Hi all - I'm wondering if anyone might be able to put together a step-by-step guide as to how to set up a variable / javascript function for this? (i.e. pulling a user's first name from the LMS). I've read through this discussion (https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/retrieve-lms-user-name-as-variable) but I'm very green and have had no experience with javascript functions (and only basic variables). Any help for dummies would be amazing. Thanks, Sal

I have revised the code a little with a few improvements. ...and, I can confirm this code works with Saba LMS and Moodle. The attached file is for Storyline 360, but the code itself should work with Storyline 2 files. Published setting format: HTML5 with Flash fallback and also works with HTML5 only setting! Be sure to create a variable named username in Storyline. var player = GetPlayer(); function findLMSAPI(win) {// look in this windowif (win.hasOwnProperty("GetStudentID")) return win; // all done if no parentelse if (win.parent == win) return null; // climb up to parent window & look thereelse return findLMSAPI(win.parent);} var lmsAPI = findLMSAPI(this);var myName = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();var array = myName.split(','); var full_name = array[1] + ' ' + array[0];var first_name = array[1]; // Remove blank space from the front of variablefull_name = full_name.trim();first_name = first_name.trim(); // Remove blank space from the end of variablefull_name = full_name.replace(/\s+$/, '');first_name = first_name.replace(/\s+$/, ''); // If value exists change variable, if not change name to participantif (first_name) {player.SetVar("username", first_name);}else{player.SetVar("username", "Participant");} //Modified and tested by Kevin Brake The code above would be: Execute JavaScript, When timeline starts

Thanks Matthew and Lucio - this is working great :) Except in one instance, when calling to display the last name, a random comma appears after it. This is what I have used: var lmsAPI = parent;var name = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();var id = lmsAPI.GetStudentID();var nameArray = str.split(" ");var firstName = nameArray[1];var firstInitial = firstName.charAt(0);var lastName = nameArray[0];var cleanLastName = lastName.replace(/[^a-zA-Z]/g, "");var userName = firstInitial + cleanLastName;var userName = userName.toLowerCase();var player = GetPlayer();player.SetVar('first_name', firstName);player.SetVar('last_name', lastName);player.SetVar('first_initial', firstInitial);player.SetVar('email', id);player.SetVar('username', userName); This is how the reference appears on the slide: Username: CORP\%first_name%.%last_name% This is how it appears when published: Username: CORP\Sal.Milford, Surname is definitely just Milford in the LMS. Any ideas? Thanks, Sal

I think this works in Moodle - solved by someone else a couple of weeks ago. --------------------------- 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); -------------------------------------------

"Test and celebrate" 😄 I'm definitely bookmarking this for future reference. Thanks for popping in to help, Matthew!

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ChrisPim-7dc640
Community Member
8 years ago
Yes as Leslie says. JavaScript is enabled. It's a definite problem with the script, 360 and Moodle. In storyline 2 the same script works properly.
Lucio
Community Member
8 years ago
I'm still on SL2 and will be for a while. Sorry I can't help!!
JamesBonney-EDE
Community Member
8 years ago
Hi All,

The original code posted by Matthew works in Flash/HTML5 fallback, but not with HTML5/Flash fallback:

var lmsAPI = parent;
var name = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();
var nameArray = name.split(", ");
var firstName = nameArray[1];
var player = GetPlayer();
player.SetVar('first_name',firstName);

Any idea on how to get this working with HTML5/flash fallback?

Thanks

james
LeslieFoster
Community Member
8 years ago
James, thanks for adding to the debate. I have the same issue as you (noted above). I have confirmed that it is not a moodle issue as I have tested on more than one LMS.
JamesBonney-EDE
Community Member
8 years ago
Thanks Matthew & Chris.

I tried the code posted by Chris/linked to by yourself and works a treat! Thank you.
ilanaDubovi
Community Member
8 years ago
Hi all,

I've read through this discussion.

Can you please help me to set up an execute javascript for transmitting score from HTML5 to moodle.

I've been using for Flash the following code, but seems that is not working with HTML5 publishing only:

/*Get player to reference*/

var player = GetPlayer();

/*get LMS API*/

var lmsAPI = parent;

/*set score; the first number is the score*/

lmsAPI.SetScore(player.GetVar("zScores"), 100, 0);

/*set status; possible values: "completed","incomplete", "failed", "passed"*/

With thanks,

Ilana
JohnBrindle
Community Member
8 years ago
I've managed to post a solution that Frankenstein's all of these and tests for html5 over on this thread .

I've taken some stuff from Matthew's solution and some stuff from others. this has been tested in HTML5, Flash and in Moodle.
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
8 years ago
Thanks for sharing John - looks like some good conversation happened in that thread as well :)
valentinosan598
Community Member
7 years ago
Hi all, is there a way to omit the middle name? Our LMS (SuccessFactors) has separate fields for First, Middle and Last name, but the script is pulling the first+middle.
- JackieB2013
  Community Member
  4 months ago
  
  valentino santana
  
  Hi all, is there a way to omit the middle name? Our LMS (SuccessFactors) has separate fields for First, Middle and Last name, but the script is pulling the first+middle.
  
  I know it's been a long time, but did you ever find a solution for this? Exact issue I'm having now.
- JackieB2013
  Community Member
  4 months ago
  Thanks so much for this code! It's still very useful 6 years later! Any idea why it would be pulling first AND middle names from the LMS (SuccessFactors)?
PhilLak
Community Member
6 years ago
Hi Mattews,

You seem to be the one who could fix my problem.

On a french LMS, names have accentuated letters ( ie : é). What is retrieved is a "é" instead of an "é".

What would be the piece of code to transform that ?

Thank you for your help.

Have a nice day

Philippe