Show flash movies on questionnaire viewer

Challenge

In order to view multiple flash movies in questionnaire viewer (which is similar to flash movies we already have in my portal, for further information please look at: http://wiki.catglobe.com/index.php/Movie_player_element)

As a questionnaire creator

I want to show a list of supported flash movies ( .flv )by Catglobe

Example

I have an single grid question like below

Solution

• Upload the new flash movies to the CG server (or any resource you want) and get their links

• Create a new single grid question named
  *Add javascript to the question to show a list of flash movies on above of grid

Code

Create Movie clip viewer object

var MovieclipViewer3 =
{
	onInit: function(clip, element, linkText)
	{
		MovieclipViewer3.flash = CGFlashPlayers.initialize("xpflash", "http://fire.catglobe.com/Script/CGFlashPlayer/CGFlashPlayer.swf", 298,265);
		$(element).html(MovieclipViewer3.flash.toString());
		MovieclipViewer3.flash.ParentDom = $(element);
		
		var p = $("<p>");
		$(p).append($("<u>" + linkText + "</u>").css("cursor","pointer").css("font-style", "italic").click(
				function()
				{
					getPlayList();
				}
			));
		$(element).append($("<br/>"));
		$(element).append($(p));
		$(element).append($("<br/>"));
		
		MovieclipViewer3.flash.visiblePlaylistButton(false);
		MovieclipViewer3.flash.visibleControlBar(false);
		MovieclipViewer3.flash.registerEvent(CGFlashPlayers.Events.OnPlayListReady, MovieclipViewer3.onPlayListReady);
		MovieclipViewer3.flash.registerEvent(CGFlashPlayers.Events.OnStop, MovieclipViewer3.onStop);

 		// Prepare the play list
		MovieclipViewer3.flash.openPlayList(clip);
	},
 	onPlayListReady: function()	
	{
		MovieclipViewer3.flash.play();
	},
	onStop: function()	
	{
		getPlayList();	
	}
}

Create movies list

function getPlayList()
 {
	var clipLinks = new Array();
	clipLinks[0] = "http://fire.catglobe.com/Attachments/GetAttachment.aspx?id=369842";
	clipLinks[1] = "http://fire.catglobe.com/Attachments/GetAttachment.aspx?id=369843";
	clipLinks[2] = "http://fire.catglobe.com/Attachments/GetAttachment.aspx?id=369844";
	clipLinks[3] = "http://fire.catglobe.com/Attachments/GetAttachment.aspx?id=369845";
	clipLinks[4] = "http://fire.catglobe.com/Attachments/GetAttachment.aspx?id=369846";
 	var clipNames = new Array();
	clipNames[0] = "Clip 1";
	clipNames[1] = "Clip 2";
	clipNames[2] = "Clip 3";
	clipNames[3] = "Clip 4";
	clipNames[4] = "Clip 5";
	var content = $(".playlist");
	$(content).html("");
	var p = $("<p>").css("padding-bottom", "5");
	var ul = $("<ul>");
 	$(content).append($(p));
	$(p).append($(ul));
 	for(var i= 0; i<clipLinks.length; i++)	
	{
		$(ul).append($("<li>").text(clipNames[i]).css("cursor","pointer").css("font-style", "italic").val(i)
			.click(
				function()
				{
					MovieclipViewer3.onInit(clipLinks[this.value],content, "&lt;&lt;&lt; Back to main list");				
				}
			)
		)
	}
}

Create a div storing movies list

quest.onInit = function()
 {
	if (document.createElement && document.getElementsByTagName) {
		var head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];

		var script = document.createElement('script');
		script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
		script.setAttribute('src','http://fire.catglobe.com/Script/CGFlashPlayer/CGFlashPlayer.js');

		head.appendChild(script);
	} else {
		alert('Your browser can\'t deal with the DOM standard. That means it\'s old. Go fix it!');
	}
	//alert(quest.getHTML());
	$(".grid_outer").before(
		$("<table>").width("100%").attr("align", "center")
			.append(
				$("<tr>").css("background-color", "white")
					.append(
						$("<td>").attr("align", "center")
							.append(
								$("<div>")
									.addClass("playlist")
								)
						)	
				)
		)
	getPlayList();
}

Code sample

Open the qnaire "Js demo - some js samples" (Resource Id: 159684). View the Question "Q_singlegridplayer"