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Captivate SCORM 2004 Output, slight JavaScript cleanup
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captivate.js
// set document.domain property here, if it works for your environment/SCORM implementation
// document.domain="";
var g_intAPIType = 0;
// Hook for Internet Explorer
if((navigator.appName && navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Windows") != -1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Windows 3.1") == -1) || g_intAPIType == -1){
g_intAPIType = 0;
document.write('<script language=\"VBScript\"\>\n');
document.write('On Error Resume Next\n');
document.write('Sub Captivate_FSCommand(ByVal command, ByVal args)\n');
document.write('Call Captivate_DoFSCommand(command, args)\n');
document.write('End Sub\n');
document.write('</script\>\n');
document.write('<script language=\"VBScript\"\>\n');
document.write('On Error Resume Next\n');
document.write('Sub Captivate_DoExternalInterface(ByVal command, ByVal parameter, ByVal value, ByVal variable)\n');
document.write('Call Captivate_DoExternalInterface(command, parameter, value, variable)\n');
document.write('End Sub\n');
document.write('</script\>\n');
} else {
g_intAPIType = 0;
}
var strURLFile = "sample.swf"; // Name of the flash file
var intIntervalSecs = 1; // Number of seconds to wait for SCORM API to load
var g_intAPIOrder = 0; // Way to search for API object (0 - starts with bottom up; 1 - starts top down)
var strURLBase = "";
var strURLParams = "";
var strURLFull = document.location + "";
var intTemp = strURLFull.indexOf("#");
if(intTemp == -1){
intTemp = strURLFull.indexOf("?");
}
if(intTemp > 0){
strURLParams = strURLFull.substring(intTemp + 1, strURLFull.length);
}
var strTemp = location.protocol.toUpperCase();
if(strTemp.indexOf("FILE") == -1){
var intTemp = location.pathname.lastIndexOf("/");
} else {
var intTemp = location.pathname.lastIndexOf("\\");
}
if(intTemp != -1){
strURLBase = location.protocol + "//" + location.host + location.pathname.substring(0, intTemp + 1);
} else {
strURLBase = location.protocol + "//" + location.host + location.pathname;
}
strURLParams = (strURLParams==unescape(strURLParams)?escape(strURLParams):strURLParams);
strURLParams = (strURLParams==""?"":"?") + strURLParams;
function Finish(){
if((isAPI()) && (g_bFinishDone == false)){
(g_zAPIVersion=="0.2"?g_objAPI.LMSCommit(""):g_objAPI.Commit(""));
g_bFinishDone = (g_zAPIVersion=="0.2"?g_objAPI.LMSFinish("") == "true":g_objAPI.Terminate("") == "true");
}
return (g_bFinishDone + ""); // Force type to string
}
if(g_intAPIType==0){
// Detect Internet Explorer
var g_bIsInternetExplorer = navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1;
// Handle fscommand messages from a Flash movie
function Captivate_DoFSCommand(command, args){
var CaptivateObj = g_bIsInternetExplorer ? Captivate : document.Captivate;
var strFSArgs = new String(args);
var strFSCmd = new String(command);
var strErr = "true";
var strFSArg1, strFSArg2, strFSArg3
var intFSDelimiter = strFSArgs.indexOf("|");
if(intFSDelimiter > -1){
strFSArg1 = strFSArgs.substr(0, intFSDelimiter); // Name of data element to get from API
var strFSTemp = strFSArgs.substr(intFSDelimiter + 1);
intFSDelimiter = strFSTemp.indexOf("|");
if(intFSDelimiter > -1){
strFSArg2 = strFSTemp.substr(0, intFSDelimiter); // Value
strFSArg3 = strFSTemp.substr(intFSDelimiter + 1); // Variable
} else {
strFSArg2 = strFSTemp;
}
} else {
strFSArg1 = strFSArgs;
}
// do nothing, if SCORM API is not available
if(!isAPI()){ return; }
if(strFSCmd == "LMSInitialize" || strFSCmd=="Initialize"){
CaptivateObj.SetVariable(strFSArg3, eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '(\"\");'));
} else if(strFSCmd == "LMSSetValue" || strFSCmd=="SetValue"){
strErr = eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '(\"' + strFSArg1 + '\",\"' + strFSArg2 + '\");');
CaptivateObj.SetVariable(strFSArg3, strErr);
} else if(strFSCmd == "LMSFinish" || strFSCmd=="Terminate"){
g_bFinishDone = eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '(\"\");');
strErr = g_bFinishDone;
CaptivateObj.SetVariable(strFSArg3, g_bFinishDone);
} else if(strFSCmd == "LMSCommit" || strFSCmd=="Commit"){
strErr = eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '(\"\");');
CaptivateObj.SetVariable(strFSArg3, strErr);
