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OwenHolt
Super Hero
11 years ago

Create a Course Certificate in StoryLine! (with Java and HTML)

I noticed in Stephanie Harnett's most excellent post on user notes that can be printed or emailed that much of the java for the printing function was really just filling the print window with conte...
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SteveFlowers's avatar
SteveFlowers
Community Member
9 years ago

Need to surround that window.print() call with a script tag to get it to work. The alternative you might try is adding an onload call to the body tag:

contents+='</style><body onload="window.print();">';

  • DanielBolia's avatar
    DanielBolia
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Hi Steve,

    Ref: Matt Lynch Post

    I used Owen Holt method for creating html certificate via SL JS. I also incorporated your method for making the html graphic files persistent via the webobject feature of SL. Although I'm sure my html/js codes are correct, I'm experiencing the same problem as Matt Lynch when the SL output file is running from Google Chrome.

    When the file is published locally and on SL Tempshare, everything works as expected in IE-11 and MS Edge on Windows 10. However, when opened in Chrome the print window will not show the graphic elements. Just as in Matt's case, if you cancel the print job the graphic elements will appear. It seems that there is a delay in loading the graphics in Chrome.

    Also, I noticed from your website that you also work for the Fed in the DC Area. I hope you will have insight and perhaps possible solutions to issues related to SL and Federal Gov webserver security conflicts.

    Case in point, I tried to open the same storyline output from a Gov network via CITRIX and could not get it to work in IE-11. The print function doesn't work and only opened a blank window. On Chrome I experienced the same issue as described above.

    Before attempting this method of creating completion certificate, I used Ryan Lowry's well-documented PDFMake (http://pdfmake.org/#/) method; https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/storyline-2-example-generating-a-pdf-certificate-for-users-who-successfully-complete-a-quiz-html5 to successfully create pdf certificate. However, when the course was uploaded to the Gov webserver, the PDFMake function would not generate the PDF certificate. I suspect that this method may be blocked by web security protocols.

    I appreciate any assistance you can provide on the problems described above. Thank you in advanced for your time,

    Dan

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