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From: 83Dons on 14 Sep 2006 05:38 I was wandering if there is any working alternative to the alBrowser.u32 for the playing of external web pages within an Authorware page? We currently embed a video file (.wmv) within an html page using Windows Media Player, eg: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/clinskills/modules/VE/VEVideo.htm This is called by the alBrowser function and the windows media player with the video is then displayed within the Authorware page. The problem we are having however is that the alBrowser function necessitates a u32 file being temporarily downloaded into the users Authorware files for the duration of using the module. Some institutions who have web player 7 installed will not allow this to happen due to security settings about users writing to system folders. Is there any way to replicate the effect of alBrowser internally within the module without the need to have any external files created in the Users local folders? Thanks
From: Mark Tomlinson on 14 Sep 2006 07:29 Use the Web Browser ActiveX control. Insert->Control->ActiveX 'Microsoft Web Browser' It has a method called Navigate to specify the url to load: CallSprite(@"web browser icon", #Navigate, "http://www.google.com") Look at my other comments about persistance of U32s also...and about the 2004 player. Mark 83Dons wrote: > I was wandering if there is any working alternative to the alBrowser.u32 for > the playing of external web pages within an Authorware page? We currently embed > a video file (.wmv) within an html page using Windows Media Player, eg: > > http://www.dundee.ac.uk/clinskills/modules/VE/VEVideo.htm > > This is called by the alBrowser function and the windows media player with the > video is then displayed within the Authorware page. > > The problem we are having however is that the alBrowser function necessitates > a u32 file being temporarily downloaded into the users Authorware files for the > duration of using the module. Some institutions who have web player 7 installed > will not allow this to happen due to security settings about users writing to > system folders. > > Is there any way to replicate the effect of alBrowser internally within the > module without the need to have any external files created in the Users local > folders? Thanks >
From: 83Dons on 14 Sep 2006 10:43 [q][i]Originally posted by: [b][b]Newsgroup User[/b][/b][/i] Use the Web Browser ActiveX control. Insert->Control->ActiveX 'Microsoft Web Browser' It has a method called Navigate to specify the url to load: CallSprite(@"web browser icon", #Navigate, "http://www.google.com") Look at my other comments about persistance of U32s also...and about the 2004 player. Mark [/q] Hi Iv tried that but must be doing something wrong as nothing happens when i load the module up online. I have added ActiveX as above which means an activex icon appears on the flow line. After that i added a calculation icon which contained: CallSprite(@"QuestionVideo", #Navigate, "http://www.dundee.ac.uk/clinskills/modules/PI/PIVideo.htm") Where QuestionVideo is a display icon earlier in the flowline. Any ideas what is wrong? Has anyone used this in their code?
From: Mark Tomlinson on 14 Sep 2006 11:27 Firstly: CallSprite(@"This should be the ActiveX Icon name", #Navigate, "http://www.dundee.ac.uk/clinskills/modules/PI/PIVideo.htm") Secondly: Pause the piece when the ActiveX is on screen (Ctrl + P). Click on the ActiveX display in the presentation window....Resize handles will appear....resize appropriately... Mark 83Dons wrote: > [q][i]Originally posted by: [b][b]Newsgroup User[/b][/b][/i] > Use the Web Browser ActiveX control. Insert->Control->ActiveX > 'Microsoft Web Browser' > > It has a method called Navigate to specify the url to load: > > CallSprite(@"web browser icon", #Navigate, "http://www.google.com") > > Look at my other comments about persistance of U32s also...and about the > 2004 player. > > Mark > [/q] > > Hi Iv tried that but must be doing something wrong as nothing happens when i > load the module up online. > > I have added ActiveX as above which means an activex icon appears on the flow > line. > > After that i added a calculation icon which contained: > > CallSprite(@"QuestionVideo", #Navigate, > "http://www.dundee.ac.uk/clinskills/modules/PI/PIVideo.htm") > > Where QuestionVideo is a display icon earlier in the flowline. > > Any ideas what is wrong? Has anyone used this in their code? >
From: 83Dons on 15 Sep 2006 05:51
That seems to work great! Thanks I have only one question, i dont know much about ActiveX. Does this place any extra requirements on the user, do they have to download anything in order for this to work? Or are there any restrictions imposed on by this? Dont want users to have to install anything else as they already have to install Authorware Web Player and Java Runtime Environment. |