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KariMueller
KariMueller
Inspiring
February 1, 2016
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Get student FIRST name only from LMS to display in CP9 Scorm course?

  • February 1, 2016
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Has anyone had luck getting the first name only to display in CP9. I'm not sure if I am doing something wrong or if it's just not possible.

I found this link and tried this method. When I downloaded the project included on the link and uploaded this into my LMS, it worked. The name displayed.

Display the Student's Name From Your LMS Using Adobe Captivate 6.x - CaptivateDev.com

However, when I tried to replicate the results in another project by coping and pasting the javascript to the slide on enter and creating the variable studentname with no luck.

I also tried the built in variable in CP9: cpQuizInfoStudentName, but this displays the Last name, First name and we would link only the first name.

Any help is appreciated.


Thanks

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Correct answer TLCMediaDesign

Yes I can. Sorry to be so difficult. I think i'm just not understanding what exactly I need to do.

Here is the script window.

Then this is the slide where I inserted the variable. Was I supposed to leave it at cpQuizInfoStudentName?

When I put this in my LMS I don't get any name.


Sorry, busy and I made too quick of an edit..

var getName = window.cpAPIInterface.getVariableValue( "cpQuizInfoStudentName" );

   

var newName = getName.split(",");

      newName .reverse();

      window.cpAPIInterface.setVariableValue('v_FirstName', newName[0]);

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
February 1, 2016

The JS API changed a lot since CP6. That must be the reason. Can you paste the script here in a screenshot? Hoping that TLCMediaDesing, the JS expert, will pop in to help you translate that script to the new API

KariMueller
KariMuellerAuthor
Inspiring
February 1, 2016

/* Calling a self-invoked function to not pollute the global scope and immediately destroy the scope chain */

(function(){

    /* Initialize JS Variable to hold the student name */

    var sName='';

    /* Obtain the student name from the LMS and put it into a JavaScript variable called sName */

    if (typeof window.GetStudentName==='undefined'){

        sName='Name Not Found';

    } else {

        sName=GetStudentName();

        if(sName==''){

            sName='Name Not Found';

        } else {

            /* Uncomment the below line to show the name in 'First Last' format */

            sName=sName.split(', ')[1] + ' ' + sName.split(', ')[0];

        }

    }

    /* Check for HTML5 vs. SWF output */

    if (typeof window.cp==='undefined') {

        /* We have SWF output, so Get the Captivate Object */

        var objCp=document.getElementById('Captivate');

        /* Set the studentName Captivate User variable with the JavaScript variabe, sName */

        if(objCp && objCp.cpEISetValue){

            objCp.cpEISetValue('m_VarHandle.studentName', sName);

        }

    } else {

        /* We have HTML5 output */

        if(cp.vm && cp.vm.setVariableValue){

            cp.vm.setVariableValue('studentName', sName);

        }

    }

})();

TLCMediaDesign
TLCMediaDesign
Inspiring
February 1, 2016

This will convert the cpQuizInfoStudentName:

window.cpAPIInterface.getVariableValue( "cpQuizInfoStudentName" );
   
    var getName = getName.split(",");
     getName.reverse();
   
    window.cpAPIInterface.SetVariableValue('YOUR_NEW_FIRST_NAME_VARIABLE', getName[0]);

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