folder on your server out of habit. If this is the
case, then you will
need to modify the above file to tell the web player to GET
the Xtras from
the subfolder "xtras" (sticking with the lowercase
convention):
get xtras
put xtras
bin win32 "netfile.x32" "netfile.x32" recycle,length=124928
bin win32 "moafile2.x32"
TIP: If you are uploading more than one course to your
server, you can place
all of your Xtras in a single folder, and reference them with
a little help
from DOS-style paths. The simplest example would be to store
all of your
Xtras in the root of your training web site, one level above
your training
courses:
get ..
put xtras
bin win32 "netfile.x32" "netfile.x32" recycle,length=124928
bin win32 "moafile2.x32" .......
Or you could put them in a separate "xtras" folder:
get ..\xtras
put xtras
bin win32 "netfile.x32" "netfile.x32" recycle,length=124928
bin win32 "moafile2.x32" .......
One last point (thanks to Barbara Brown). If you have updated
an existing
program and this happens the solution is to clear your
browser cache.
Sometimes you have to do some manual work on your browser to
get rid of all
those old files.
Tip: If this problem happens, try it on a clean machine, one
that has never
run this program before. Or ask someone else to try it. If it
works there
then you know it's a browser problem not an AW problem.

How do I solve ?memory issues with RTFObj.u32

I am currently developing an interactive data analysis & reporting package to handle the results from an AW assessment program.
Using RTFObj.u32, I can save an assessment report for each candidate that contains a runtime-generated score distribution graphic + a certificate graphic together with some text, amounting to one A4 page of output. The graphics are displayed on screen then captured into temporary files which are embedded into the rtf script template file (myCandFile in the script below)
I use the sequence of code, each line in a separate calc, summarised as follows:
myRTFID[QBatchNumber] := rtfCreate(56, 80, 560, 627, myCandReportFolder^myCandFile,0, 0, 1, 2, 1)
result := rtfShow(myRTFID[myBatchNumber])
result := rtfSave(myRTFID[myBatchNumber], 0, mycandReportFolder^myCandFile)
result := rtfErase(myRTFID[myBatchNumber])
When I place this in a loop, it works fine and produces individual files with embedded graphics for up to around 190 candidates but will not produce any further files for larger cohorts and rtfShow() fails at this number. This maximum number does not seem to change even if I group the candidate pages into batches of 10 which produces only 19 rtf files, each with 10 candidate reports, rtfShow then fails at cycle 19.
Reducing the number of calls to rtfCreate() has no effect
Reducing the dimensions of rtfCreate() has no effect.
Reducing the content of each rtf file has no effect.
Removing the page breaks in the rtf files has no effect
The AW nested code loop continues to more than 400 records without apparent limit and graph plots continue to appear on screen to the end of the candidate listing.   Once the limit of 190 candidates has been reached, no more rtf files can be generated from anywhere else in the program and rtfOBJ.u32 appears to have failed without any warning messages.
From these observations, I'm not sure what controls the limit.
So what stops rtfObj.u32 from functioning? It would appear that rtfObj.u32 does not release the memory used to create the rtf file when rtfErase() is called. One might think that the limit may be related to the total number of characters handled by rtfObj.u32 in any one AW session, however reducing the rtf file size for each candidate by taking out one of the graphics has no effect on the number produced.
In another area of the program I can successfully save 5 rtf files of 28Mb each with rtfOBJ.U32 failing on the 6th.
Any ideas?
If it is a memory limitation of rtfOBJ.U32, is there any method for getting around it by allocating memory for rtfCreate() and releasing the memory when rtfErase() is called. Is there any way of unloading rtfObj.u32 then reloading it from code within an AW piece?
Regards
Don

