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From: digitalnoob on 10 Feb 2006 21:02 Hi, Sry for the noob Q. I have a few *.a7r files I need to put on my website so that others can download and play them. However, it seems that if they do not have Authorware installed, they can't view them. This leads me to wonder is the *.a7r files are the equivalent of Flash's *.swf files (you need Flash Player installed to view them). I can't find the AW7source file I worked with many moons ago. It would be great if I could open the *.a7r files in Authorware 7 so that I could save them as *.exe files, but these *.a7r files won't open in it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Cheers
From: Amy Blankenship *TMM* on 10 Feb 2006 22:58 You can web package the a7r files, which would allow them to be viewed directly from the browser. Unfortunately, though, you'll have to do that by hand and since the advent of One Button Publishing I don't think they have instructions anymore on how to do this. Maybe you can dig them up at the macromedia website from the old version 5 stuff, or someone will take the time (if anyone remembers the steps) to post here. HTH; Amy "digitalnoob" <webforumsuser(a)macromedia.com> wrote in message news:dsjgjq$bd3$1(a)forums.macromedia.com... > Hi, > > Sry for the noob Q. > > I have a few *.a7r files I need to put on my website so that others can > download and play them. However, it seems that if they do not have > Authorware > installed, they can't view them. This leads me to wonder is the *.a7r > files > are the equivalent of Flash's *.swf files (you need Flash Player installed > to > view them). I can't find the AW7source file I worked with many moons ago. > It > would be great if I could open the *.a7r files in Authorware 7 so that I > could > save them as *.exe files, but these *.a7r files won't open in it. > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > Cheers >
From: gantek on 11 Feb 2006 09:53 You can run ab32a.exe (aka 'afterburner'), located in the root of the Authorware folder, to web package the .a7r. Also, I believe the AW license agreement permits you to distribute runa7w32.exe (also in the root AW folder) in order for users to run your .a7r file (e.g. 'runa7w32.exe myfile.a7r'). Steve Gannon GanTek Multimedia
From: digitalnoob on 11 Feb 2006 13:17 Hi, Thanks for taking the time to respond. I tried to run (double clicked on it) runa7w32.exe but (one two separate computers) I got "Unable to Locate Component- This application has failed to start because js32.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." Also, you wrote "'runa7w32.exe myfile.a7r'"--can you explain this? Is it a procedure or code snippet example? Again--sry for the noob Q. I ran ab32a.exe (on its own as well as from within Authorware 7's 'Publish-->Web Packager' ) and successully(?) webpackaged my original file named 'AW7_Lab1.a7r.' This resulted in two new files being created: 'aw7_0000.aas' and 'aw7_lab1.aam.' If I then double click on the 'aw7_0000.aas' file, Windows doesn't know what program to open it in. If I select the suggested one 'Internet Explorer,' nothing happens. When I double click on 'aw7_lab1.aam,' Authorware Web Packager opens and then crashes. The error log shows 'ab32a.exe' as crashing. So-my question is, once I web package the a7r. file, what do I do with the two files that are created? I need to be able to email it to someone so they can view it. Any ideas?
From: digitalnoob on 11 Feb 2006 13:19
Hi, Thanks for helping out. I went to 'http://www.tomorrows-key.com/web_delivery/webpackage.asp', and realized that I would not be able to follow the procedure because I don't have the Authorware source file anymore (just the *.a7r files): "Open your Authorware file, and select File/Package. Select Without Runtime in the Package File dialogue. " Any ideas? |