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jwessmiller
jwessmiller
Participating Frequently
August 1, 2017
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Check learner internet connection?

Hi Experts! Does anyone know of a way to make a conditional action based on whether the learner has an internet connection?

Basically I want the module to display one thing if there is an active internet connection, and something else if there is not.  Is this possible?  I have both Captivate 8 and Captivate 2017.

Thanks so much for your help!

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TLCMediaDesign
TLCMediaDesignCorrect answer
Inspiring
August 1, 2017

This JavaScript will do the trick:

var netConnected = window.location.protocol.indexOf( 'http' );

netConnected will be -1 if not connected and 0 if connected, so you can build your logic and use cp.show() to show what you want.

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TLCMediaDesign
TLCMediaDesignCorrect answer
Inspiring
August 1, 2017

This JavaScript will do the trick:

var netConnected = window.location.protocol.indexOf( 'http' );

netConnected will be -1 if not connected and 0 if connected, so you can build your logic and use cp.show() to show what you want.

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    jwessmiller
    jwessmillerAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    August 1, 2017

    Thanks for your reply, TLCMediaDesign.

    I'm trying to implement your code, but it always seems to be coming back as -1 (whether I'm connected or not).  I'm new to javascript; is there any additional guidance you would be kind enough to give on this?

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    TLCMediaDesign
    TLCMediaDesign
    Inspiring
    August 2, 2017

    Try this:

    if(navigator.onLine) {

    cp.show("online")

    }

    else

    {

    cp.show("offline")

    }

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      Lilybiri
      Lilybiri
      Legend
      August 1, 2017

      ???? How do you deploy the course without an Internet connection?

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      jwessmiller
      jwessmillerAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      August 1, 2017

      Hi Lilybiri,

      The learners are issued laptops with my modules pre-loaded on them.

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      Lilybiri
      Lilybiri
      Legend
      August 1, 2017

      Are you aware of the fact that courses not deployed from a webserver will not have all functionality? Unless you create an app of course. Which output do you use: SWF or HTML5? Esoecially HTML5 is very sensitive.

      There is no system variable AFAIK that you could use, probably will need a JS solution

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