Since the June 1st update, I cannot get my Storyline 360 course to load using the HTML5 with Flash fallback setting. Neither in Review, nor on the web. The circle just spins and spins, and the course never loads. If I republish as Flash with HTML5 fallback, it works in both places as a Flash object. I have tested it in 3 different browsers and on both Windows 10 and Mac. (And I made sure the browsers are current.) Anyone else having this issue since the update?
6/15 - Update on this, it's a project that was originally an SL2 file that I upgraded to 360. Also, I sent the file to a colleague to see if they could get it to work and they couldn't even get it to publish with any settings. Not sure if the file is corrupted.
Thanks for reaching out here, and I'm so sorry this is giving you headaches.
I did a quick test on my end and I'm able to publish using that setting, so let's get to the bottom of this. I have a couple questions to help understand what's happening better:
What browser are you using when viewing the published course?
Are you able to publish any other files using the HTML5/ Flash fallback option?
Thanks, Ali. I tried in Safari, Firefox, and Chrome on the Mac side, and Chrome on the Windows side. I just imported the slides into a new project file and I'm still having the same issue:( When I publish for Flash with HTLM5 fallback, it plays fine in Safari and Firefox (flash, of course), but won't load in Chrome on Mac or Win. When I publish for HTML5 with Flash fallback, it doesn't work in any browser, not even in Review (neither Mac nor Win). The "loading" circle just spins and spins. Can I open a ticket to have someone look at the source file?
Ah darn! Sorry this is still plaguing you, thanks for all those details. Our Support Engineers are more than happy to investigate your file with you right over here.
Let me know the case number once you've submitted and I'll be sure to keep and eye on it too!
I'm encountering a similar issue, a previously published(Flash only) file will not load when published as HTML5/Flash fallback or HTML5 but it DOES work in Chrome, not IE11. We do not use Chrome at our office. This seems to be a pretty significant problem.
Our Support Engineers are also happy to test your course over here as well to confirm if you're seeing the same bug. If so, they'll share some options while our team continues to investigate permanent solutions.
Thanks for letting us know about this- keep me posted!
I was facing a similar issue with a 360 course that was published in HTML5/Flash. It would work in Chrome but not in IE. It would just show the loading screen.
I was able to get it to run in IE 11 with the following steps -
I'd like to grab some more information from you. If there's a wider issue going on, we'd like to know about it!
Are you on the latest update of Storyline 360? To check, click the Help tab, then click About Storyline. You should see 3.18.16333.0 in the bottom-right corner.
Is your published output file hosted on a web server or a LMS?
What web browsers were you using when you noticed this problem?
Looking at this older string, my company has been seeing this intermittently especially with the Flash/HTML5 fallback and HTML5/Flash fallback. Could you provide some tips on what others are checking to determine why this is occurring.
We are having some associates "Clear Cache" but this is not solving the root cause and our tech group has not figured that out as well. Can you advise? Thank you, Theresa
It doesn't appear that our team identified a common cause based on what was shared by others in this discussion.
You mentioned some of your learners are able to clear the cache and load the course. Do you know if these learners are all running into trouble in one particular browser or multiple browsers? Have you checked publishing for HTML5 only (without Flash)?
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Hey Jeanne!
Thanks for reaching out here, and I'm so sorry this is giving you headaches.
I did a quick test on my end and I'm able to publish using that setting, so let's get to the bottom of this. I have a couple questions to help understand what's happening better:
If you're able to publish other courses with that setting, and the issue is limited to this particular file- try importing all your slides into a brand new file and working from that one.
Keep me posted on how that goes!
Thanks, Ali. I tried in Safari, Firefox, and Chrome on the Mac side, and Chrome on the Windows side. I just imported the slides into a new project file and I'm still having the same issue:( When I publish for Flash with HTLM5 fallback, it plays fine in Safari and Firefox (flash, of course), but won't load in Chrome on Mac or Win. When I publish for HTML5 with Flash fallback, it doesn't work in any browser, not even in Review (neither Mac nor Win). The "loading" circle just spins and spins. Can I open a ticket to have someone look at the source file?
Hey Jeanne,
Ah darn! Sorry this is still plaguing you, thanks for all those details. Our Support Engineers are more than happy to investigate your file with you right over here.
Let me know the case number once you've submitted and I'll be sure to keep and eye on it too!
I'm encountering a similar issue, a previously published(Flash only) file will not load when published as HTML5/Flash fallback or HTML5 but it DOES work in Chrome, not IE11. We do not use Chrome at our office. This seems to be a pretty significant problem.
Hey Anna,
I'm sorry that's happening!
Is this occurring after you've uploaded your published course to the web?
If so, we've run into a few cases recently where Storyline published output is hanging up in Internet Explorer when compatibility mode is enabled.
To confirm if you're running into the same, can you check your compatibility settings?
Our Support Engineers are also happy to test your course over here as well to confirm if you're seeing the same bug. If so, they'll share some options while our team continues to investigate permanent solutions.
Thanks for letting us know about this- keep me posted!
Hi,
I was facing a similar issue with a 360 course that was published in HTML5/Flash. It would work in Chrome but not in IE. It would just show the loading screen.
I was able to get it to run in IE 11 with the following steps -
1. Unzip the scorm zip
2. Edit the index_lms.html in an HTML editor
3. Changed the order in this line
The original was
runtimeOrder: [{"type":"html5","url":"index_lms_html5.html"},{"type":"flash","url":"index_lms_flash.html"}]
I changed it to
runtimeOrder: [{"type":"flash","url":"index_lms_flash.html"},{"type":"html5","url":"index_lms_html5.html"}]
4. Save and rezip the scorm and reupload into LMS.
It now works in both IE 11 and Chrome for me.
Hi Jeanne,
Did you find a solution to this as I am having exactly the same issues?
HI Dan, I've just been publishing for HTML5 only lately and haven't tried publishing stuff with flash fallback.
I have also been having issues launching HTML5 from 360 (without Flash fallback)- could it be a wider issue?
Hello Dan and Alice!
I'd like to grab some more information from you. If there's a wider issue going on, we'd like to know about it!
Are you on the latest update of Storyline 360? To check, click the Help tab, then click About Storyline. You should see 3.18.16333.0 in the bottom-right corner.
Hi Alyssia,
Everything is good now. All fixed after sorting out firewall block.
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Great to hear that, Dan! Thanks for following up.
Looking at this older string, my company has been seeing this intermittently especially with the Flash/HTML5 fallback and HTML5/Flash fallback. Could you provide some tips on what others are checking to determine why this is occurring.
We are having some associates "Clear Cache" but this is not solving the root cause and our tech group has not figured that out as well. Can you advise? Thank you, Theresa
Hi Theresa,
It doesn't appear that our team identified a common cause based on what was shared by others in this discussion.
You mentioned some of your learners are able to clear the cache and load the course. Do you know if these learners are all running into trouble in one particular browser or multiple browsers? Have you checked publishing for HTML5 only (without Flash)?
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