The Authorware DVD control
Play movies, insert interactive video, multimedia content, multiple video and audio streams, control and jump to timecodes/frames and the storage power of DVDs all at your fingertips.
Authorware 5 files (including Knowledge Objects)
7 Minute Countdown
Authorware 5 example of a counter counting down from 7 mintues.A Digital Clock, Properly Formatted
[Q&A B1010] This example shows you a digital clock on the screen that is properly formatted.
A Multiple Choice Question with Two Correct Answers
[Q&A B2010] This example shows you how to set up a multiple choice question in which the user must click two answers to be correct.
ASP Login
Example of connecting to a database using Active Server Pages.
Example of a Matching Interaction
Authorware 5 example on how to make a matching interaction.
Flash Control
Flash Control that shows you how to control your Flash movies from within Authorware.
Floppy Check
Authorware script that checks to see if a user has a floppy disk in Drive A.
How To Generate Two Random Numbers and Ask the User to Add Them
[Q&A B2012] This example shows you how to generate two random numbers, have the user give their sum, and show proper feedback.
How to Give the User the Ability to Jump to the Last Page Seen
[Q&A B6010] This example shows how you can set up a button that allows the user to jump directly to the last page the user has seen previously.
How to Use Cut, Copy, and Paste in a Text Entry Interaction
When you have a user typing a lot of text in a text entry window, it's good to allow the use of Cut, Copy, and Paste features. This example shows you how.
How to use the Rect and PointinRect Functions
This example shows how you can use the Rect and PointinRect functions to use a different approach to setting up buttons.
How to Use the Timer in Interaction Icons
[Q&A B2016] This example shows you how to set up the timer in an Authorware interaction so that an event happens every minute (every time the variable second becomes 0).
How to Write the Current Date in Spanish
This example shows you how to use lists and property lists to show the current full date in Spanish. Of course, you can use this approach for any language.
Knowledge Object to Find Icons of a Specific Type and Title and Replace Them
This Knowledge Object will search for icons in your file that are of a specific type (Display, Erase, etc.) and that have a specific title you provide and replaces them with new code you provide. This is useful when you have to hunt for an icon you've used over and over and now must replace.Macromedia's Source Code to the v5.1 Knowledge Objects
See how the KO files that come with Authorware versions 5.0 and 5.1 are put together and modify them for your own use. Thanks, Jamil, Jethro, Dan, Ron, and the rest for your hard work in putting these together!
Object Following Cursor Without Clicking
[Q&A B2007] This is an example of how to use the Motion icon to have an object follow the cursor around the screen without the user clicking it first.Pass Parameters
Pass parameters from HTML pages to a shocked Authorware application with JavaScript.
Random Buttons
Authorware 5 example of randomizing buttons.
Simple Draw Application - versions 4.0 and 5.0
This is an example of how to let the user draw in Authorware. The user can draw lines, ovals, and rectangles using different colors, line thicknesses, and arrow heads. Available in both versions 4 and 5.
Switching Between Animations - EKG Example
This example shows an (admittedly fake) EKG strip at the bottom of the screen, moving left to right. Clicking one of three buttons changes the EKG strip being animated.
Xtras Knowledge Object (updated 3/27/2000)
This is a Knowledge Object that I wrote with Dan Clinger of Mediashoppe. It helps you determine what Xtras you will need for your packaged file. Very useful!
Authorware files before version 5
A Digital Clock, Properly Formatted
[Q&A B1010] This example shows you a digital clock on the screen that is properly formatted.A Thousand Lines - version 4.0
Really two examples in one. You are able to move a gauge to choose to show between 1 and 1000 lines. Once you've done that, the lines will be drawn randomly on the screen, in random colors and randomly with or without arrow heads.
Access ODBC Connection
An example of how to read and write database entries to an MS Access database.
Allowing the user to type a page name, then jumping to it - version 4.0
[Q&A B5002] This example shows you how