Captivate 5: Problems with Java Scripts - Trying to Jump to a certain slide on Different Project

Question

I have the code here I researched for Captivate 5 to jump to a certain slide in a different project, this code was attempted to be used in both projects seperately and simultaniously:
function GetSlideParam(){
if(window.location.href.indexOf('?slide=') != -1) {
  var startIndex = window.location.href.indexOf('?slide=' ) + 7;
  var URL = window.location.href.toString();
  var slideNumber = URL.substring(startIndex);
  if(slideNumber != '' || slideNumber != undefined){
   setTimeout(function(){NavigateToSlide(slideNumber);}, 200);
function NavigateToSlide(requestedSlide){
var cpObj = document.Captivate;
cpObj.cpEISetValue('cpCmndGotoSlide',requestedSlide - 1);
cpObj.cpEISetValue('rdcmndResume',1);
GetSlideParam();
Here's my on success URL file in the button properties that was needed to jump to that certain slide according to my research:
(my project to jump to).htm?slide=2
In the end, it didn't work and just jumped to slide 1 on the other project no matter what I tried to do or how I altered the script and the project button and slide properties... Please Help... Just thought maybe you guys would know some more about scripting, that's why I'm asking you guys this regardless of it being a Captivate question because the Captivate Specialists couldn't answer my question being clueless about the scripting part of it.

Answer 1

Tframe01 wrote:
... Just thought maybe you guys would know some more about scripting, that's why I'm asking you guys this regardless of it being a Captivate question because the Captivate Specialists couldn't answer my question being clueless about the scripting part of it.
So the InDesign Scripting Forum is the place to ask about Javascript -- for any other program? Well, paint me red and call me Admiral Ackbar, I didn't see that one coming.
Are you (and with you those "Captivate Specialists") aware of the fact that
var slideNumber = URL.substring(startIndex);
will return a text string, not a number? And so this next operation will (silently) fail, and return some default number instead (most likely, 0)?
(stuff --) requestedSlide - 1
If you already knew this, you will have to be more clear on what happens now, what you'd like to happen, and what Captivate actually is supposed to do (since I have no idea what it is).