Publishing Fail
May 09, 2014
By
Nick Elkins
Hi everyone,
Storyline is doing something odd for me. I'm trying to publish a very large file from my harddrive and when I click publish, it starts as normal. Two slides into publishing, it cancels the publish and goes back to the Publishing menu/launch page.
I've tried publishing the file from my desktop, re-downloaded the file and published there, and I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Storyline per the documented instructions on the forum.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this you're willing to share, please?
Thanks!
Nick
6 Replies
Hi Nick,
Does it happen for the same slide every time? If so, try removing that slide (but don't save the file) and see if you are able to publish successfully.
If not, how large is the file? If it's not over 20 MB, you're welcome to share the .story file here. I'd be happy to take a look.
If it is larger than 20 MB, it may not upload to the forums. Please let me know if that's the case and I'll share details on sending the project to me privately.
Thanks!
Hi Christine,
There are 200+ slides in the course and it's 500MB+. And it's when I'm publishing the entire project, not a particular slide.
I'll look into sending the project privately to you and support.
Thank you!
Nick
Actually, update: it was something with the location I was trying to publish to. I changed where I was directing the published output and everything worked fine. VERY strange.
Is there any literature on best practices for published files?
Thanks!
Hi Nick,
When it comes to modifying and the actual process of publishing, it's best to work locally:
Additional information regarding "Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces" in Windows operating systems can be found in the following Microsoft article.
After you've published however, it's a little different. You'll want to make sure you don't run the published files locally.
Here's more information:
Create, Edit, and Publish Articulate Storyline Courses on Your Local Hard Drive
Publishing and Sharing Articulate Storyline Content
I hope this helps! :)
Thanks, Christine. I think it was the 260 character issue you mention above that got me. I appreciate your help!
Excellent, I'm glad that helped! :)
Thanks very much for letting me know, Nick.
Have a great day,
Christine
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