Hi, not sure this is possible but thought it worth an ask. Currently having an LMS built for us so now is the time to get any specifics in if it is.
I have a large course and chosen characters to add a game style feel. However, ideally this course needs to be split into sections to make it load better on some of our stores with low bandwidth capacity.
So is it possible to pass the character choice across to another course and come back to the main one again and if it is, how?
It is possible, using javascript, but will be very difficult, especially if you are using a prebuilt LMS system. With server side scripting and javascript, it is possible to store session variables, that may be used from one browser session to the next. If this is an LMS though, this type of scripting may be difficult to accomplish. It could also be possible using cookies to save your states. Again, this requires some javascripting. Cookies are both user and device dependent. For example, if a user starts a session on one device, and continues to another device, the cookie information does not follow the user. Another possible method, is to save your data in your LMS for later retrieval, but again this would require a custom LMS, or a custom database on the server, with both serverside and javascripting.
So in short, yes it is possible. However, it would be quite a challenging task.
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Hi Sarah,
It is possible, using javascript, but will be very difficult, especially if you are using a prebuilt LMS system. With server side scripting and javascript, it is possible to store session variables, that may be used from one browser session to the next. If this is an LMS though, this type of scripting may be difficult to accomplish. It could also be possible using cookies to save your states. Again, this requires some javascripting. Cookies are both user and device dependent. For example, if a user starts a session on one device, and continues to another device, the cookie information does not follow the user. Another possible method, is to save your data in your LMS for later retrieval, but again this would require a custom LMS, or a custom database on the server, with both serverside and javascripting.
So in short, yes it is possible. However, it would be quite a challenging task.
Best regards,
Dave
Thank you - I suspected it would not be easy. Good to know a few options though.
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