My project has a large number of attached pdf files. As these files seem to be exact copies of the originals and stored in \story_content\external_files, has anyone tried replacing a file in the published on line project with an updated version without re-publishing? Assuming of course that the name is identical to the original. Or is there a 'gotcha' I have missed?
Also, to make updating things even easier, you can host the PDF on a server somewhere (I use Amazon S3) and link to the files from Storyline. Then you can just update the PDFs on your server and the course will then have access to the updated files.
Thanks Mathew. I now just have to convince the pdf writers to lock down their naming conventions! Also I have only just recently loaded my project onto Amazon S3 so will now also look at using S3 as a one-stop source for the attachments.
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That will work fine Doug. Just as long as the file name is identical.
Also, to make updating things even easier, you can host the PDF on a server somewhere (I use Amazon S3) and link to the files from Storyline. Then you can just update the PDFs on your server and the course will then have access to the updated files.
Thanks Mathew. I now just have to convince the pdf writers to lock down their naming conventions! Also I have only just recently loaded my project onto Amazon S3 so will now also look at using S3 as a one-stop source for the attachments.