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May 17.2006

I am using Captivate to create a quiz. The output of the score is sent via email. I have a javascript function that intercepts this email, strips out the score and then forwards the result to another application in this case another flash object.

The problem I have is that when I submit the score the function returns undefined, but when I click the submit button a second time the function returns the score.

It is almost as if there is a delay in getting the value from the captivate generated flash object into the javascript function

My question: Can I introduce a delay of some sort in the function or some kind of ‘watch’ that checks for a value before it passes this information on.

Thanks in advance.

T.

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@TheBearMayMay 17.2006 — Off the top of my head maybe a simple try block with setTimeout:
[code=php]
function chk4Var(){
try {
var tempVar = yourVar; //if undefined should drop to the catch block
contFunc();// the function containing the code to be executed
}
catch (e) {
setTimeout("chk4Var()",10000);
}
}[/code]
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