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Where do I put a "Open URL or File" .pdf in the HTML5 .zip file?

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November 27, 2017
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I have a .pdf that I need to access from a button that's action is "Open URL or file".

Where do I put the target .pdf in the published (HTML5) .zip file?

I know the process for doing it if I'm publishing in .swf, but the HTML5 solution is eluding me. I thought I just needed to add it to the .zip (didn't work), then I tried putting it in the "Assets" folder...also didn't' work.

As always, your help is greatly appreciated.

Jay

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Correct answer travlr588

OK....I figured it out; I still have to do it the same way I did with .swf files.

After publishing the .zip file, I opened it up and found the "imsmanifest.xml" file. Open the imsmanifest.xml file in a text editor and find the <resources identifier => tag. Within this tag, enter the file you want to link to in a self-closing href tag.

Example: <file href="nameOfYour.file"/>

Then save the imsmanifest.xml file and same the .zip file.

This threw me because I'd have bet big money that we'd been able to just drop the file into the published HTML .zip before...maybe something change with ver 2017.

As always, thanks for the help Lilibyri...the exchange at least got me thinking!

Jay

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travlr588AuthorCorrect answer

Inspiring

OK....I figured it out; I still have to do it the same way I did with .swf files.

After publishing the .zip file, I opened it up and found the "imsmanifest.xml" file. Open the imsmanifest.xml file in a text editor and find the <resources identifier => tag. Within this tag, enter the file you want to link to in a self-closing href tag.

Example: <file href="nameOfYour.file"/>

Then save the imsmanifest.xml file and same the .zip file.

This threw me because I'd have bet big money that we'd been able to just drop the file into the published HTML .zip before...maybe something change with ver 2017.

As always, thanks for the help Lilibyri...the exchange at least got me thinking!

Jay

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Gaanf

Inspiring

Hhm,
For me it works on Cp 2017 without having to mess around with "imsmanifest.xml" or any other file. I just select 'Open URL or file; from the 'Actions' - 'On Success' drop down, use the file selector that comes up when clicking the folder icon to navigate to the file I want to include and that's it. It even copies the file automatically to the roots of my course package on publishing. Guess this is new; had to copy it manually there on earlier versions.

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travlr588Author

Inspiring

Gaanf,

I want to say that I'd done it that way in Cap 9...was able to identify just the file name (i.e. myFile.pdf) using Open URL or file and then drop that file into the published .zip. That didn't work at all this time.

If I understand you right, you're saying use the Open URL... and then browser to the file location and select it there. Once you do this, the file will be added to your Captivate project and can be accessed anywhere the project is run? For example, the file would be located on my desktop, but the course will eventually run from my organization's LMS. Will your method work in this instance?

If so, that would be way easier than the way I did it.

v/r

Jay

Lilybiri

Legend

Did you try to put it in the Callees folder?

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travlr588Author

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I did after you mentioned it...still doesn't work. I also tried dragging the file into the "Library" and then publishing, but that doesn't work either.

I know I got this to work before...I thought it was as simple as dragging the file into the main level of the .zip file but that's not working.

Lilybiri

Legend

Did you check the path when defining the 'URL'?

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