Web Object Widget and replacing Variables in the URL

I am using the new Web Object Widget in Captivate 7 and need some help with setting up the URL for the widget correctly.  If I hard-code a static web page address, the widget works fine.  The problems comes up when I need to slightly change the tail-end of the web address depending on who is taking the course.
I need to dynamically append some variable information onto the web address that we will be calling such as:
http://www.someplace.com/customizeforstudent.htm?Student_Name=$$studentName$$&Student_ID=$$studentId$$
Is there any way to dynamically load the variable information into this widget when the student takes the course?
I know that I was able to use the samples on captivatedev.com to do this web page variable replacement when I used JavaScript on a button so I know it can be done that way. 
(see: http://captivatedev.com/2013/08/08/javascript-solution-launch-a-url-with-captivate-variabl es-as-parameters/ )
The down-side of the captivatedev.com example is that it forces the web page to show up "outside" the course (either in a new window or it takes over the browser window the course is playing in.  I want to use the web object widget so I can stay "within" the normal flow of the course we are developing.
I have been able to get the student name and student id from our LMS using JavaScript (thanks again to http://captivatedev.com).
Whatever process we come up with needs to work not only with Flash, but also HTML5.
Thank you for your time.
Randy

Hi BubbaRB and welcome to the forums.  I love it when people have great questions regarding integration.. and this is an area that Adobe Captivate needs to be better at!  It would be nice if the stock web page widget in Cp 7 had the ability to substitute Cp user variables in the URL to make for dynamic rendering of the web page, but unfortunately that's a limitation of the stock widget.
The web page widget on CaptivateDev.com is capable of variable substitution in the URL.  You just need to enclose the variable with double dollar signs $$cpQuizInfoStudentID$$.
http://captivatedev.com/2012/08/07/adobe-captivate-6-x-widget-web-page-widget/
This widget works for SWF and HTML5 output for Cp 6 and 7 and there's a free trial available.

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