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11/11/2007 2:57 PM
 

Thank you everyone for the insight.  I am going to try this out on monday, and I will report back how it works out...

 
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11/13/2007 2:13 PM
 

I got the method posted above to work and will definently use it to post stand-alone.swf files, however I ran into a complication.  Our elearning courses are being developed in a program called articultate presenter and quizmaker.  This program generates a set of pages with a file structure.  At first I thought that I could just extract the .swf file, upload it into the secured file system and embed the link in my own html in a dnn page.  However the .swf is dependent upon several html files, a javascript file (.js), .xml files, and .mp3 files.  Some of the xml and mp3s are in subfolders.  It is easy enough to upload the files to a webserver or run from a cd-rom, however if uploaded into the secured file system in dnn, it seems that relative links are not maintained since each file is actually in a database.  Oh yea, the html and javascript is editable but NOT the links generated within the.swf. 
Can anyone think of a solution, other than ditching the articulate program?  Is there anywhere that I can upload files within the dnn install that will maintain relative links.  When uploading into the "non-secured" file system, do thew files go into a database?  
Link to flash files

Thank you for the help!

 

 
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11/14/2007 12:02 PM
 

dhanna wrote:  Is there anywhere that I can upload files within the dnn install that will maintain relative links.  When uploading into the "non-secured" file system, do thew files go into a database? 

Non-secured files are stored as they are, as files, without name changes. The root directory of the File Manager is the portal's root directory, e. g. /Portals/0/.

From now on, I'm guessing again :-)
To make your swf's run in DNN, you can create (in File Manager) the same subdirectory structure as created by your authoring software, and upload your files to the subdirectories they belong. You can speed things up if you have FTP access to your DNN installation - transfer all files to the desired subdirectory of your portal root, e. g. /Portals/0/survey/, and make them visible to the File Manager by clicking on the "Synchronize" button when the survey/ subdir is selected in the File Manager. As the relative folder structure is preserved, the swf should find everything where it's expected.

To secure everything, it should be sufficient to secure the swf with one of the mentioned options. I guess all the other files are more or less worthless without the swf, and may be requested directly by smart users without bringing them much benefit?

BTW: you cannot change a file's security option after you have uploaded it. So, to secure your swf, don't FTP it, but upload it separately in the File Manager.

Hope that helps!

 
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12/12/2007 2:21 PM
 

Has anyone figured out a solution to this issue. I too am trying to do the same thing. I'm a newbie and there doesn't seem to be much help out there for this issue. I tried creating a secure file folder, but unfortunately I was not able to upload a .wma or .sfw file into the folder. I keep getting the nasty  "cannot display webpage" after the download started. 

Thanks

 

 

 
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1/23/2008 7:40 AM
 

Thanks for this suggestion. One question:

How can I get this to work with parent/child portals? The swf training material is stored in a single secure folder in the parent portal, while the users who need to access the swf training material are users of child portals.

 
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