cmi.core.student_name

[baldTrainer]

This may have been covered previously, but I can't seem to find it.  I've got a Flash-based certificate on a Moodle LMS.  The cert pulls the student's name using cmi.core.student_name.  It works just fine, but the name is pushed out as 'Last Name, First Name'.  Is there a simple way to flip the name so it shows 'First Name, Last Name'? Thanks!

[Henry Ryng]

Without syntax details.

 

 

Myarray()  = name.split(",")

 

Newnname = MyArray(1) + " " + MyArray(0)

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:04 PM, baldTrainer <baldt...@gmail.com> wrote:

This may have been covered previously, but I can't seem to find it.  I've got a Flash-based certificate on a Moodle LMS.  The cert pulls the student's name using cmi.core.student_name.  It works just fine, but the name is pushed out as 'Last Name, First Name'.  Is there a simple way to flip the name so it shows 'First Name, Last Name'? Thanks!

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[Philip Hutchison]

SCORM doesn't specify the formatting of the name, and leaves it up to the LMS. Some do "Family Name, Given Name", some do "Given Name Family Name", etc.

If you know your LMS is sending you "Family Name, Given Name", you can use a bit of JavaScript to rearrange.

function reverseNameOrder(namestr){

var name = "Smith, John";

var arr = name.split(", ");

name = arr[1] + " " + arr[0];

Of course this doesn't account for names that might contain additional commas, such as "Davis, Sammy, Jr.", but it will work in most cases.

Here are some other approaches:

function reverseNameOrder(namestr){

var arr = namestr.split(", ");

if(arr.length > 1){

namestr = arr.reverse().join(" ");

}

return namestr;

}

console.log(reverseNameOrder("Smith, John"));  // John Smith

console.log(reverseNameOrder("Davis, Sammy Jr.")); // Sammy Jr. Davis

console.log(reverseNameOrder("Howser, Doogie, MD")); // MD Doogie Howser

function reverseNameOrder2(namestr){

var arr = namestr.split(", ");

if(arr.length > 1){

var family = arr.splice(0,1);

var remainder = arr.join(", ");

namestr = remainder + " " + family;

}

return namestr;

}

console.log(reverseNameOrder2("Smith, John")); //John Smith

console.log(reverseNameOrder2("Davis, Sammy Jr.")); // Sammy Jr. Davis

console.log(reverseNameOrder2("Howser, Doogie, MD")); // Doogie, MD Howser

None are perfect, but them's the breaks!  :)

- philip

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:04 PM, baldTrainer <baldt...@gmail.com> wrote:

This may have been covered previously, but I can't seem to find it.  I've got a Flash-based certificate on a Moodle LMS.  The cert pulls the student's name using cmi.core.student_name.  It works just fine, but the name is pushed out as 'Last Name, First Name'.  Is there a simple way to flip the name so it shows 'First Name, Last Name'? Thanks!

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[Philip Hutchison]

oops, ignore the first "function reverseNameOrder(namestr){", it was a typo

[rsug...@pivotpointelearning.com]

Here’s a function I use:

 

function getName()

{

                var locComma = sUserName.indexOf(",")

                var learnerLen = sUserName.length

                sUserLast = sUserName.substring(0,locComma)

                sUserFirst = sUserName.substring(locComma + 2,learnerLen)

                sUserName = sUserFirst + " " + sUserLast

}

 

sUserName initially holds the value returned by GetValue(“cmi.core.student_name”)

 

Raymond Sugel Sr

eLearning Consultant
224-293-4135 (O)

847-370-6163 (C)
rsug...@pivotpointelearning.com
www.pivotpointelearning.com

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[Ryan Wale]

Thanks so much for the help!  Got it up and running now…