This project successfully utilizes advanced actions, conditional statements, and a little JavaScript to allow the user to:

• Interact with two independent finger holes (not a very exciting instrument )
• Change the state of a text box to display the current configuration (Both Closed, Both Open, Left Closed/Right Open, Left Open/Right Closed).

I’m considering this a reasonable proof-of-concept.

Here’s the workflow:

1. I used a Circle as a button, giving it two possible states: Normal (Covered) and Open (a custom state). Delete the other states.
2. Create a variable for each Circle, and assign each the value = 1.
3. Create a display (a text box in my case) with enough states to cover each possible outcome. In my case: One circle, two possible outcomes. Two circles, four possible outcomes.
4. Create Advanced Action for CheckStateOfAllCircles
   1. A tab will be used for each possible combination of Circles. For each one:
      1. A conditional statement checks the value of the variable for each circle
      2. Change the state of display to reflect each possible permutation.
5. Create a restart_box
   1. Have the restart_box execute the CheckStateOfAllCircles advanced action created earlier
   2. This can be hidden off-screen if you like.
6. Clicking a Circle executes an advanced action (you will need one for each Circle) with these parameters:
   1. if value (upon pressing) is 1–>
      1. Change state of the Circle (Open)
      2. Assign the Circle’s variable the value = 0
      3. execute JavaScript:
         • var box = $(‘#restart_box‘)[0];
           cp.clickHandler(box);
   2. else–>
      1. Change state of the Circle (Normal which is closed)
      2. Assign the Circle’s variable the value = 1
      3. execute the same JavaScript. It’s best to just copy and paste it

So:

A fingering is changed–>this state changes, this variable assigned new value, click box via JavaScript.

box activated–>executes advanced action that checks the state of all possible combinations via conditional statements –>changes report based upon successful result

I am indebted to the resources, comments and help including these:

http://blog.lilybiri.com/advanced-actions-dialog-box-in-captivate-2017
https://elearningbrothers.com/blog/trigger-captivate-advanced-actions-javascript/
https://elearningbrothers.com/blog/making-adobe-captivate-2017-while-loop/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ5HN2Q6G9k