Clicking to open a file
Nov 02, 2012
I haven't been able to figure out how to make a file open when something is clicked. I've used the option to jump to URL/File and browsed to my file, held at the same level as the .story file I'm building. It didn't get included when published, and nothing happens. So then I wrote out the path as story_content/calcex.pdf and placed the file manually in the story_content folder in the published files. That still doesn't work. When it publishes, it automatically changes what I wrote to the entire file path of where it's stored on my computer, so of course it won't open anywhere else.
What am I overlooking? Do I have to actually have the file I want to open stored where the Storyline content will be separately and write in the entire http://... path when building?
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Hi Arleen,
If you'd like, we'd be happy to take a closer look at it. Please submit a case, including your .story file, using this link so our support team can assist you further.
Thanks!
Thank you. I've uploaded the affected slide and the file I'm wanting to open.
Has this been solved? I was wondering about this as well, as I remember something similar happening to me too. However today, I am wondering if there is a way to have the file open in a new window?
Looks like there is a very simple javascript code you can execute to open the url in a new site:
window.open ("http://www.javascript-coder.com","mywindow");Hey Jeff,
When you publish, the file should become part of your published output. Just make sure that when you test your output, you place it in the location for which you published (for example, if you published for web, make sure to upload the content to a web server and test it from there). Otherwise, your browser's security restrictions might not allow the file to open.
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