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<div><br></div><div>Launch index.htm with your parameters:</div><div><br></div><div>www.server.com/dir/index.htm?courseid=224&sname=fred</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">add a javascript function to rloObject.js to get the querystring values:</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">function getdata() {</span></div><div><div>//code to get value pairs from URL querystring</div><div>//and return them</div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">}</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Call from within your Xerte piece:</div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">mydata = getURL('javascript:getdata("");', '');</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: knowledgeware@kccsoft.com<br>To: xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<br>Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 13:31:16 -0700<br>Subject: [Xerte] Re: Reading POST parameters from web page in RLO<br><br>
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</style><div class="ecxWordSection1"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello Julian – if I use object/embed I’ll be using flashvars, correct?</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I’m not sure how I could use js to get/set values. I need to pass some critical info in like courseID, LoginID, etc that is specific to each user, so I don’t see how I can ‘read’ a URL from xerte. Is there a way with js I can pass these specific values to the RLO when launched?</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">RonM2</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Julian Tenney<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 03, 2012 1:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> Xerte discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b> [Xerte] Re: Reading POST parameters from web page in RLO</span></p></div></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">Either pass them inot the piece from the web page via the object / embed stuff, or (better) write some javascript functions you can call from Xerte to get / set values.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk">xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk]">[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>KnowledgeWare<br><b>Sent:</b> 02 April 2012 22:10<br><b>To:</b> Xerte discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b> [Xerte] Reading POST parameters from web page in RLO</span></p></div></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Anyone have an example of reading ‘POST’ parameters in xerte desktop? </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">I’d like to launch an RLO from a webpage and pass in several parameters like courseID, LoginID, etc., but not clear on how I can ‘read’ them in when the xerte flowline starts. Do I need a JS wrapper for this?</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">RonM2</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p><span lang="EN-GB">This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. </span><BR><span lang="EN-GB">This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. </span><BR></div><br>_______________________________________________
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