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[Dirlo]

Hello !...

I want to create a "longest word game"... (Thanks to Greg's ressources...)

I manage to change the state of the letters without any problem...

But I try to give the letters a % of appearance... For example in french the voyel "E" appears far more often than the "Y" (which is a voyel in french !!)...

So that is for example my javascript for the choose of the voyel in % :

var num = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + 1;

if num <= 20 {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+1);  // corresponds to A
}

else if num > 20 && num <= 50 {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+2); // corresponds to E
}

else if num > 50 && num <= 70 {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+3); // corresponds to I
}

else if num > 70 && num <= 83 {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+4); // corresponds to O
}

else if num > 83 && num <= 95 {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+5); // corresponds to U
}

else if num >  95 {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+6); // corresponds to Y

}

But when I write or copy this code in the javascript action panel of Captivate, it changes my "<=" in this ": &lt;=" every time I try to save the code... which doesn't work obviously !...

So I need some help !... Thanks in advance !...

😉

[TLCMediaDesign]

Try putting parens around your statements like so...

if (num <= 20) {

else if (num >  95) {

[Stagprime]

Agree with @TLCMediaDesign 

I have always had better success from placing the criteria to be evaluated in parentheses.

[Dirlo]

Thanks for your help once again !...

Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me...

I try with () or even with []...

Strangely the first < I use remains as expected... And there's no problem with the > symbol... ???...

[TLCMediaDesign]

Are you using the script in a simple JavaScript action or JavaScript in an Advanced Action?

You may have to put your script in an external JS file and include it in the index page.

[Dirlo]

It's in an Advanced Conditionnal Action...

And it would be hard to add external JS file as I want to offer many choices (number of letters or time) in this project... so many JS options will be needed...

[Stagprime]

That is odd.

I admit I have never experienced what you describe myself using the JavaScript Window in Captivate.

I have done many projects using greater than and less than criteria.

This has my brain grinding gears at the moment.

[Dirlo]

So I try to do it differently...

var num = Math.floor(Math.random() * 14) + 1;

if (num == 1 || num == 2 || num == 3 ) {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+1);
}

else if (num == 4 || num == 5 || num == 6 || num == 7 ) {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+2);
}

else if (num == 8 || num == 9) {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+3);
}

else if (num == 10 || num == 11) {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+4);
}

else if (num == 12 || num == 13) {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+5);
}

else if num == 14 {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+6);
}

But this also doesn't work as expected... In fact the smartshape (SS_9_30_01) doesn't change... Maybe you could find what I done wrong in this code ?... (I try with | or with||)...

Edit : just find it !!!

I change the last line :

else if num == 14 {

to

else if (num == 14) {

And it seems to work as expected !...

Big thank you to both of you !... I will have to work the same with the consonnants now !...

[Stagprime]

When using && or || I do it this way...

A few extra separations.

if ((num == 1) || (num == 2) || (num == 3 )) {
cp.changeState("SS_9_30_01","Lettre_"+1);
}

[TLCMediaDesign · Accepted solution]

Can you configure it to execute a simple action? It's when it is in an AA that those symbols cause issues.

[Dirlo]

To Greg :

It's ok without the extra ()

And I use only one | instead of two || ???...

It works as well !!!...

To TLC :

I understood immediatly that it was the AA that causes the problem as I read your answer... (As Greg always use one JS action in his projects...)

But I'm not skilled enough in JS to do it by myself...

I will try my solution as it seems to work as I expected...

Big thanks again for your judicious advices !

[Dirlo]

...

I just finished it !...

And if I can judge by the time spent to publish it on my computer, it's one of the most ambitious project I've created so far !...

I was about to come back here as I had problems with the countdown which I couldn't stop but I finally manage to deal with it, being very proud of myself on this matter !...

The final project can be viewed here - in french, sorry ! - :

https://soutien67.fr/francais/activites/Mot-le-plus-Long/Mot-le-plus-Long-01.htm

Big thanks once again to both of you !...

Happy Captivating !

😉

PS : I will also sent it to the e-learning community website...

...

[Stagprime]

Bon travail!

[Dirlo]

...

Thanks Greg !...

I forgot to say that my eyes were burning after so many time on the action javascript panel !...

As you hope, I believe the new Captivate software will help us !...

😉

...

[Stagprime]

When I have a project that is a bit more involved with the JavaScript - I will use a third party editor to write it all up and then paste it into the Captivate JavaScript editor.

I typically use Atom or Brackets with some type of monospaced font.

[TLCMediaDesign]

I always do it in an editor.

[Dirlo]

Hopefully I have two screens... And Notepad ++ is my companion for the coding !... (I stop using the Js Cpt panel after 5 minutes...)

I don't know how this project would have been possible without their helps... And yours !...

Take care !... Big thanks again !...