DATA collection

[simonWMC]

As i said in previous message, i have a pre and post test.
Another problemm is they can do the post test as mant times as thy wish, how do i track the score from each attempt ?

thanx in advance

 

[thawatwong]

Hi,
you can keep each score to text file or database file

thawatwong

 

[simonWMC]

Yeah, I am sending to a text file. However, the second attempt will overwrite the first as i am storing it in a variable.
I need to track when the user has a second attempt at the final test.
I wonder if i can put a counter on the test button, so the second time it is clicked it records the results separatly ???

 

[CorporateRobot]

Database would be the best alternative, but could be complex to implement at this stage of your effort. You said you are writing to a text file. Perhaps you could write multiple text files (one for each attempt): FinalExamResults1.txt, FinalExamResults2.txt, and so on. You would have to write code to check for the multiple iterations, but it shouldn't be too difficult. I can assist with that as well, if necessary . . .

 

[Alalon]

Just have a give a post test results a extra value
have the value add a 1 to itself everytime the button is used
then append this value to the file name

Tvalue = Tvalue + 1

writetofile ("posttest""tvalue&quot
i am not familiar with the code in authorware but my idea will work
you want to have a diff file name

posttest0

second try will make it

posttest1

third

posttest2

 

[Jeffcky]

I think you have used the function WriteExtFile() to save information. Perhaps, you can try the function AppendExtfile() to create the text file and append the information without overwrite.