Close Captivate web object window

[pauldbabs]

I have a project in which I open a web object from a slide in Captivate in a new window/tab.
When the student has finished with the web object they may close the window, or may leave it open and click a button on the slide to go to the next or previous slides.

If they click a button to change slides I want the web object window to close.

Problems...

If I drop the zipped web object onto a Captivate slide as normal, I don't know what the JavaScript reference is to close the window, Captivate doesn't seem to make it available.

If I embed some javascript to open a window ( var win = open.window(.....) ), I can use the reference to close it again ( win.close() ). Which is great. However in this case I have to include the web object files in a folder after Captivate has published the content as SCORM content. This means that the web object content is not in the manifest.

How do I achieve my goal.

Someone else must have had a problem similar to this.

[TLCMediaDesign · Accepted solution]

The web object does not need to be in the manifest.

I create manifests all the time with no resources listed except for the initial page to launch.

I use external JavaScript to open any windows and keep a reference to that window in a variable.

I always use slide enter listeners so that if the user navigates to clicks any button to open any other window, the current window is closed.

[pauldbabs]

Thanks.

I'll try that.