Importing and retaining variables

I searched just now on this topic and was hoping SL2 had a feature where by you could define a set of variables (either manually within the application) or via file import, as well as the capability to import updated values. From there, one would define those variables embedded within text anywhere I need them (ie text to read on a slide/layer, state or within a quizzing Q). None of this is possible?

I've built a course for new hires with lots of facts and figures about staffing, how much the division represents of the total organization, how one location compares to another etc. All these values are static text, resident within text boxes. I have an offline Excel file I update and it provides #s and %s I need.

I have an indexed sheet in the workbook which identifies the location within my .story file i need to edit but I'm just editing static text. I was hoping I could define these 'variable data tokens" and reference them anyway for display or calculation purposes within the course. Import new values on whatever frequency I need, republish and Bam, Done.

Not happening? :(

Hi,

Try this code  to get the name from the lms. You can see how to display either first name only or full name.

//get user name
//grab the LMS object

var lmsAPI = parent

//ask the LMS object to get the name

var rawName = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();

//the name comes very formal "Last, First"
//we will fix that by sticking the name into an array
var nameArray = rawName.split(",")
//then we save it the other way round "First Last"
var niceName = nameArray[1] +" "+nameArray[0];

//now we grab the Articulate player

var p = GetPlayer();

Try this.

 

var player = GetPlayer();
var rawName = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();
var nameArray = rawName.split(",");
var firstName = nameArray[1].replace(/^[ ]+|[ ]+$/g,'');
player.SetVar("LearnerFN", firstName);

Hello in your code

var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var s = fso.OpenTextFile("C:\\Test.txt", 8, true, 0);

is it possible to use the variable  name in the file path in place of the file name "Test"?

I want the data to be written to a text file that reflects the participant's name.  If possible what is the JavaScript code that would do this?

 

Thanks

Cleigh