Authorware

Runtime has encountered a problem and needs to close!!!
The authorware piece I created is working quite well in my laptop and desktop computers and I burned packaged files on a CD so I could show it to my customer. Before show my work to the customer I tested my CD on few different computers including Windows 98 and 2K boxes. It was working fine. Then I took the CD ... 20 Jan 2006 00:21

Authorware vs Flash - Should we abondon Authorware ?
Why would someone choose Authorware over Flash ? What features in Authorware make it a slam dunk choice? Is it ease of use? Is it data base interaction functions? We acquied Authorware 7 about 2 years ago... took expensive training... and then the project got put on hold. Now the project is cranking ba... 16 Jan 2006 01:37

AVI won't decompress
I've included an AVI movi file but I keep getting the error message "Video not available, cannot find vids:mp43 decompressor". I've copied the a7vfw32.xmo file to the directory and to Xtras as well as mp43dmod.dll. When I play the file without compression it works fine in Media player and Authorware, but the co... 6 Jan 2006 11:59

Exporting AW files to MS word or flat text...is itPossible?
Is anyone knowledgeable enough with authorware that might be interested in doing a small project to help with this conversion? I have old authorware files with 1500+ test questions and answers for an exam and we don't want to type them all out manually in MS word or text. We just want to export the AW file to... 30 Dec 2005 15:10

Xtra fails to initialise
I've added a Director MX movie (.dir) file using Shockwave ActiveX. When it tries to play, a message comes up saying: Director Player Error This application requires an Xtra (RealMedia) that either does not exist or failed to initialize properly. Please make sure the appropriate Xtras are in the Xtras fold... 2 Jan 2006 20:49

Scorm API
Hi all, I know that this may not be a authorware question although I am working with authorware SCOs. I was wondering if anybody new how to write a lms api that authorware would detect when using the knowledge objects. I do not want to use moodle asit has to many bugs and I'm just trying to come up with som... 29 Dec 2005 00:41

Detecting if codecs are installed
I ask users to install some windows media player codecs on their system. I'd like to be able to detect whether they have in fact done this, perhaps by checking the registry. At the moment I tell my program to skip the installation process on subsequent uses by writing to a text file that the user has gone throu... 21 Dec 2005 21:26

x32 error AND Unable to execute user function
Help! I'd delivered a packaged piece back in April and nobody had any problems with it until just now. The piece is done in AW7 and runs from a CD. Here's what they've said is happening when they load the cd and start the exe: DLL D:\xtras/bmpview.x32 is not a valid windows image \dirtrans.x32 ... 23 Nov 2005 10:18

IPA in chinese
in authorware my all stuff is going good , But i am not able to display CHinsese IPA charaters. It shows some junk characters instead of IPA Any clue...........!! ... 4 Oct 2005 10:27

Flash / FLI video
I have a Flash morph sequence and attempted to open it up in a Digital Icon. The FLI / FLC file does not show up in when I attempt to import it. Do I need to have My Flash program loaded on my computer? If so, will someone who puts the project on their computer without Flash be able to seen the Flash Video? ... 26 Sep 2005 08:53