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cwhitworth
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October 21, 2016
Question

Aggregator project will not run on Windows

  • October 21, 2016
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I'm using Captivate 9.0.2.437 on a Mac and I'm attempting to build an Aggregator project to deploy as a Windows EXE file. After publishing the Aggregator project, it will not run on my Windows 7 test machine. Nothing happens when I attempt to run it. I have tried it on 2 other Windows 7 machines with the same result. The same Aggregator project saved as a Mac APP runs as expected.

What could be causing this problem?

Could this have anything to do with it? The PC is running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. The Flash Player that is installed is a 32-bit version.

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BDuckWorks
BDuckWorks
Inspiring
October 21, 2016

As I understand it, this is one area where cross-platform falls down, if you want to aggregate for the Mac, use a Mac.

If you want to aggregate for Windows, you need Windows.

You can emulate windows, in different tools on the mac. But the runtime must be built in windows. There are support files that must be available for binding during the build process, and there isn't any Adobe-supplied workaround.

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cwhitworthAuthor
Participant
October 21, 2016

Not the answer I wanted to hear, but thank you for your input.

As an alternative, I've started experimenting with exporting from Aggregator to PDF. This looks like it might work for me, but there is one import feature I can't get to work. At several points throughout my course, I need to provide a student with a PDF file to open, print and use as a reference. My Captivate button that I use to open  t h e  related PDF file does not seem to work from within a PDF. I know that I could "insert" the file as an attachment to my Aggregator PDF, but I'd like to be able to "send" my student directly to the PDF that I'm referring to instead of making them "hunt" for it. Any ideas?

BDuckWorks
BDuckWorks
Inspiring
October 24, 2016

I would publish the Reference PDF Files to a webserver or LMS, and create a button within the course that opens the url in a new window.

Try that, and republish to a new URL.

AFAIK, some of this behavior will be dependent on the users browser and Acrobat preferences.

How are you distributing the lesson PDF?

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