Updating A'ware 5 runfiles

Question

We have a very large training course written in A'ware 5.1 or
5.2. A single .exe file (Main Menu) runs numerous .a5r topic files
and associated .a5l libraries.
I have to update a relatively small proportion of the files
(NOT including the .exe) and the owner/client would prefer to
redeploy only the CHANGED files into their distribution system,
leaving the unchanged files as is. No problem here if I use A'ware
5.2 of course - just replace the changed .a5r and .a5L files.
However, the client may want me to use A'ware 7 to make the
changes. Would a few A'ware 7 run files perform from a modified
.exe file set up to run a mix of A'ware 5 and A'ware 7 run files. I
would guess not, but haven't tested this and am hoping someone else
might know.
Any input appreciated here - incidentally none of this
involves website/Intranet access.
Tom Buckle
The Learning Group
Sydney Australia

Answer 1

If the modules are packaged as .exe files (i.e. with the
Appropriate
Runtime) you can then jumpOut to them. If there are a5r or
a7r files
(without runtime) at all then this will not work. It would
probably be
easier to maintain and manage it all by either upgrading the
whole
project to 7 or doing updates / edit in 5.2.
Mark
Oldtom wrote:
> We have a very large training course written in A'ware
5.1 or 5.2. A single
> .exe file (Main Menu) runs numerous .a5r topic files and
associated .a5l
> libraries.
>
> I have to update a relatively small proportion of the
files (NOT including the
> .exe) and the owner/client would prefer to redeploy only
the CHANGED files into
> their distribution system, leaving the unchanged files
as is. No problem here
> if I use A'ware 5.2 of course - just replace the changed
.a5r and .a5L files.
>
> However, the client may want me to use A'ware 7 to make
the changes. Would a
> few A'ware 7 run files perform from a modified .exe file
set up to run a mix
> of A'ware 5 and A'ware 7 run files. I would guess not,
but haven't tested this
> and am hoping someone else might know.
>
> Any input appreciated here - incidentally none of this
involves
> website/Intranet access.
>
> Tom Buckle
> The Learning Group
> Sydney Australia
>