JavaScript Operator Issue Captivate 5

Question

After searching endlessly on Google for an answer (and not finding one) I thought I would post in the forums to see if anyone could help.
I am using JavaScript to send some custom variable data back to a Moodle LMS. Everything is going back okay but I'm having issues with the JavaScript window when using the "less than" comparison operator (<).
I have tested this various ways and have managed to narrow down my issue to the operator in question. When trying to save the sample script below, with the less than operator, Captivate 5 returns an error saying "The script is incomplete" and does not save. If I change the operator to "==" (equal to) or ">" (greater than), it works fine.
Is this a bug within Captivate 5? Would appreciate any help on this one.
Note: This is a script that is executed from an Advanced Action, it is not executed from a button.
Sample script used for testing:
var objCP = document.Captivate;
var session_time = objCP.cpEIGetValue('cpInfoElapsedTimeMS');
var time_ms = session_time / 1000;
var seconds = (time_ms % 60).toFixed(0);
var minutes = ((time_ms % 3600) / 60).toFixed(0);
var hours = (time_ms / 3600).toFixed(0);
if (minutes < 10) {
alert('less than');
} else {
alert('more than');
if (total_score == 19) {
alert(session_time);
alert(seconds);
alert(minutes);
alert(hours);
Message was edited by: Tom Ireland
I've managed to get round the issue by concatenating a zero to the minutes and hours variables, then using the slice() function to remove it if the total score is greater than 10. This still doesn't solve the issue with the operator so I would still like to understand what the answer may be.

Answer 1

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, Jim. I'll put all my checks into functions instead and call the function from the standard.js or my own.js file as you have suggested. It makes sense to do that. Assuming that Captivate is being a bit unpredictable relating to comparison operators, I can use the "less than" operator in my standard script without any issues.
Good point regarding the console, it's such a pain to keep having to go through line-by-line to find out where the issue is. SCORM Cloud has been really helpful in determining what's happening with variable data too, I would recommend it if you don't use it already.
If I remember rightly, you're the chap that runs CaptiveDev.com, right? If so, unless you've done so already, it may be worth adding something to the tutorials or general JavaScript articles about my issue to save the frustration. Nightmare!!!!!
Thanks again, Jim.