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External files not being included when publishing
Has anyone else encountered this?
I have a PDF which is accessed via a hyperlink. The file path is correct and the .story file and the .pdf file are on the same hard drive.
When I publish the f...
Why? I mean basically the .story file is just a modified .zip archive. The PDF is still in it, right?
No, the .pdf is not loaded until publish. The external_content folder does not exist in .story. It is created during the publish process.
A colleague copies it down and makes an unrelated edit on page 2 and never so much as LOOKS at the link to the pdf
Maybe it shouldn't do it, but it still sounds to me like SL looks at that link, even if your colleague doesn't.
Since I agree that you have to assume link breakage, I would suggest a workflow that has
1. I copy the .story file to the server
5. I copy it down.
5b. I link a .pdf
5c. I publish