Returning to Captivate after 2 years

Per my other reply to this thread about the possibility of bundling HTML output into an exe:

How to package an HTML5 application into an executable - Quora ​

And further websearching may reveal other options.

Issue 1 : Can I save all variables locally to a text file or similar or even within the Captivate executable so that when started again the executable would reset to current progress level.

>Not in an easy sense. Since CP output is pretty much designed to be run from the web, security prevents it from writing to the local drive. There is/was a 'store results locally' option somewhere but I'm not sure it's still available...and if it is, I think it was a via a Flash cookie, so would require SWF output.

>While enabling SCORM or xAPI then publishing to HTML, then serving from an LMS is pretty much the assumed option, there may be alternatives. For a while, CP supported reporting to your own custom reporting server:

Reporting the Quiz Results to a local server - eLearning

However, I'm not positive that option still exists with the latest version of CP.

>If you're not familiar with SCORM/xAPI, read up on it a bit. Overall, CP projects enabled for either send values via JS to a SCORM/xAPI JS library when published. Those functions send the values to the LMS/LRS. So if you know JS coding you may be able to intercept those calls and send them elsewhere - i.e. a Google Doc/DB perhaps? There are various threads out there on that theory...

>The overall consideration, however, is most all solutions are going to require storing data remotely over the net. I don't think you'll find a method of storing any data locally (such is the nature of web-based content and local security).

Issue 2: Can I load variables in bulk at the start of the module/unit/quiz to make the thing flexible. I am look at multi state objects to store a single quiz, unit or module etc so that if need be I can create some standard objects which create variables etc when they load/are accessed. I have a feeling I may be able to do this with Javascript/Actionscript. I have lot's of experience with Flash and actionscript and also some javascript but I believe I need to work with browser and server to use either.

>I can't offer illumination here beyond what I offered above. Overall...'maybe', and if so, via JS? But likely within the context of the previous/above replies. Likely not 'local', but should certainly be able to pull values from remote sources. SCORM/xAPI and LMS/LRS delivery handles a lot of this for you, but not as far as setting initial values - that is done in the published project, then it can check for updated remote values that were updated in a previous session...

Not sure about all yoyr questions. Just want to add some comments.

Beware for exe (at least i Windows, have no Mac experience) because at this moment they are SWF-based, which means that they'll not be functiobal when the Flash Player has died completely. Furutre proof is only HTML5 output, to be run from a webserver or a LMS. Creating a standalone app (Android/kOS) is anb alternative ut has its limitations in size.

If uploaded to a webserver or better to a LMS, bookmarking is not a problem. Depending on the LMS there may also be a way to parsing the variables sent, or you could use local storage (needing the learner to restart from the same device) and JS. Forget aout AS for this purpose for the same reaons: EOL fo Flash Player. Good news is that JS works a lot better for HTML output than for SWF output.