This sounds very similar to a problem we had a few years with our Rtf files in Authorware 6.5
If your getting the error on loop 190, do you have numerous Rtf calls in a single loop? Check the value of the variable RtfCreate contains when the problem occurs: is it positive or negative?
The highest number you can record in 16 bits is 32767. When creating a new Rtf, Authorware increments the pointer by one each time. However, when it reaches 32767, the pointer then changes to negative 32768, then -32767, -32766 etc. Running in batches won't help, the pointer is reset to zero only when you quit Authorware.
We solved the problem as follows:-
-- Set when Initialising variables:-
lastID:=1 -- bugfix flag re losing RTF identity past 32767
B16:=0 -- Bit 16 Increment Value
-- Here's a typical Rtf call
rtfIDE:=rtfCreate(30,38,460,57,FnameTxtEng,0,0,1,1)
-- After each rtfCreate, we tested to see if the value had gone negative & if so, called a sub-routine
if (rtfIDE < 0 & lastID >0)   then
    CallScriptIcon(@"AdjB16")
end if
if rtfIDE >0 then lastID:=1
rtfIDE:=rtfIDE + B16
The calculation icon AdjB16 (With Properties set to Contains Script Function) is as follows:-
--increment variable to adjust address of RTF pointer
B16:=B16 + 65536
--flag re move past 32768 multiples negative or positive (may come through here again on next time it passes 32767)
if lastID =1 then lastID:=-1 else lastID:=1   -- there's a minus sign in there!
The show rtf call now carries on incrementing after 32767, so next Rtf show is positive 32768 ... & surprisingly Authorware shows correct Rtf
After -32768, the Create routine will eventually get the pointer down to minus one, zwero and then turn positive ... but happens again next time it passes 32767.
I don't recall how high we tested Show Rtf up to but we took it past 131,072

Help newbie here please

im new in authorware and I would like to know to to save your authorware in a final .exe file wherein you can now view it in screen mode. will that be possible?
Thanks in advance!

There is no quick way to describe this, so Johann's suggestion will give you the fullest answer.
Quick answer: When you publish, select "With Runtime", then use the files that Authorware places into the Published files/Local folder.
Note that there is no native "full screen" function in Authorware, as published files do not scale the way Flash and Director do. The full screen option in Authorware will fill the screen with a background colour, then place Authorware in the top left of the screen.
You can use Cover.u32 (should be on your Authorware CD) to fill the screen with Black, and place the Authorware window in the center of the screen. Do not check the "full screen" option
Steve

Selecting Graphics using Variables

I am new to Authorware and am authoring my first project. Is
there a way to control a set of graphics based on variables. I am
trying to show a student if they are complete with a section. I am
currently using a custom variable displaying "Not Started",
"Started" and "Complete".
I am thinking that a set of dots or colored check marks would
be more visually appealing.
Thanks in advance for your help.

My personal fav. is graphics that are displayed with the
'DispalyIcon' function. To do that simply drop a 'Decision Icon'
above the menu that will display the graphics and set its branching
'To Calculated Path' leaving the variable field blank. Now attach
the 3 'Display Icons' with specific labels. ("Not Started",
"Started" and "Complete") After that when you want them to show up
simply use the line 'DisplayIcon(IconID@"Complete")'.
If you want to use the same type of setup for say a quiz
where the checkmark could be in several places. Simply move the
graphics in the 'Display Icons' that are attached to the 'Decision
Icon' off the screen until they are not visible. (Be sure to leave
something on screen to grab onto if you want to edit them later.)
Then set up a Motion Icon directly below the call to
'DisplayIcon(IconID)' for each item you want to display. In the
motion icon set the option to 'Destination' and set the 'x' and 'y'
fields to variables called 'display_x' and 'display_y'. Now when
you call 'DisplayIcon(IconID)' you also set the appropriate
'display_x' and 'display_y' to move the image the the right spot.
(Be sure the 'Motion Icon' is set to Time, 0, Concurrent so that
the image appears to pop into the right place not move to the
correct spot.)
For example:
DispalyIcon(IconId@"Complete")
display_x := 174
display_y := 210
I have also used the WingDing method Amy talked about many
times. It's very easy and a really good choice for quick
development, but it just isn't as nice looking as loading your own
graphics.

Help System

I am new to Authorware and I am working on my first piece. I
have been trying to figure out how best to construct a help system
in Authorware that is similar to the format used in Microsoft's
HTML Help Workshop. This system allows you to search for help based
upon contents, an index as well as word search.

Why build this in Authorware? Sounds like it would be far
quicker and
easier to just use one of the many help-builder tools out
there...
If stuck on Authorware, agreed with Amy - be more specific.
There are
text search functions in Authorware you could probably use.
Erik
Technovators wrote:
> I am new to Authorware and I am working on my first
piece. I have been trying
> to figure out how best to construct a help system in
Authorware that is similar
> to the format used in Microsoft's HTML Help Workshop.
This system allows you to
> search for help based upon contents, an index as well as
word search.
>
Erik Lord
http://www.capemedia.net
Adobe Community Expert - Authorware
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/
http://www.awaretips.net -
samples, tips, products, faqs, and links!
*Search the A'ware newsgroup archives*
http://groups.google.com/group/macromedia.authorware

