SCORM API Wrapper [ActionScript]
Current versions:
- ActionScript 2.0: SCORM.as v1.1 (April 23, 2008)
- ActionScript 3.0: SCORM.as v1.1 (April 23, 2008)
Downloads & Examples:
- All downloads (including examples) are located at the downloads page.
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LMS compatibility
The example files have been successfully tested on a variety of LMSs. If you’ve tested the files on an LMS not listed here, please let me know.
| LMS | SCORM 1.2 Example | SCORM 2004 Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADL Test Suites | Works as intended | Works as intended | SCORM 1.2 Conformance Test Suite v1.2.7
SCORM 2004 3rd Ed. Conformance Test Suite v1.0.2 |
| SumTotal TotalLMS 7.6 | Works as intended | Works as intended | |
| Moodle 1.8 | Works as intended | Works as intended | The manifest for the original SCORM 2004 example needed to be cleaned up before working in Moodle. |
| Ilias 3.9.3 | Works as intended | Works as intended | Ilias loads SCORM 1.2 courses using the SCORM 2004 RTE and the ADL SCORM 1.2-2004 wrapper. |
| Pathlore 6.5 | Not verified | Not verified |
General Notes:
- These wrappers are designed to be SCORM version-neutral (they work
with both SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004). They also require the pipwerks
SCORM API JavaScript wrapper in the course’s HTML file. The
wrapper can be downloaded from the downloads page. - These classes uses ExternalInterface. Testing in a local environment will FAIL unless you set your Flash Player settings to allow local SWFs to execute ExternalInterface commands. Change your security settings using this link.
- These works are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
- Use at your own risk! These classes are provided as-is with no implied warranties or guarantees.
ActionScript 2.0 SCORM API wrapper notes:
- FLAs published using this file must be published using AS2.
- This class uses ExternalInterface:
SWFs published using this class will only work in Flash Player 8 or higher.
ActionScript 3.0 SCORM API wrapper notes:
- FLAs published using this file must be published using AS3; SWFs published using this class will only work in Flash Player 9 or higher.
Relationships/Mapping
The following table of methods (functions) assumes you have declared the SCORM instance using the variable name scorm:
var scorm:SCORM = new SCORM();
Note about syntax:
- You may replace scorm with any variable name you wish, such as
var myScormData:SCORM = new SCORM();. I just think it’s easier to stick to the acronymscorm. - You cannot use the variable name
SCORM(all uppercase) in AS3, such asvar SCORM:SCORM = new SCORM();Doing so will return an error. Using
scorm(all lowercase) works fine.
| Public method | SCORM 1.2 API Equivalent | SCORM 2004 API Equivalent | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|
| scorm.connect() | API.LMSInitialize(“”) | API.Initialize(“”) | Boolean |
| scorm.disconnect() | API.LMSFinish(“”) | API.Terminate(“”) | Boolean |
| scorm.get(parameter:String) | API.LMSGetValue(parameter) | API.GetValue(parameter) | String |
| scorm.set(parameter:String, value:String) | API.LMSSetValue(parameter, value) | API.SetValue(parameter, value) | Boolean |
| scorm.save() | API.LMSCommit(“”) | API.Commit(“”) | Boolean |
| scorm.debugMode(boolean)
(sets mode) |
n/a.
debugMode provides a clean method for viewing debugging messages in your format of choice. Just edit the class’s private __debugMode function as needed. |
n/a.
debugMode provides a clean method for viewing debugging messages in your format of choice. Just edit the class’s private __debugMode function as needed. |
none |
| scorm.debugMode
(returns current mode) |
n/a | n/a | Boolean |
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Hi, if you just want to deploy Flash, leverage FlashVars, push grades into Moodle 1.9’s grade book and have a gateway to web services (both Moodle’s and 3rd party), you might be interested in a project I’m working on. It’s only a developer preview at the moment and is a two part install – #1 an activity module and #2 the web services library/gateway part.
It’s easy to install and use and I’ll upload a fully functioning version of the XML driven Flash word search activity very soon. It’s open source too: http://code.google.com/p/swf-activity-module/
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