How to make Quiz that gets questions from XML during runtime?

Hi TLCMediaDesign, I have tried this and it worked though it does not do  I want it to do.

It seems that it is not dynamic enough when I want to add a response or a question. When I add a response, I have to go back to captivate and create another variable and when I add a question, i have to do the same thing which means I have to republish my captivate to be able to do that.

Great! Does that also apply to the number of questions? I see that they are also stored in an array. So If i want to add have 5 or 30 questions, I don't have to republish my captivate project.

This script will do what you want without XML.

You need to create variables:

stem_1

response_1_0

response_1_1

stem_2

response_2_0

response_2_1

and so on.

populate your questions with the variables, like $$stem_1$$

Include or add the script in the head of the index.html:

var questions = [
{
  stem: "This is the stem of Question 1",
  responses:
  [
   "This is response A for Question 1",
   "This is response B for Question 1"
  ]
},
{
  stem: "This is the stem of Question 2",
  responses:
  [
   "This is response A for Question 2",
   "This is response B for Question 2"
  ]
}
]

var interfaceObj, eventEmitterObj;

window.addEventListener( 'moduleReadyEvent', function ( e )
{
interfaceObj = e.Data;
eventEmitterObj = interfaceObj.getEventEmitter();
initializeEventListeners();
});

function initializeEventListeners()
{ 
if ( interfaceObj )
{
  if ( eventEmitterObj )
  {
   eventEmitterObj.addEventListener( 'CPAPI_SLIDEENTER', enterSlide, false );
  }
}
}

function enterSlide( e )
{
if ( e.Data.st == 'Question Slide' )
{
  idx = e.Data.qs.split( 'q' )[ 1 ];
 
  window[ 'stem_' + e.Data.slideNumber ] =  questions[ idx ].stem;
 
  for ( var i = 0; i < questions[ idx ].responses.length; i++ )
  {
   window[ 'response_' + e.Data.slideNumber + '_' + i ] = questions[ idx ].responses[ i ];
  }
}
}

This is completely possible using a javascript loader.  It would be easier if rather than XML,  the questions were formed as JSON, but still very doable.  It is a unique enough requirement that a complete solution for a deployable application it is not likely "off the shelf" and would require a concentrated development.

The only thing i have seen is a video that shows how to click tabs to load XML data.

Common JavaScript Interface in Adobe Captivate 8

The sample project used in the video is downloadable at the bottom of this page.

Learn about the Common JavaScript interface for Adobe Captivate.

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