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amandac77299807
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October 30, 2020
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Capture text entered as answers and email

  • October 30, 2020
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I have set up an advanced option to email to an address on submission with the text boxes I wanted to see in the same option, but how do I capture the text entered by the student in that email?

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    TLCMediaDesign
    TLCMediaDesign
    Inspiring
    October 30, 2020

    It's easy enough to capture the text entered as it's in an assigned variable. How are you opening the email client?

     

    You would need to use JavaScript to assign the body of the email with the text entered. The problem is that when the email client opens the user can change the text.

     

    You would need to use a server side script such as PHP to send the email behind the scenes, but you cannot use server side scripts in a hosted LMS.

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    amandac77299807Author
    Participant
    October 30, 2020

    Hi,

    Thanks for the response. I'm really new to Captivate and I was asked to look at it before we decide whether or not to buy it in. I am now running out of trial time and getting really frustrated trying to do things which should be relatively simple.

    I inserted a text entry box, then used advanced actions to direct the email (which opens the users email which is fine for the purpose of what I want to use this for), but there seems to be no link from the text box to the submit button. I've never used Java so would have no clue how to do this to capture the entered text.

    Amanda 

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Legend
    October 30, 2020

    As moderator: please do not post your personal credentials in a public forum. I took them out this time, but you don't want to get spammers.

    The result of an entry in a Text Entry Box is always stored in the associated variable. Learn the basics of a Text Entry Box in this blog:

    http://blog.lilybiri.com/text-entry-boxes-back-to-basics

    Mailing results is not a good idea, and comes with limitations as TLCMediaDesign points out.  The learner has full control  over his mail client. That was even the case before GDPR (Europe). 

     

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