Playing local authorware files in IE 7

I cannot play published Authorware files in the Internet
Explorer 7 from my local computer. I get error messages "invalid
map files etc". The published files play correctly in a local
Mozilla browser and also if I upload them on a server and play them
online with Internet Explorer 7. Is there a local setting, which
solves the problem? Normally I like to test the files on my
computer before uploading all the published files.
Thanks
Ruth

"ivoryruth" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>I cannot play published Authorware files in the Internet
Explorer 7 from my
> local computer. I get error messages "invalid map files
etc". The
> published
> files play correctly in a local Mozilla browser and also
if I upload them
> on a
> server and play them online with Internet Explorer 7. Is
there a local
> setting,
> which solves the problem? Normally I like to test the
files on my computer
> before uploading all the published files.
There is no local setting, as such. What you must do is
reference the aam
file as a literal folder path - File://c:/work/test.aam
(that's not quite
right, the File:// should be a little different), instead of
the default
relative reference that is used by Authorware.
Alternatively, I think you can still test by clicking on the
aam file
instead of the htm ...
Steve
EuroTAAC eLearning 2007
http://www.eurotaac.com
Adobe Community Expert: Authorware, Flash Mobile and Devices
My blog -
http://stevehoward.blogspot.com/

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