SCORM 1.2 Resource Kit
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SCO Test Wrapper

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Test Wrapper and Harness for SCORM 1.2 SCOs

Overview

This is an HTML frameset that can be "wrapped" around a SCO to monitor and log SCORM API calls from the SCO. You do not need a LMS to use this wrapper. You can also launch it directly in a browser window and just type in the URL of the SCO you want to test. That URL should be "local" to avoid cross-domain security blocks. The wrapper is itself a SCO, so if you "wrap" it around the SCO to test, it can be launched by a LMS and you can monitor the API calls from that SCO to the LMS. Instructions on how to do that are included.
 
Illustration: The test wrapper in standalone mode, with a SCO already specified in the launch command line. The SCO under test is the Click2learn API Exerciser.
 

Click the screen shot above to try a live copy of the test wrapper. (Pops up another window)

You can launch the test wrapper by itself as a test harness, either on a Web site or directly through the file system, then specify the URL of the SCO to load. Or you can launch it with the URL of a SCO as a parameter (as in the illustration above). Or you can launch it in a LMS instead of the SCO, and specify the SCO's URL in the launch URL for the wrapper. Because of browser security rules, the wrapper and the SCO that is being launched in the wrapper must come from the same server.

Technical info

Compatibility
A SCO is defined as any launchable resource in a SCORM package, for which the adlcp:scormtype value is "SCO". If you want to launch the SCO in the context of its package, for example to obvserve its behavior in an actual LMS, see the instructions included with the wrapper.

System requirements
This wrapper is written entirely in HTML and ECMAScript (JavaScript). No plug-in, Java VM, or special driver is required. If no LMS or RTE is available, you can launch the test wrapper as a test harness and load the SCO directly into it. Tested with Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 and Mozilla 1.2, but should be compatible with any browser that supports frames, CSS and a complete implementation of JavaScript.

Installation

Download the Zip archive (.zip - 31K),
then unzip the archive into any folder on your computer. Open the launchme.htm file to get started. There are several dependent HTML files that must be in the same folder for operation.

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