Captivate Text Entry Validation
rsug...@pivotpointelearning.com
I have situations in application training where there are required fields but I don’t care what is entered as long as something is entered. I’m not checking the user’s typing skills (whether they can enter what is in the caption) or teaching data integrity. The take-away for the student is that there are required fields in the application and they need to enter data.
I have been looking for a way to validate if a user leaves a Captivate text entry box blank. I have looked at Jim Leichliter’s “Extending Adobe Captivate 4 Text Box Entry Validation using jQuery” (http://jimleichliter.blogspot.com/2009/11/enhancing-adobe-captivate-4-text-box.html) and am working on modifications for what I need, but it really seems like overkill for something that should be simple (it’s a three line function in JavaScript).
I have tried what I think are all alternatives within Captivate to no avail. All options let a blank text entry box pass.
Any ideas? I use Captivate 5.
Raymond Sugel Sr
eLearning Consultant
224-293-4135 (O)
847-370-6163 (C)
rsug...@pivotpointelearning.com
www.pivotpointelearning.com
Philip Hutchison
Have you looked into building a Captivate Widget? You could build it however you like in Flash Pro (including validation rules) then import it into your project as a widget.
(Side note: CP5 uses ActionScript 3 exclusively, which means you can use Regular Expressions for validating text in your widget.)
Two good sites about widgets (including info on how to build them):
http://www.infosemantics.com.au/widgetking/ (check out the widget factory)
http://www.cpguru.com/category/widgets/
- philip
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Estes Ethan
Here is another write up on the process if you want flex involved.
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On Oct 19, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Philip Hutchison wrote:
Hi Raymond
Have you looked into building a Captivate Widget? You could build it however you like in Flash Pro (including validation rules) then import it into your project as a widget.
(Side note: CP5 uses ActionScript 3 exclusively, which means you can use Regular Expressions for validating text in your widget.)
Two good sites about widgets (including info on how to build them):
http://www.infosemantics.com.au/widgetking/ (check out the widget factory)
http://www.cpguru.com/category/widgets/
- philip
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 2:38 PM, <rsug...@pivotpointelearning.com> wrote:
I have situations in application training where there are required fields but I don’t care what is entered as long as something is entered. I’m not checking the user’s typing skills (whether they can enter what is in the caption) or teaching data integrity. The take-away for the student is that there are required fields in the application and they need to enter data.
I have been looking for a way to validate if a user leaves a Captivate text entry box blank. I have looked at Jim Leichliter’s “Extending Adobe Captivate 4 Text Box Entry Validation using jQuery” (http://jimleichliter.blogspot.com/2009/11/enhancing-adobe-captivate-4-text-box.html) and am working on modifications for what I need, but it really seems like overkill for something that should be simple (it’s a three line function in JavaScript).
I have tried what I think are all alternatives within Captivate to no avail. All options let a blank text entry box pass.
Any ideas? I use Captivate 5.
Raymond Sugel Sr
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Jim Leichliter
The jQuery validation example I did was for people who didn't know
ActionScript, but did know JavaScript. If you can pull this off, I'd
highly recommend doing this in AS3 using the WidgetFactory platform by
Infosemantics using a Widget. If you have trouble, let me know and
I'll be glad to help you out with your widget. If you need someone to
build it for you, I can do that too for a fee. If I were to build
this, it would be a widget that could validate using regular
expressions.
Cheers,
Jim Leichliter
On Oct 19, 5:38 pm, <rsuge...@pivotpointelearning.com> wrote:
> I have situations in application training where there are required fields
> but I don't care what is entered as long as something is entered. I'm not
> checking the user's typing skills (whether they can enter what is in the
> caption) or teaching data integrity. The take-away for the student is that
> there are required fields in the application and they need to enter data.
>
> I have been looking for a way to validate if a user leaves a Captivate text
> entry box blank. I have looked at Jim Leichliter's "Extending Adobe
> Captivate 4 Text Box Entry Validation using jQuery"
> seems like overkill for something that should be simple (it's a three line
> function in JavaScript).
>
> I have tried what I think are all alternatives within Captivate to no avail.
> All options let a blank text entry box pass.
>
> Any ideas? I use Captivate 5.
>
> Raymond Sugel Sr
> rsuge...@pivotpointelearning.comwww.pivotpointelearning.com
>
> image001.png
> 78KViewDownload
rsug...@pivotpointelearning.com
Thanks Jim,
Almost had it figured out in Captivate with the help of Lori Smith (IconLogic). It validated an empty TEB when clicking the TEB button or keypress correctly, but when I would go back to fill in the TEB, take the action (TEB button or keypress), it still showed an incorrect entry.
Anyway I’m not well versed in Flash or AS3, I know enough to troubleshoot integration issues with an LMS. Contact me off-line and we can discuss.
Thanks,
Raymond Sugel Sr
eLearning Consultant
224-293-4135 (O)
847-370-6163 (C)
rsug...@pivotpointelearning.com
www.pivotpointelearning.com
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