Does the file format differ when you Publish locally to hard drive vs. to the Connect Pro server?

[SteveCTWriter]

I notice that when I publish locally to my hard drive to review a set of slides, I see a folder full of files. If I click on index.htm within the folder, I can launch the slides.

When I publish to the Adobe Connect Pro server, I merely see a url for the link to the course.

I'm not sure what this url link represents (as far as the file format is concerned):

• Has the presentation been converted to different file format than what is published on my local drive? If so, what format is it in?
• If  the presentation has not been converted, does the directory structured published to my local drive get replicated on the Adobe Connect Pro server, and the url is merely a link to the "starting file " within that folder (say, index.htm)?

[Jorma_at_CoSo]

The published output does not differ between publishing locally and publishing to Connect. The URL on the Connect server does, ultimately, point to the Index.htm or viewer.swf file.