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AdamTrosper
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8 years ago

lmsAPI Functionality in HTML5 Output

Hey all, I've been searching through the forums and haven't been able to find anything solid.  I'm using Storyline 360, outputting to both HTML5 and Flash to cover my bases, since the audience doe...
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AdamTrosper
Community Member
8 years ago

For #1 and #2, I originally thought the same thing.  For example, you should just be able to call lmsAPI.GetStudentID() to get the Student ID.  However, this wasn't working when launching from HTML5 for some reason.

After lots of testing and guessing, I found a solution.  Turns out the reason why it wasn't working was because lmsAPI wasn't actually set up as a variable like it is when you use the Flash version. (Still not sure why this is, honestly.)  But, you can use the following line to get the same functionality from lmsAPI, providedyou are actually launching from an LMS:

var lmsAPI = parent;

I actually ended up creating a function for myself to use, to error-check a little bit:

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);
}

function someOtherFunc(){
 var lmsAPI = findLMSAPI(this);
 if(lmsAPI != null){
   //do stuff
 }
}
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    SteveG
    Community Member
    7 years ago
    Adam Trosper

    I actually ended up creating a function for myself to use, to error-check a little bit:

    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);
    }

    function someOtherFunc(){
     var lmsAPI = findLMSAPI(this);
     if(lmsAPI != null){
       //do stuff
     }
    }

    Just found this post and it helped me solve an issue I was having after stripping the Flash from a Storyline 2 published course. 

    Many thanks

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