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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=871364207-05102007><FONT face=Verdana
color=#0000ff size=2>When you call fscommand, the flash movie passes the
parameters to the hosting container, in this case the browser, and executes a
javascript function defined in the web page.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=871364207-05102007><FONT face=Verdana
color=#0000ff size=2>What you want to try and do is execute some actionscript
when the movie ends. If you try typing '_level0.engine.debug("the movie has
ended"); instead of fscommand(command, params); does the Xerte debug window
display the message?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>If so, then you can call functions in the flash movie using
that script. If not, we need to think differently...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=871364207-05102007><FONT face=Verdana
color=#0000ff size=2>Also, wtach your case sensitivity when you type fscommand
(all lowercase) - not fsCommand,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=871364207-05102007><FONT face=Verdana
color=#0000ff size=2>Julian</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Paul
Swanson<BR><B>Sent:</B> 04 October 2007 21:42<BR><B>To:</B> Xerte discussion
list<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Xerte] Incorporating Captivate movies in Xerte
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=354562120-04102007>After further investigation, Captivate does allow you
to use fscommand (and getURL). So I entered the following in the Javascript
box to execute when the movie ends: </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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color=#000000>fsCommand("movieEnd","1");</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>I<SPAN class=354562120-04102007> presume I need an
event handler to capture it in Xerte, but I don't know what event handler to
use. I'm also not sure if I entered the fscommand correctly (using Xerte is my
first foray into ActionScript). The Captivate help seems to indicate that's
all you need to do.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=354562120-04102007>Mark Siegrist's list of Captivate variables was nice
(I had found that list already), and I'll probably use them to build my own
controls, but I still need to figure out how to read the fscommand from my
Captivate movie in Xerte. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=354562120-04102007>TIA,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=354562120-04102007>Paul</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Paul
Swanson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 04, 2007 8:34 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Xerte discussion list<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Xerte] Incorporating Captivate
movies in Xerte 1.7<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=624530615-04102007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Yes, onMovieComplete is being triggered correctly in
1.8. But as you mentioned, the Captivate movie has multiple timelines,
and it seems to be firing the event off when the first timeline completes,
which is at the end of the first frame. So I still have that to
work out. I'm just trying out the various features of Xerte, so this is
nothing urgent. We have been using Authorware for eLearning, and I think
Xerte will be the replacement. We don't have Flash here, but we will be
getting Captivate. I'm using the trial version at the
moment.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=624530615-04102007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I'm not sure how Captivate calls javascript. The
interface hides all that from you. You just have an option to set what
happens at the end of the movie clip, and one of those is to execute some
JS. This opens a window where you type the JS in. I haven't used this yet,
but I think I could use it to send an HTTP request to communicate with a PHP
script. I figured that if I do a quiz in Captivate, I could use this to
store the results in a database, but it would be nice if Captivate could
communicate directly with Xerte. I think it is a matter of what Captivate
allows you to do. If only there was a script icon in Captivate like there is
in Xerte ...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=624530615-04102007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Cheers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Paul</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Tenney
Julian<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 04, 2007 1:16 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Xerte discussion list<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Xerte] Incorporating
Captivate movies in Xerte 1.7<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=564020808-04102007><FONT face=Verdana
color=#0000ff size=2>Funny that should come up this week - I hit the same
problem myself earlier in the week, and fixed it. Can you download the
latest Xerte and try it again? There was a bug that prevented event
broadcasters getting set up if autoPlay was set. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=564020808-04102007><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2>There's always a 'it depends' caveat with external swfs, because
Xerte doesn't know which timeline in the swf to listen for completion
of. It could have multiple timelines, and the one you see playing might be
nested several levels in. The top level timeline may have only one
frame.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=564020808-04102007><FONT face=Verdana
color=#0000ff size=2> Let me know how you get on.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=564020808-04102007><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2>How does Captivate call javascript funtions? If it's fscommand it
should just work. I reckon externalInterface would also work. getURL
should work too. When you think about it, the Xerte engine is a flash
movie. It loads the captivate flash movie into the player, which should
then just behave as usual. Have you tried it? If you want the javascript
to return values to the Xerte piece, that's more troublesome, but if
that's something useful, I can look into it. Right now I don't think there
is a way of calling a js function from Xerte and getting a return
value.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=564020808-04102007><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2>cheers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=564020808-04102007><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=2>Julian</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>