Getting student name from the LMS and using it in Articulate

Create a javascript trigger and use some code like this:

var player = GetPlayer();
player.SetVar("NameOfYourStorylineVariable", variableValue);

Let us know if you need more help than this. There is more sample code here: https://articulate.com/support/article/javascript-best-practices-and-examples

Excellent Matthew. I should have refreshed the page before replying. I've use parts of your demos in my work. Keep up the great work!

Thanks Matthew.  I appreciate the help.

Matthew, I don't know if you have any other suggestions.  I have been trying to get the JavaScript trigger to work using the script you provided, but with no luck.  When I run it live in the LMS I am not getting an error, just nothing is being returned.   Not sure what I am missing.  Would it matter if I am using a demo version of 360?  Are some features disabled?

Hi Matthew,

Thanks for the quick response. The script you gave me did not do the job, but the link to the discussion did. I am publishing to SCORM 1.2 and using HTML5 with Flash. This is what worked for me. Thanks everyone.

var player = GetPlayer();

function findLMSAPI(win) {
// look in this window
if (win.hasOwnProperty("GetStudentID")) return win;

// all done if no parent
else if (win.parent == win) return null;

// climb up to parent window & look there
else return findLMSAPI(win.parent);
}
var lmsAPI = findLMSAPI(this);
var myName = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();
var array = myName.split(',');
var newName = array[1] + ' ' + array[0];
player.SetVar("newName", newName);

Thanks,
Marcia
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This JS is already giving me a headache. This might be a very simple fix for someone. All I need is to pull a student's name from Blackboard and insert it in a completion certificate slide that I have created. Please see the attached certificate with the script I'm using (created by Matthew Bibby). I am using Storyline 3. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Hey Matthew,

You are my HERO! I can't thank you enough. 

Would you know why the print function is not working? When I try to print the certificate I receive the error message "There was an internal error, and IE is unable to print this document"

Hi Matthew,

Can you let me know how to add the trigger to have the certificate run when time timeline starts.  I would like the certificate to add the first and last

Thanks for sharing with everyone Aaron.

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