Variable Error When Attempting to Show Layers

From the sounds of this:

I think this trigger should be ShowPreTest = False:

Hi Jeremy,

If Walt's suggestion doesn't work for you or you're still struggling with the set up of the course, can you share a copy of your .story file here with us? You can attach it using the "Add Attachment" button at the bottom of the reply window and then folks in the community and staff can take a look.

Thanks, I tried it but still no luck!

Thanks Ashley -- here's the file.  I add a shape with text so I can view my variable values and they appear to be correct; the issue seems to be with the triggers, specifically the conditional OR statements, on the first slide in the Assessment scene.

Any help anyone can give would be great! Thanks!

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Anyone have any ideas? I've got an upcoming deadline and I need to figure this out. 

Thanks in advance!

Jeremy

Hi Jeremy,

I just tried to take a look at your course, and after downloading, I'm getting an "invalid or Corrupt" error message.

Edit - Downloaded again, and it works now.

Thanks Luke!

I just found a workaround that seems to work, but will require additional testing.  I dropped the OR conditions from my triggers on the first slide in the Assessment scene and replaced them with a series of triggers with AND statements:

I've added a simple Storyline file that outlines the solution without all my content.

I just tested and everything seems to be working as you described. Here is what I did:

First, deleted all the ShowTest triggers and variable. Next, I created True/False variables (Labeled KC1, KC2, etc.) and set them to False. Then, added triggers to the Correct layers of the knowledge checks to adjust that KC variable to True when the timeline starts.

So now we have variables at the end of each KC that will change from false to true when the Correct layer's timeline starts.

For the Final Assessment slide (6.1):

First, I created a T/F variable called ShowAssessment2, and set it to False. Next, I created a trigger on 6.1 to Adjust ShowAssessment2 to True when the timeline starts, with the conditions of KC1, and KC2, and KC3, etc. are all equal to True. I moved that trigger to the top of the Slide Triggers list, to be sure that trigger fires first.

I took out the "Or" condition on the trigger to show the Start Layer (so now it's just if ShowPreTest in True).

I changed the Don't Start layer trigger to show the layer if ShowPreTest is Equal to False, no conditions.

Lastly, on the Failure-Take Course layer of 6.12, I change the trigger of adjusting the ShowPReTest variable to a layer trigger instead of an object trigger.

Everything worked as it should based on your description. However, you'll need to make sure your individual knowledge checks can be answered an unlimited amount of times. Right now they can only be answered once, so you'll never see the Correct layers, and the variables won't work.

Hope that helps. Feel free to PM if you need further assistance.

-Luke

Also, one thing I noticed was that your ShowAssessment triggers to add 1 to the variable on the Complete slides had a few things going on that may have caused the error:

1) The triggers were associated with clicking the button, and not the timeline. With operations like this, I like to tie the adjust variable trigger to the start of the timeline of the slide or layer to make it completely full-proof.

2) The triggers were below hiding the layer, and jumping to the next slide triggers on the list. My understanding is that triggers fire in order from top to bottom, so it's possible you were jumping to the next slide before the variable was actually changed.

I think the glitch is actually in the conditions on the triggers for slide 6.1, so taking those out would be my suggestion.

Thank you Luke! I appreciate you taking the time to look this over and help me out!

Sorry I missed it Jeremy and was playing a bit of catch up today but it looks like Luke has you more than sufficiently covered! Let us know if you need anything else.