AU file error - have to manually edit
Sep 09, 2014
By
Jan Morris
Hi. I was sure I had seen this discussion before, but I have searched all over the site and can't find this issue. When I publish a storyline file, the .au file has an error. Instead of "http://servername.com/story/index_lms.html" it is entering the name of the file. I have to go into the .au file and manually fix this. Is there something in my storyline file or publish instructions that is causing this? The file ws created by someone else on my team and passed on to me ... could that be causing the issue? Thank you!
12 Replies
Hi Jan,
Where is it referencing your file name? We're unable to assist with the modifications of published output, but we're happy to investigate if something is occurring that isn't expected. It sounds like you're publishing for LMS? Are you following the directions here?
Hi Ashley. Here is a screen print of the au file. Instead of the dark blue wording, it has the file name. I don’t even have any audio in this file, but this error was causing the file not to open in our LMS. And yes, I followed all the LMS publish instructions. Thanks.
Hi Jan,
You can modify this within the publish settings, as you'll see here in the image below (you can ignore the red instructions):
It sounds like the text there was modified and therefore caused the error you experienced.
Ahhh ... not sure why the previous developer changed that field. Thank you!
I have the same issue. But I don't have the original files to open and republish. Can I change this in notepad from the published files?
Uh oh, Jami! I don't know where this would appear in the published files as we're not able to assist with editing of the published output - but I hope someone in the community is able to share if they've run into the same and made those changes!
Thank you Ashley! Yes, I'm curious to know where Jan took her screen shot above.
Jan....I know this is 3 years old - but is it possible that you remember which published file you found this detail in?
Thank you Ashley! Yes, I'm curious to know where Jan took her screen shot above.
Hi Jami - Looks like Jan may have been digging into an output folder. We do not support the modification of this information, but you would find them via the Open option on the Publish Successful dialog box. Hopefully she'll be able to chime in and assist if needed.
Just in case another finds this thread and needs to find this in the published file. It is found in the course.au file in the root folder.
We are moving over 200 courses from one host to another and editing this link is what makes them work in their new environment. Much less time consuming to edit the text string than to resurrect and republish :) I opened with Notepad and edited successfully.
Thanks so much for providing your solution and that helpful screenshot, Jami! I always love seeing the knowledge-sharing that happens in this community. 😊
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