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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Hi,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Sorry for the length of this post. I've been banging my head on this for a few days, trying to work it out for myself, but not having much success.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">I have a course with test questions in an external xml file. The course is broken up into lessons with each lesson having some questions, but the test includes the questions for all the lessons. The full test works fine, but at the end of each lesson we want a Wrap Up Quiz, which consists of the questions for just that lesson. I am struggling with getting just the pertinent lesson questions to display. What is happening is that the lesson questions duplicate the wrong number of times, and only one question is displayed. And worst of all, it's inconsistent in the behavior. Lesson 1 has 2 questions, but each time I run it I get a different number of questions - sometimes it's 2, but usually it is more - 3, 5, 10 - all over the place. Usually a question only appears on one of the pages, when it appears on multiple pages it's the same question on each page. Bizarre.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">The structure of the xml file is as follows (for brevity, I've just included a couple of questions for a couple of lessons):</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"><quiz></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <!-- Lesson 1 --></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <question lesson="1"></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <prompt><![CDATA[What section of General System Setup allows you to establish access rights to various levels of program use?]]></prompt></FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[Tools > Security]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[File > View Licenses]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[General > Institution Setup]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="true"><![CDATA[Personnel > Access Groups]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[Libraries > Financial Institution]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </question></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <question lesson="1"></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <prompt><![CDATA[What telephone number would you call to inquire about interpreting certain language in a Truth-In-Savings Disclosure?]]></prompt></FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[Training Dept: 800-274-7255]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[Main HFS Line: 800-724-7280]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="true"><![CDATA[Compliance Support: 800-274-7287]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[Sales: 800-274-7259]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </question></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <!-- Lesson 2 --></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <question lesson="2"></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <prompt><![CDATA[Which menu item(s) on the DepositPro Admin menu allows you to set up your fee structure for Cashiers Checks?]]></prompt></FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[Use Setup > Fees]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="true"><![CDATA[Use Policies > Policy Components]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[Use Products > Update Fees]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[None of the Above]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </question></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <question lesson="2"></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <prompt><![CDATA[How do you allow Options Other Than Those Listed for Marketing Categories and Funds Sources Library?]]></prompt></FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[Use an Edit Code of "Editable" on the drop-down list]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="true"><![CDATA[Use the menu item Policies > Marketing Categories and check the box labeled "During Transaction Processing, Allow Options Other Than Those Listed"]]></answer></FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[This is an editable field. You may include any option at any time.]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> <answer correct="false"><![CDATA[None of the Above. Only listed options are allowed.]]></answer></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </question></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"></quiz></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">The xml data is saved to a variable called quizData (</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">quizData = templateData.quiz[0];</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">). In the Entry Frame of my lesson, I have the following:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">// create arrays for lesson 1 quiz</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">lesson1quiz = new Array ();</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">wrapupBuilt = new Array ();</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">wrapupTracking = new Array ();</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">wrapupAnswers = new Array ();</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">lesson1Counter = 0; // counter for number of questions</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">// loop through all questions to get lesson 1</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">for (i = 0; i < quizData.question.length; i++;) {</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> if (quizData.question[i].lesson == '1') {</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> lesson1quiz[lesson1Counter].question = quizData.question[i];</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> lesson1Counter++;</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> } // end of quizData.question[i] conditional</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">} // end of for loop</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">// create the right number of questions</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">icon.parentNode.nextSibling.nextSibling.childNodes[0].childNodes[1].duplicate(lesson1Counter-1);</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">The script icon is in the Entry Frame of the Lesson framework, and the page with the wrap up questions follows one other page with introductory text, so icon.parentNode.nextSibling.nextSibling should point to the wrap up page. The wrap up page contains a framework as the first icon (childNodes[0]) with an Entry Frame, and the proto Wrap Up page (childNodes[0].childNodes[1]), which displays the question, and includes radio buttons for the multiple-choice answers. The entry frame doesn't include any code that deals with the actual questions. The proto Wrap Up page includes a script icon that gets the current question number:</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">questIndex = icon.parentNode.index() - 1;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">. There is a text icon for displaying the question using the following expression:</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">{lesson1quiz[questIndex].question.prompt}</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">. And another icon that sets up the answer radio buttons that seems to work properly, duplicating the correct answers for the question.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">I believe the problem is with the script that duplicates the questions, which I've marked in maroon colored text. Not only is it creating the wrong number of questions, but it also is affecting the display of Page x of y that normally prints on the introductory page. The variable lesson1Counter holds the correct value - as part of my debugging, I started printing it out as part of the question, and it always prints the correct number of questions for that lesson. So why is it creating an inconsistent number of questions when I use that same variable for the duplicate() method?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">I can strip down the file and zip it for download, if that would help. But I would really like to learn what I'm doing wrong so I don't do it again.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Thanks for any assistance!</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#808080" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">_____________________________</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#808080" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> Paul Swanson</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#808080" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> Instructional Designer</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#808080" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> Harland Financial Solutions</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#808080" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> 800.274.7280 Ext. 2462</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#808080" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> Paul.Swanson@harlandfs.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#808080" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">_____________________________</FONT>
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