AW web package with IE7

After I updated the IE to 7, my new published authorware web
piece could not run at all. When I ran the piece from my local
machine, the message box popped up, saying "Error reading the
Authorware WEb Player map file. Invalid file version: file://C:\
{path}/x.u32" . The "x.u32" could be all the DLLs or Xtras
published with the piece. Then the loading bar turned red with the
text "Error Loading". When I ran through server, there was no error
message box, but nothing showing. However, when ran through IE6,
there was no problem at all. Everything looked fine.
I checked the Abode website and found the technots for this
"Invalid File Version". It won't apply to me. My Authorware Player
is 2004, the latest. BTW, I have AW 7.02, Windows XP, and IE7.
Does anybody have the same problem or any solution for it?
Thank you.
Wenching

Ah, then next likely issue is your web server is Windows 2003
but does
not have the required MIME Types setup. Search this group,
the A'ware
Technotes, or the whitepaper at capemedia.net for a list of
those MIME
Types and how to set them up.
Without those setup on Windows 2003 Server, you could
certainly
experience the problems you're seeing.
Erik
maygirl wrote:
> Thank you, Eric!
>
> I think it's our server's problem. Only one site that we
set up for testing
> long time ago works now. Others we created currently
still turn on the frozen
> initializing bar no matter the blocker is on or off. We
are trying to figure
> out why.
>
> Thank you for your big help. Have a nice day!
>
> Wenching
>
Erik Lord
http://www.capemedia.net
Adobe Community Expert - Authorware
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/
http://www.awaretips.net -
samples, tips, products, faqs, and links!
*Search the A'ware newsgroup archives*
http://groups.google.com/group/macromedia.authorware
*The Blankenship Caveat: Note that direct linking to http
content
through any Authorware icon will likely fail if a proxy
server is present!*

Can new shockwave Player 12.0.4.144 run shockwaved Authorware files on Mac

Can new shockwave Player 12.0.4.144 run shockwaved Authorware files on Mac?
OS 10.5 or greater.
If so, please direct me to were I can learn how to do it, and if not, is there any way to run these files for Macs?

The Director Shockwave Player can't play published Authorware content. You'd need the Authorware Web Player. However, it works on older Mac OSs.
You can find the player links at:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/#ap
Dean

Need Authorware News Update - Future with Adobe ? Next Version ? Etc

I've been away from Authorware for many months.
I'm sure these questions have been asked before but hopefully
someone will
be kind enough to give me a quick run down and update.
- Any word on Authorware's future since Adobe acquired it?
- What about the next version ? (if any)
- Should we ditch Authorware and try to go with something
else that is more
likely to be here down the road?
thanks for any comments.

Speaking of other tools...is there anything out there that
can actually
compete with Authorware and its vast custom possibilites? I
get occasional
management requests to see if any new tools can do what AW
can
better/faster/less overhead and so far nothing. AW is the
most powerful
media based programming tool I have ever run across. Most
other products
are just training template wizards.
Thx,
K
"Erik *ACE*" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:e4fvih$4d4$[email protected]..
>- Not official. Apparently there's some sort of beta
going on but no
>official word. Last year's TAAC indicated work is
progressing.
>
> - The next version would be 8, considering the most
recent version is 7
> ;-)
>
> - Sure, if you want to. Does it really matter? What does
Authorware not do
> now that prevents you from continuing to work with it?
What promise is
> there that whatever that problem is will be addressed
with the next
> release? What other tool would you move to?
> Erik
>
> tmb wrote:
>> I've been away from Authorware for many months.
>>
>> I'm sure these questions have been asked before but
hopefully someone
>> will be kind enough to give me a quick run down and
update.
>>
>> - Any word on Authorware's future since Adobe
acquired it?
>> - What about the next version ? (if any)
>> - Should we ditch Authorware and try to go with
something else that is
>> more likely to be here down the road?
>>
>> thanks for any comments.
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Erik Lord
>
http://www.capemedia.net
> Adobe Community Expert - Authorware
>
http://www.macromedia.com/support/forums/team_macromedia/
>
>
http://www.awaretips.net -
samples, tips, products, faqs, and links!
> *Search the A'ware newsgroup archives*
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=macromedia.authorware
> *The Blankenship Caveat: Note that direct linking to
http content
> through any Authorware icon will likely fail if a proxy
server is
> present!*

Windows 8.1: Error in the presentation of the Authorware-plugin window, clipping

Hi all,
there is a new bug in Windows 8.1, the AW-content is not centered relative to the size of the plugin window (which is set in the HTML-Object-tag), but relative to the resolution of the screen!!
Therefore, only a part of the content is visible when the plugin-windows is smaller than the screensize (and this is usually the case). The effect of the false centering is visible after activating the full screen mode (F11).
This is only in Firefox 25, IE11, but not in Google Chrome! In Windows 8.0 all was OK.
Look here
Thanks
Manfred

