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13 years ago

Retrieve LMS User Name as Variable

I know you can have a user fill in a text box with their name and then later use that variable for personalization. What we would like to do is programmatically retrieve the user name from the LMS....

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Hello Kayode!

There is a more recent thread here about this, that starts with code that works with current Articulate 3 in HTML5 and Flash output.

Community Member

8 years ago

Hello for your prompt response. I have read the thread. Where should I copy the JavaScript? I mean on which slide? Thanks Kayode

KnutJackowski
Community Member
8 years ago
The JavaScript trigger has to be executed before you use the name, that you stored in a variable. Since variables in Articulate hold there value for the whole project, you can put the JavaScript trigger on the first slide.
- KayodeArowolo
  Community Member
  8 years ago
  Hello, I'm not sure if I asked my question rightly. This is the scenario: Imagine a student logs in to his/her LMS and is going through this training course after which he/she will print out a certificate of completion that will include his/her registered name in d LMS. The module is created in Storyline 3. I have already created a certificate. How do I retrieve the name from the LMS to print on the certificate. Thanks for your help!
  Kayode
  - EduardoRodri235
    Community Member
    8 years ago
    Hello Kayode;
    Sorry, my english it's not very well. But what you can do is get the var from moodle with java script. I can't give you an example in storyline because what you need is a connection between the lMS and the story.html file.
    
    However I will tell you step by step the procedure that I do to validate the username of the platform:
    
    The activity you have to create is a URL module in the LMS and in the option of parameters you have to add the name. This will encrypt the LMS name variable to the URL.
    
    In storyline you will create a variable named: %username%
    
    Insert a trigger that executes this javascript:
    
    function gup( name )
    {
    name = name.replace(/[\[]/,"\\\[").replace(/[\]]/,"\\\]");
    var regexS = "[\\&]"+name+"=([^]*)";
    var regex = new RegExp( regexS );
    var results = regex.exec( window.location.href );
    if( results == null )
    return "";
    else
    return results[1];
    }
    
    var player = GetPlayer();
    var sid = gup("username");
    
    player.SetVar("username",sid);
    
    The value of the encrypted variable already has it in the file story.html and is now a variable of storyline.
    
    You can send that variable to a .html file where you have the certificate design. You can continue with this example for this step.
    
    I hope this helps you
    
    Regards.
    Eduardo