} else if((strFSArg2) && (strFSArg2.length > 0)){
if(strFSCmd=="LMSGetLastError" || strFSCmd=="GetLastError"){
strErr = eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '();');
CaptivateObj.SetVariable(strFSArg3, strErr);
} else {
strErr = eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '(\"' + strFSArg1 + '\");');
CaptivateObj.SetVariable(strFSArg3, strErr);
}
} else if(strFSCmd.substring(0,3) == "LMSGet"){
strErr = "-2: No Flash variable specified";
}
return strErr;
}
function Captivate_DoExternalInterface(command, parameter, value, variable){
var CaptivateObj = g_bIsInternetExplorer ? Captivate : document.Captivate;
//alert("command " + command + " ;parameter " +parameter+ " ;value " + value + " ;variable " + variable);
//var strFSArgs = new String(args);
var strFSCmd = new String(command);
var strErr = "true";
var strFSArg1, strFSArg2, strFSArg3;
strFSArg1 = parameter;
strFSArg2 = value;
strFSArg3 = variable;
/*var intFSDelimiter = strFSArgs.indexOf("|");
if(intFSDelimiter > -1)
{
strFSArg1 = strFSArgs.substr(0, intFSDelimiter); // Name of data element to get from API
var strFSTemp = strFSArgs.substr(intFSDelimiter + 1);
intFSDelimiter = strFSTemp.indexOf("|");
if(intFSDelimiter > -1)
{
strFSArg2 = strFSTemp.substr(0, intFSDelimiter); // Value
strFSArg3 = strFSTemp.substr(intFSDelimiter + 1); // Variable
} else {
strFSArg2 = strFSTemp;
}
} else {
strFSArg1 = strFSArgs;
}*/
// do nothing, if SCORM API is not available
if(!isAPI()){ return; }
if(strFSCmd == "LMSInitialize" || strFSCmd=="Initialize"){
//CaptivateObj.SetVariable(strFSArg3, eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '(\"\");'));
CaptivateObj.SetScormVariable(strFSArg3,eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '(\"\");'));
var courseStatus = eval('g_objAPI.' + 'GetValue' + '(\"' + "cmi.completion_status" + '\");');
if(courseStatus == 'not attempted'){
eval('g_objAPI.' + 'SetValue' + '(\"' + "cmi.completion_status" + '\",\"' + 'incomplete' + '\");');
}
} else if(strFSCmd == "LMSSetValue" || strFSCmd == "SetValue"){
strErr = eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '(\"' + strFSArg1 + '\",\"' + strFSArg2 + '\");');
//CaptivateObj.SetVariable(strFSArg3, strErr);
CaptivateObj.SetScormVariable(strFSArg3, strErr);
} else if(strFSCmd == "LMSFinish" || strFSCmd=="Terminate"){
g_bFinishDone = eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '(\"\");');
strErr = g_bFinishDone;
//CaptivateObj.SetVariable(strFSArg3, g_bFinishDone);
CaptivateObj.SetScormVariable(strFSArg3, g_bFinishDone);
} else if(strFSCmd == "LMSCommit" || strFSCmd=="Commit"){
strErr = eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '(\"\");');
//CaptivateObj.SetVariable(strFSArg3, strErr);
CaptivateObj.SetScormVariable(strFSArg3, strErr);
} else if((strFSArg2) && (strFSArg2.length > 0)){
if(strFSCmd=="LMSGetLastError" || strFSCmd=="GetLastError"){
strErr = eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '();');
//CaptivateObj.SetVariable(strFSArg3, strErr);
CaptivateObj.SetScormVariable(strFSArg3, strErr);
} else {
strErr = eval('g_objAPI.' + strFSCmd + '(\"' + strFSArg1 + '\");');
//CaptivateObj.SetVariable(strFSArg3, strErr);
CaptivateObj.SetScormVariable(strFSArg3, strErr);
}
} else if(strFSCmd.substring(0,3) == "LMSGet"){
strErr = "-2: No Flash variable specified";
}
return strErr;
}
}
var timeCurrent_int = new Date().getTime();
var timeLimit_int = new Date().getTime() + (intIntervalSecs * 1000);
// This simply loops for a set period of time, waiting for the API to
// load and/or be found. A better solution would be to use setInterval
// and on the timeout, redirect or load the resulting Captivate file.
while((g_objAPI == null) && timeCurrent_int < timeLimit_int){
g_objAPI = getAPI(g_intAPIOrder);
timeCurrent_int = new Date().getTime();
}
if(g_objAPI != null){
strURLParams = "?SCORM_API=" + g_zAPIVersion + "&SCORM_TYPE=" + g_intAPIType;
}
window.onload = function (){
var so = new SWFObject(strURLFile + strURLParams, "Captivate", "641", "512", "10", "#CCCCCC");
so.addParam("name", "Captivate");
so.addParam("bgcolor","#f5f4f1");
so.addParam("menu", "false");
so.write("CaptivateContent");
document.getElementById('Captivate').focus();
document.Captivate.focus();
};
window.onunload = Finish;
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