AppleScript for generating SCORM manifest nodes
Today I decided to whip up an AppleScript that automates the generation of the <file> nodes to make my life a little easier. If you’re on a Mac, you may find it useful, too.
Clean out the root of your SCORM 2004 package
With just a little effort, you can declutter the root of your SCORM package by sticking the schema files in a subfolder.
Update to SCORM Wrapper
Made a minor update: scorm.quit() was setting a value (cmi.exit) but not invoking scorm.save() (aka Commit()) prior to termination.
View the latest update on GitHub
I guess there’s no such thing as a secure PDF
There are at least two easy ways to bypass the password protection: Upload it to Google Drive or import it to Evernote
Important Adobe Captivate SCORM template update
Over the last few weeks, I received a few reports that scores were not being saved in the LMS when using my template. Turns out there was a simple oversight on my part, and the issue is fixed. Please download the latest version (v1.20120328) from GitHub.
New SCORM 1.2 Template for Adobe Captivate
By popular demand, the SCORM 1.2 edition of my revised SCORM publishing templates for Adobe Captivate 5.x is now available on GitHub.
Further Tweaks to the Adobe Captivate SCORM Publishing Template
Since the code for my templates will remain on GitHub, I highly suggest checking in from time to time to see if the code has been updated. I won’t be posting a blog entry on pipwerks.com for every little edit I make to the code.
Cleaning up Adobe Captivate’s SCORM Publishing Template, Part 7: Giving the Revisions a Home
I decided to post the revised Adobe Captivate publishing template to GitHub, where it can be easily copied, forked, and updated. I moved a few bits of markup/code around, added some configuration options (such as the ability to turn off centering, turn on logging, and require SCORM when loading), and added a ton of comments to explain some of the new options. Hopefully it’s all self-explanatory.
Cleaning up Adobe Captivate’s SCORM Publishing Template, Part 6: Bugs & Scope Creep
For this blog post, I was going to write a summary of the changes to the template and wrap up the series. Instead, I’m looking at ways to increase the template’s flexibility and hot-rod it for some cool other stuff.
Cleaning up Adobe Captivate’s SCORM Publishing Template, Part 5: Finishing up
In part one of this series, we published a simple Captivate course and examined its file structure. In part two, we cleaned up the HTML file and externalized all JavaScript. In part three, we cleaned up the JavaScript. In part four, we updated the SCORM code. In this installment, we will put the finishing touches on our code and move our files into Captivate’s publishing folder.