i am in an enterprise environment and i am new to Storyline. i am trying to permanently attach a .pdf or .docx file to the resources in the player tab. Is there a way that i can do that so that no matter where the course runs, online or not, that the files will be available?
once your story is published it will appear in the "external files' folder of the publish. It's only if the original pdf gets updated that it would need to be updated.
you should be working locally with storyline and have all the assets in your project loaded on your local drive as well...by that I mean, pdf's, videos, images etc...when you publish your story file all the files are all bundled in the storyline output folder. Expand the story_content folder to see the external_ files will appear in the folder as shown below. If you are in doubt...do a test story with a couple of slides and a link to a pdf, publish it and then load onto a webserver to test.
I am still not able to access my .pdf files outside of my computer. When the published version runs on my computer, it runs flawlessly. But when i run on any other machine the published version is looking for a path in my computer to find the file, even though it isn't running on my computer and fails. Any other suggestions?
Be sure that you are attaching resources as explained here.
Also, how are you publishing/sharing your project? Be sure that you are still not viewing locally. You want to access the content as your learners would.
I am publishing to CD format. Due to the difficulty of this, I had used hyperlinks to an internal intranet site, and it worked perfectly, as long as the computer running it was on the intranet. But because the person I am having review this project is external, I had to switch it back to the .pdf format.
Unfortunately, it seems that I cannot get the publisher to envelope the pdf inside the published course. It still looks for the path to the .pdf that i entered. That is what I am having trouble with. How do I get the .pdf to envelope into the published course so that it refers to the DVD instead of a path?
When I actually burn to a DVD, two odd things happen.
1. If I run the course using the Articulate launch button, Internet explorer crashes every time I access the resources or link buttons outside the network.
2. If I run the IE version of the course, the resources tab works perfectly, but the linked buttons give me an error screen, which I have attached. Is this an option I can click on in the player to fix this error?
That error seems to indicate that you are still viewing the content locally. Are you using the 'View' option from the publish successful dialog box or are you accessing the output to CD files as you are publishing?
I burned it to a DVD and veiwed it from a non-enterprise network computer. that way I could see it from the viewpoint of the learner who doesnt have access to the enterprise network.
The file should be in located in the story_content folder of your published output. Are you publishing to your local hard drive prior to burning to DVD?
Would you be able to share your .story file for me to take a look?
So everything works normally when you view the publish to CD version on your own system or other computers within your network? As Leslie mentioned that error message is typically only seen when trying to access a link/part of the course that needs internet access and while viewing a course that was published for web or when previewing a course that is linking to external content.
yes, i was publishing to my hard drive before burning to a disk. i set it up in the tempshare this morning before i noticed the issues.
unfortunately it refers to washingtion state internal policies, so i cant share it outside state government.
i opened the disk before i started typing this to refer to the slides that were having trouble, and all of the links work now... I dont understand the glitch....
the issue was because the link that created the error was to a .PDF so it shouldnt need internet access to get to it... it automagically fixed itself though, so everything is working when i opened it the second time...
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Hi Terry
once your story is published it will appear in the "external files' folder of the publish. It's only if the original pdf gets updated that it would need to be updated.
Thank you Wendy for responding...
so as i am creating the storyline it will refer to the original, but once i publish, it will permanently attach?
just making sure because the computer i am working on is not on the enterprise environment, but the finished project will be.
Hi Terry
yes...
you should be working locally with storyline and have all the assets in your project loaded on your local drive as well...by that I mean, pdf's, videos, images etc...when you publish your story file all the files are all bundled in the storyline output folder. Expand the story_content folder to see the external_ files will appear in the folder as shown below. If you are in doubt...do a test story with a couple of slides and a link to a pdf, publish it and then load onto a webserver to test.
Thank you very much...
Hi Terry,
I'm glad that Wendy was able to assist you here. Please feel free to let us know if you need anything else.
Glad that Wendy was able to assist you here Terry :)
I am still not able to access my .pdf files outside of my computer. When the published version runs on my computer, it runs flawlessly. But when i run on any other machine the published version is looking for a path in my computer to find the file, even though it isn't running on my computer and fails. Any other suggestions?
Hi Terry!
Be sure that you are attaching resources as explained here.
Also, how are you publishing/sharing your project? Be sure that you are still not viewing locally. You want to access the content as your learners would.
Leslie,
I am publishing to CD format. Due to the difficulty of this, I had used hyperlinks to an internal intranet site, and it worked perfectly, as long as the computer running it was on the intranet. But because the person I am having review this project is external, I had to switch it back to the .pdf format.
Unfortunately, it seems that I cannot get the publisher to envelope the pdf inside the published course. It still looks for the path to the .pdf that i entered. That is what I am having trouble with. How do I get the .pdf to envelope into the published course so that it refers to the DVD instead of a path?
When I actually burn to a DVD, two odd things happen.
1. If I run the course using the Articulate launch button, Internet explorer crashes every time I access the resources or link buttons outside the network.
2. If I run the IE version of the course, the resources tab works perfectly, but the linked buttons give me an error screen, which I have attached. Is this an option I can click on in the player to fix this error?
Hi Terry!
That error seems to indicate that you are still viewing the content locally. Are you using the 'View' option from the publish successful dialog box or are you accessing the output to CD files as you are publishing?
I burned it to a DVD and veiwed it from a non-enterprise network computer. that way I could see it from the viewpoint of the learner who doesnt have access to the enterprise network.
Hi Terry!
The file should be in located in the story_content folder of your published output. Are you publishing to your local hard drive prior to burning to DVD?
Would you be able to share your .story file for me to take a look?
Hi Terry,
So everything works normally when you view the publish to CD version on your own system or other computers within your network? As Leslie mentioned that error message is typically only seen when trying to access a link/part of the course that needs internet access and while viewing a course that was published for web or when previewing a course that is linking to external content.
yes, i was publishing to my hard drive before burning to a disk. i set it up in the tempshare this morning before i noticed the issues.
unfortunately it refers to washingtion state internal policies, so i cant share it outside state government.
i opened the disk before i started typing this to refer to the slides that were having trouble, and all of the links work now... I dont understand the glitch....
the issue was because the link that created the error was to a .PDF so it shouldnt need internet access to get to it... it automagically fixed itself though, so everything is working when i opened it the second time...
Thanks for the update Terry. Not sure what was going on either.
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