Open file and jump to slide

So now that we have CP4 (well... I have the trial version) is
it possible to:
Click on a button to open another project AND jump to a slide
within this newly opened project.
I was hoping that using multiple actions I could specify
"Open Project" and then "Jump to slide"... but no luck so far.
Cheers,
K

Hi KerryWilson
I'm not sure about the "Almighty" part.
Although my perspective of God is quite different
than most. But I digress...
Since nobody else has jumped on your post, I'll give it a
shot. I figured Steve or one of the others that are more
comfortable with the new scripting features of Captivate 4 might
have a solution. Not sure if the silence means they are busy with
other things or if it simply means it can't be done.
So there might be something you can do using scripting and
variables to accomplish it. Jury is still out on that one.
oddrhythm has posted their question in many places. Different
threads in these forum categories as well as in the new community
help. In one post I did actually offer a possible workaround by
combining JavaScript and variables to accomplish what they wanted.
Seems possible but they are wanting something quite different to
what you asked about.
Cheers... Rick

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