Hi moodsman,
>We are currently in the slow and painful process of converting our aw packages into HTML5
Same here! We have hundreds of modules that have to be converted.
>It would be really great if we could make this available to our users. Would that be acceptable to you?
Yes, you can use the installer, although I do not know what the legal situation is.
But I don't think that Adobe has something about it, because the binaries (exe, dll, x32) have not been modified in any way.
And put it on your own server please.
Here some technical details:
1. The plugin-files (awswax.ocx and np32asw.dll) are installed in: C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\AUTHORWA
2. The plugin runtime is installed in: C:\Users\All Users\Macromedia\AWP
3. Seven registry entries are set (point to and describe the plugin files and runtime).
     5 keys in SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@adobe.com/AuthorwarePlayer
     2 keys in SOFTWARE\Macromedia\Authorware\WebPlayer
4. Content of the awshkwv.ini:
    # Security settings:
    VERSION 2
    Security = TrustOnlyListed
    WarnNonTrusted = ON
    WarnTrusted = OFF
    TrustedSite = http://download.macromedia.com/
5. The installation requires administrator rights.
Regards
Manfred

AuthorWare stops responding when loading a mpg file

I have a new Dell T3500 with Windows XP (32-bit). Other people in the office are able to load .mpg files into their AuthorWare project but every time I try, Authorware stops responding. I am using AuthorWare 7.02.
If I change the file extensions to .wmv, AuthorWare has not problem importing them. Windows media player has no problem playing the .mpgs.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled the software and the update. I have tried this in brand new project files. I'm not sure what to do next.
Does anyone have any idea why this is happening.
Sincerley,
Katie Roberts

Unfortunately, I am required to use the .mpg extension when it is delivered to our client.
The videos import and play correctly as .wmv files.
Then it may actually be a CODEC issue
Try installing this codec pack:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=73c47878-20d0-4c1a -96f4-177d7e0074b7
You may need it, because Microsoft changed the default CODECs installed from Windows Media Player 8 onwards. Certain Dell machines seem to have problems with this.
If that doesn't work, you may find alternatives to try here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/results.aspx?pocId=&freetext=codec&DisplayLang=en
If that still doesn't work, let me know and I'll see if I remember something else you should try.
Steve

Our converted eCourses often freeze when launched from our new 3rd party hosted LMS...

We have recently purchased a new externally hosted LMS system (Silkroad's GreenLight) and we have a 3rd party taking our older authorware courses (which are working) and updating/converting them using Adobe Captivate 5.5. Once these are done and uploaded into the LMS system, users are finding sporadic freezing at launch of the converted courses. In some cases we are using a Riverbed solution to compress content so that network performance is not an issue. With the various components involved in this situation. we are having a hard time troubleshooting and narrowing down the problem as it is so inconsistent. I noticed a blog http://helpx.adobe.com/captivate/kb/projects-published-captivate-5-lms.html suggesting a fix and we tried this with one user it worked with another it did not. Our environment consist of XP (and some Win7), Adobe Flash Player 10+, and IE8 or 9. Can anyone tell us what the proposed template fix described in the blog is actually doing? Or if you've experienced this problem and have another fix we could try? Any help is appreciated....Getting desperate. Thanks!

I believe the patches offered in that post were to address an issue that sometimes occurs with Resume Data bookmarking in certain LMSs.
If you are currently using Resume Data bookmarking, try disabling it by checking the box in LMS Customisation dialog to Never Send Resume Data. If that resolves your issue, you at least know what is causing it.
In cases where there are a large number of variables, the only way to diagnose the issue may be to remove as many variables as possible first. Then when you finally get to a stable version that does not misbehave, you then re-introduce the other components to find the one/s that re-introduce the issue.
So, in your case, you may need to look at how your developers are 'converting' the authorware content in Captivate. Make sure they recreate everything using Captivate components, and insert the images via the approved menus etc. I'd also temporarily avoid using this Riverbed compression solution until you have established the cause of your issue. It may be interferring with something.

