Text Entry Box: Any Entry is Valid

[SRowney]

Hi,

Using Captivate 9, I am trying to create a text entry box for which any entry is valid. The only invalid answer is if it is left blank.

I need to be able to validate user input in this manner so that I can include the user's input in the quiz reporting, such that it will show up as a reported answer in my LMS (Moodle) reporting.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

[Lilybiri · Accepted solution]

This means that you cannot use the Validate work flow with correct answers, but need to have another approach.

This could be a work flow: you have to test if there is an entry at all. This can be done with the work flow that is explained in this old article:

Where is Null? - Captivate blog

Create two buttons, perhaps as Next buttons, and make them invisible in output. Check the entry of the TEB, if it is empty you show the button without a score, if it is filled you show the button with a score. The LMS should be able to capture the TEB-variable, most can do that.

Another approach, also dependable on the ability of the LMS to capture the variables is to use a Scrolling Text interaction with an associated variable, and 'Read only' unchecked.