Retrieve LMS User Name as Variable

Hi Philip -

If the LMS changed something, it could require a slight shift. Add the bolded line below to see if something changes.

var player = GetPlayer();

lmsAPI=parent;
var myName  = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();

var array  = myName.split(',');
var newName = array[1] + '  ' + array[0];

player.SetVar("newName", newName);

Hi Steve.  Thanks for the suggestion, but that didn’t fix it.

What LMS is this running in? Does anything alert adding this line to the top?

lmsAPI=parent;
var myName = lmsAPI.GetStudentName();
alert(myName);

Another potential cause is a script erroring out and preventing the call from executing. In Chrome (or another modern browser), try opening the browser console. Hamburger menu > More Tools > Developer Tools. Click the console tab then drop down the menu at the top labeled <top frame>, selecting the storyline window and look for errors to appear in the console.

when running adding:

alert(myName);

a pop-up does appear with my name.

but, my name still does not appear on the screen in the course itself.

Ah! Found a problem. You need to create the variable in the variable manager. Otherwise the SetVar call won't work and the %newName% macro will just pull from nothing. I'm guessing it'll just continue to display %newName%, correct?

OMG!  cannot believe we forgot to add it to the variable manager!  Testing now.

That did it Steve.  I can't believe it.  I am 13 hours in on a marathon day.  Example of the law of diminishing returns - possibly.

I really appreciate the help. 

Thank you Steve!

Hi Stephanie,

I've added the missing variable and tested it in Scorm Cloud. It works now. See attached.