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Relative File/URL Links
Our organization is fairly large and getting everyone on the same PC file structure for projects would be fairly difficult. Once inside a project folder, our files are all the exact same so a relative link to local files would be optimal.
When Storyline files are passed around, links to external documents with absolute paths continually break. Is there a way to set a relative path to local documents?
- KevinWhite-8cfbCommunity Member
Hi Leslie, I've read your work around and it's really not a work around designed for the environment that Joseph, I and other designers in large corporations encounter. The problem is, that with out an relative linking compatibility within the compiler, another designer assisting or updating materials would still have identify and locate all absolute links to locate files another designer has created and relink the asset to the project via the triggering mechanism due to the variations in UserIDs. In large and complex projects this can be quite a task, almost impossible without addition time lost or instruction. The only real solution I see, is a compiler that accepts relative linking in all triggering mechanisms wherever possible. Without this feature our creativity is somewhat limited. This is a real obstacle and limits the use of other robust tools we have within the Storyline 2 environment. I would like to see these programming modification considered sooner rather than later. Please keep me posted on your progress toward this necessary functionality. Regards, your friendly SL2 promoter and coach, Kevin. I've requested that feature to your development team. Let's hope that forth coming soon. Thank you Leslie!
Thanks for submitting the feature request and your thoughts Kevin.
- CalvinLo-9d3ce4Community Member
is there a solution to this yet? this is the main reason why we don't attach resources to courses any more. it's a pain to republish when another person has to do it because the path to the resource is tied to the creator's computer.
Hi Calvin,
Have you seen this tutorial? Following those steps will ensure links aren't broken when another author opens and publishes a Storyline file.
- CalvinLo-9d3ce4Community Member
but the link from the resource tab in the Player is still the absolute path right? i dont need to link any files from the resource to my slides.
Hi Calvin,
If you add Resources to the player itself, they'll be pulled into the .story file which is how you can link them on the slide and keep those links intact.
Let us know if you've run into any issues with this!
- prakashdayaniCommunity Member
Strange! This thread started 2 yrs. back and same problem we are still having in Storyline 360. Imagine if your course has a 10s or 20s or more of external file linked and everytime each author will have to link all those files again and again. And if he just focuses on any given bug/s and forgets to do the linking part to external files then that will result in missing file bug/s.
Though I haven't yet tried the Resource way by Ashley but going throught the given procedure I think there should be more simpler way to link the files ie to create relative paths. - ChrisAnsariCommunity Member
Does anyone know of a solution for this?
It would be great if, when linked to, local files were attached to the .story file like when adding images and videos. I understand this can be done by adding them to the Resources tab in the player, but more often than not I need to omit the Resources tab and keep files only linked to from specific slides.
- AndreaKoehntop-Community Member
Hi Chris!
I have no updates to share on this at the moment, but you are welcome to share how this feature would be beneficial to you with our product development team.
We will be sure to update you if it makes it onto our feature roadmap!