User defined variables and conditional actions

[SiHouse]

Hi all

I am using Captivate 6 on a Windows machine and am trying to create a scneario where the user attempt to crack the code on a safe. I have an image of a standard 0-9 numeric keypad and an additional 'enter/submit' button and have click boxes assigned to each digit.

What I want to do is allow the users to have unlimited attempts to crack the 4-digit code and open the safe but I only want them to discover if they have been successful or not when they hit the Enter button - but I have hit a brick wall when creating the actions to identify the correct numbers entered in the correct order.

As an alternative to this method, is there a way to capture the four digit choices of the user into a variable and then test if the resultuing variable score is correct?

Does that make sense for what I am trying to achieve?

Thanks

Simon

[TLCMediaDesign]

I think you may need to resort to JavaScript to do this. You will need to push the choices into an array, then populate a user variable with the results.

On your submit button you can evaluate the result with another user variable for the correct combination.

create the user variables

v_enteredCombination

v_correctCombination = 3475

on your click boxes execute the JavaScript submitNum("1")

This will populate the v_enteredCombination.

On the submit button evaluate if v_enteredCombination is equal to v_correctCombination

if it's correct:

do something for correct

if not:

do something for incorrect and reset the array and variable with JavaScript: resetCombination()

Here is the script you can put in the head of the html, I don't think this will work in the JavaScript window.

<script>

var userArray = [1,2,3,4 ];
var tempArray;
var cp = document.Captivate;

//function attached to the number buttons
function submitNum ( num )
{
userArray.push( num );
tempArray = userArray.toString();
cp.cpEISetValue( "m_VarHandle.v_enteredCombination", tempArray.replace( /,/g, '' ) );
}

function resetCombination()
{
userArray = [ ];
cp.cpEISetValue( "m_VarHandle.v_enteredCombination", "" );
}

[Lilybiri · Accepted solution]

Of course this can be done by JS, but it is also possible with advanced/shared actions. Since  you are on CP6, shared actions are excluded. Here are some old articles that explain use cases similar to what you want:

Sequence Check - Captivate blog

Create a Keypad-Simulation using Advanced Actions - Captivate blog 

[SiHouse]

Thanks Lilybiri

I don't have any javascript skills at all, but the second example is pretty much what I want to achieve (i must admit I didnt really understand the first example!)

[Lilybiri]

You're welcome. If you need more help, just fire away. I also only turn to JS when really necessary...