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idberlin
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December 17, 2014
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Transfer user input data from one captivate file to another

  • December 17, 2014
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Greetings.

Using one Captivate 8  file to password protect access to another Captivate 8 file.

The user logs in with their user name, which is assigned to a variable $$username$$.

Can I somehow transfer this user name to another Captivate file which is opened by the first file?

Hope the question is clear.

Thanks so much.

Daniel.

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    Jim Leichliter
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    December 17, 2014

    You can do this using URL parameters or LocalStorage. 

    Using the browser's localStorage JavaScript object:

    You can set/store an item to storage like this:

    window.localStorage.setItem('StudentName', window.cpAPIInterface.getVariableValue("StudentName"));

    In the other course, you can retrieve the value like this:

    window.cpAPIInterface.setVariableValue("StudentName", window.localStorage.getItem('StudentName'));

    This assumes you have a Captivate user variable called "StudentName" in both Captivate projects.

    Jim Leichliter

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    Jim Leichliter
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    December 17, 2014

    I left out that the first bit of code would probably be executed on a text entry box's submit button.... or any button.

    The second bit of code could go on slide entry of the first slide of the other captivate project.

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