Authorware applications run on a Mac

Our language software runs on PC’s. We do have quite a few customers running it on Apple Macs, either via a PC partition or using a PC emulator software.
The following link indicates that Authorware applications will run on a Mac.
http://www.adobe.com/products/authorware/productinfo/macplayer/
The Adobe Authorware Mac Player allows Authorware applications created in Authorware versions 5.1 through 7.0 for Windows to be delivered on the Apple Macintosh platform.
The Mac Player enables Authorware developers to deliver cross-platform learning applications on the Web, LANs, or CD-ROM.
We’ve downloaded the CD-Rom file from the above link viz. -
authorware_7_packager.hqx
which unzips to AW701_Packager.sit.
We publish our applications as an exe file for our PC software. I can’t find any instructions on how to publish as a Mac application incorporating the downloaded Mac player, do we simply publish as an exe with the sit file in the xtras folder?

You need to publish the file withOUT runtime so the result is an .a7r file, then get that .a7r file onto the Mac, along with all other resources (but not the Xtras), then run that .a7r through the Mac Packager.
However, the result will likely not work with newer versions of OS X. I think the last version of OS X that a Mac-packaged Authorware application worked with was...Tiger?
Here's an older post somewhat related:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3143519
Also here:
http://gantekmultimedia.com/download.htm
do a find for "Mac Packaging Bits and Bites"
You also need to further unpack the .sit file (which is a 'stuffit' file) ir order to get to the actual Mac Packager and related files inside.
HTH
Erik

New flash lite content

Hi all,
just a quick note for anyone that's interested...
SMS.ac are offering $100 for flash content from developers
new to their system.
I've spoken to them directly, and whilst their 'mobile pods'
aren't currently supported on mobiles, flash lite content IS
accepted as they are trying to get it working on mobile at the
moment so they want content for when they are ready.
if you are interested here is the email of who to speak to
for details...
(Cara Thomson) [email protected]
just thought some of you might be interested in this one
Paul
(this only applies if you add content before the 15th sept
and it's only for your first swf)

> Thank you! I read you blog occasionaly nice work!
Unfortuantely we dont
> have
> a FL 1.1 version. I don't believe FL 1.1 can handle
shared objects, which
> we
> are using to save retrieve data. We also had no idea
that nokia was
> releasing
> all their new phones with FL 1.1 nd not FL 2 until we
were almost finish
> with
> the production. Oh well, live and learn eh?
I have a 6682 winging it's way to me (AT LAST!). I'm not a
gamer, but I'm
certain I'll be downloading Ping. I enjoyrd playing the demo
on your web
site, and I look forward to seeing how the game plays on the
phone.
Steve
ACE - Adobe Community Expert, Authorware
My blog -
http://stevehoward.blogspot.com/
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http://www.tomorrows-key.com

Script for Director in Authorware

Hello,
I am new here and I hope that someone could help me.
I have a Director movie and I want to play this in Authorware
with the ActiveXcontrol. I see the movie playing but Authorware
goes on running the complete flowline in the back while the
Director movie is playing in front of it.
I am not good in scripting in Authorware but I need a script
that tells Authorware to play the Director movie, (and stay at that
point of the flowline) and continue the flowline after the Director
movie Quits. (The Lingo command Quit in the Director movie)
Is there someone to help me?
O.... something else, the stage of the Director File is the
same size as the Authorware stage
Thanks
Marius

To elaborate on what Erik has said, you'll need an
interaction with an event
response set up that will catch some sort of event set up
with Director. I
don't think anyone on here uses Director on here much, so
they'd have to
experiment with the files as much as you would. You may find
that looking
at the Flash ActiveX ShowMe gives you some ideas of things to
look at while
you're experimenting.
HTH;
Amy
"Erik **AdobeCommunityExpert**"
<[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> I've not worked with Director in Authorware in a real
long time.
> If the Authorware presentation is continuing, then it
needs to stop until
> the Director movie says it's ok to move on.
> In Flash, you could do this with a fsCommand or getURL
function. Flash
> would execute that function when done and you would
setup an 'Event
> Response' interaction in Authorware to wait for it.
> Can Director send such an event?
> Erik
>
> marius siroen wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am new here and I hope that someone could help me.
>>
>> I have a Director movie and I want to play this in
Authorware with the
>> ActiveXcontrol. I see the movie playing but
Authorware goes on running
>> the complete flowline in the back while the Director
movie is playing in
>> front of it.
>>
>> I am not good in scripting in Authorware but I need
a script that tells
>> Authorware to play the Director movie, (and stay at
that point of the
>> flowline) and continue the flowline after the
Director movie Quits. (The
>> Lingo command Quit in the Director movie)
>>
>> Is there someone to help me? O.... something else,
the stage of the
>> Director File is the same size as the Authorware
stage
>>
>> Thanks
>> Marius
>>
>
> --
> Erik Lord
>
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