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Bustergoof
Inspiring
September 2, 2015
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Where would I drop a script in an html if I wanted it to communicate with CPTV8

  • September 2, 2015
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Hi,

I am trying to make some simple variable changer html files that I can drag and drop into captivate.

I want them to call to captivates cpInfo and cpCmnd Systems variables. Iknow the scripts work as I can get them to work in captivates own script window.

I just need them to operate from a web object.

My html code is this.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////

<html>

<head>

<script>

window.onload = function() {

window.cpAPIInterface.next();

};

</script>

</head>

<body>

</body>

</html>

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

I thought this would work but nothing happens.

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

Luke

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Correct answer Bustergoof

And again oops the above code is incorrect. It was working fine because the code was still sitting in the captivate script window.

I still need help with this.


OK I cracked it!

It helps for captivate to have a receiver script. Something like this:

    function Tell_me(string)

{

  window.cpAPIInterface.setVariableValue("Questions",string);

    }

and the html file has a sender script. Like this:

<html>

<head>

<script type="text/javascript">

    parent.Tell_me('The quick brown fox');

</script>

</head>

<body>

</body>

</html>

The data gets sent from one to the other. I think I can do heaps with this from here on.

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BustergoofAuthor
Inspiring
September 2, 2015

Hey I figured this out on my own.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////

<html>

<head>

<script>

window.onload = window.cpAPIInterface.next();

</script>

</head>

<body>

</body>

</html>

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

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BustergoofAuthor
Inspiring
September 2, 2015

Oops I have a new problem now....

Cptv8 is loading from a cached version of the file I loaded. Its an older html file not the one I want to load.

Is there no end to how rubbish this software is?

Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
September 2, 2015

OK I cracked it!

It helps for captivate to have a receiver script. Something like this:

    function Tell_me(string)

{

  window.cpAPIInterface.setVariableValue("Questions",string);

    }

and the html file has a sender script. Like this:

<html>

<head>

<script type="text/javascript">

    parent.Tell_me('The quick brown fox');

</script>

</head>

<body>

</body>

</html>

The data gets sent from one to the other. I think I can do heaps with this from here on.


Totally off topic, thanks a lot for this workaround but do you mind if I move this thread to the subspace 'Advanced'? You don't want to frighten newbies

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