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**Corey** · 10-01-2002, 06:52 PM

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OK couple thoughts:

1. It's super easy to send the test results by email as long as they have internet access.

2. You should build the quiz engine. Once that's done you can add, delete, and edit questions to the master pool til the cows come home. You do not need to repeat the core, just have it context sensitive. In other words one page can easily have dual or triple functionality by using IF clauses on all the actions.

So in other words if page = "2" then do this, if page = "3" then do this, etc...

3. No need for passwords, you just send a variable to your context sensitive page to advance them, i.e. page=3 when they graduate page 2, or whatever... You still only have one master page but you changed it's context.

It's a lot easier than you're thinking Bruce, especially if you use a little bit of flash, but even if you don't... Best of luck, looking forward to seeing it.

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

**Bruce** · 10-01-2002, 07:45 PM

Re: Test

Hey Corey-
Thanks for the first installment :-)
Darryl suggested I build the engine as a web based test , what do u think? I wouldn't know where to start! But come **** or high water this will be built! LOL

**Corey** · 10-01-2002, 09:16 PM

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Maybe Darryl had another reason to reccomend that, I don't know. But my thought is why? Easier to make something local, no? Not sure why he said that though, he might be thinking of some other side benefit such as the ability to centralize your quiz question pool so that whenever you change the pool it is immediately reflected in all deployed copies of your app. Maybe he was thinking something else.

Either way will work, it's just a matter of weighing ubiquity vs. convenience.

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

**Derek** · 10-02-2002, 07:45 AM

Re: Test

I guess the recommendation should be however it is most easily deployed.

Either way, it will be interesting to see the finished product.

**AXXESS** · 10-02-2002, 03:46 PM

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Kewl shirt Derek! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

**Corey** · 10-02-2002, 07:31 PM

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Man... I don't even have one yet and I designed the ding-danged things ding-dang it. Freakin' justice, where's the freakin' justice? [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]Looks pretty sweet in the pic though.

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

**Bruce** · 10-04-2002, 03:35 PM

Re: Test

Hey Corey-
You said:
"You should build the quiz engine. Once that's done you can add, delete, and edit questions to the master pool til the cows come home"
How would you approach this? Should I have all the questions 1-10 in a folder called test 1 (there are more then one test) and access those questions via the demo called Random Text Files.am4? (That one of you good people put out)

<IR_ACTIONS_LIST>
<Action name="Get Property">
<Type>116</Type>
<Function>0</Function>
<DTIndentLevel>0</DTIndentLevel>
<Enabled>1</Enabled>
<ErrorHandling>
<UserNotificationMode>2</UserNotificationMode>
<CustomErrorMessage/>
<OnErrorAction>0</OnErrorAction>
<JumpToLabel/>
</ErrorHandling>
<Variable>%NumItems%</Variable>
<Target>Document Files</Target>
<Property>Item Count</Property>
</Action>
<Action name="Set Value">
<Type>6</Type>
<Function>0</Function>
<DTIndentLevel>0</DTIndentLevel>
<Enabled>1</Enabled>
<ErrorHandling>
<UserNotificationMode>2</UserNotificationMode>
<CustomErrorMessage/>
<OnErrorAction>0</OnErrorAction>
<JumpToLabel/>
</ErrorHandling>
<Variable>%MaxIndex%</Variable>
<Value>%NumItems% - 1</Value>
<Evaluate>1</Evaluate>
</Action>
<Action name="Set Random Value">
<Type>65</Type>
<Function>0</Function>
<DTIndentLevel>0</DTIndentLevel>
<Enabled>1</Enabled>
<ErrorHandling>
<UserNotificationMode>2</UserNotificationMode>
<CustomErrorMessage/>
<OnErrorAction>0</OnErrorAction>
<JumpToLabel/>
</ErrorHandling>
<Variable>%RndIndex%</Variable>
<Method>0</Method>
<Maximum>%MaxIndex%</Maximum>
<Minimum>0</Minimum>
<Mask/>
</Action>
<Action name="Get Item">
<Type>112</Type>
<Function>0</Function>
<DTIndentLevel>0</DTIndentLevel>
<Enabled>1</Enabled>
<ErrorHandling>
<UserNotificationMode>2</UserNotificationMode>
<CustomErrorMessage/>
<OnErrorAction>0</OnErrorAction>
<JumpToLabel/>
</ErrorHandling>
<TargetList>Document Files</TargetList>
<GetType>2</GetType>
<Index>%RndIndex%</Index>
<IndexDelimiter>;;</IndexDelimiter>
<Variable>%DocumentPath%</Variable>
<VarDelimiter>;;</VarDelimiter>
</Action>
<Action name="Open">
<Type>7</Type>
<Function>0</Function>
<DTIndentLevel>0</DTIndentLevel>
<Enabled>1</Enabled>
<ErrorHandling>
<UserNotificationMode>2</UserNotificationMode>
<CustomErrorMessage/>
<OnErrorAction>0</OnErrorAction>
<JumpToLabel/>
</ErrorHandling>
<FileName>%DocumentPath%</FileName>
<Verb>open</Verb>
<WorkingDir/>
<RunMode>0</RunMode>
</Action>
</IR_ACTIONS_LIST>

You said:

"You do not need to repeat the core, just have it context sensitive" Please explain with a little more detail.

Thx

Bruce

**Corey** · 10-04-2002, 06:33 PM

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OK download the attached file, it demonstrates a dynamic page. We have one page but it serves up the contents of a different global list depending on what quiz you click on.

As for the global lists, like I say you can tweak them at design time until the cows come home, provided that they come home eventually.

12444-quiz.am4

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

**Bruce** · 10-05-2002, 10:26 AM

Re: Test

How would I apply the random questions to this type of dynamic page?

**Corey** · 10-05-2002, 01:03 PM

Re: Test

Try experimenting a bit Bruce. Look into variable>set random value and figure out how it fits into the project. It's all pretty easy, I think if you just roll up your sleeves and get in there and start trying stuff you'll figure it out in no time...

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

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