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Command line options:
The "command line" refers to what was typed at the DOS
prompt to start the Create A Quiz program. For example, if
your Create A Quiz disk is located in drive A:, your screen
should display an "A>" prompt. When you type the letters
"QUIZ" before you press the [ENTER] key, you are at the
"command line".
Additional text can be appended to the command line
after the key word "QUIZ" that will instruct Create A Quiz
to perform certain functions not available through the menu
selections.
Please note that the following options are NOT
available in the "Lite" version of Create A Quiz. Command
line options are only available in the full-featured
Teacher's and Student's versions.
QUIZ filename.QZ
If a name of an existing .QZ file is added on the
command line after the key word "QUIZ", then that .QZ file
will be automatically presented to the user once the
program starts. In such cases the "Main Menu" will be
skipped, and the student will be greeted with a prompt to
enter his name, followed by the quiz. In the above example
replace the word "filename" with the actual name of the
quiz you wish to use. If your quiz is called "MATH.QZ"
then you must enter "QUIZ MATH.QZ" on the command line
before running the program.
Command line instructions can be combined or placed in
any order. In other words, the following command line
instructions are all acceptable:
QUIZ TIMEOUT=10 QTY=20
The command line instructions above will cause the
program to end after 10 minutes of play have elapsed or 20
random questions have been attempted, whichever comes first.
The remainder of the command line options are listed
below in ALPHABETICAL order:
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QUIZ COMMA=x
This command line option is only useful for those
users living outside of North America. Here's the problem
for our international users: In the USA a decimal number
uses a "." period character to separate the fractional part
from the whole number (e.g., "$4.50", or "a 2.0 liter
bottle of Coke". In European countries, however, the
practice is to use a comma "," instead of a "." period. So
in our example above, you would have "$4,50", or "a 2,0
liter bottle of Coke". A problem therefore exists when
teachers are creating "fill-in-the-blank" quizzes since the
comma character is used to separate each possible correct
answer. How then does the program know the difference
between a comma used in a decimal number and a comma used
to separate multiple fill-in-the-blank answers? The answer
is to use the COMMA=x parameter, and replace "x" with the
actual character you wish to use as a separator between
multiple "fill-in-the-blank" answers. We recommend using a
semi-colon "COMMA=;" however you may wish to use another
character if you desire.
QUIZ CONFIRM
For those student of yours who are heavy handed, or
all thumbs, you can give them the opportunity to change
their answer/response to a quiz by adding the command line
parameter "CONFIRM". After the student selects/inputs his
response, a confirmation window will appear asking the
student if he is sure that he wants to accept his response,
with an option to return to the question and choose/input a
different answer. After the student has confirmed his
response, his response will be judged "Correct" or "Wrong".
QUIZ DISPLAY filename.QZ
The above command line instructions force Create A Quiz
into a continuous loop using "filename.QZ". When a player
is prompted for his name, the program will insist that the
user input his FULL name, AND address, city, state, zip and
phone number before they can participate in the quiz
specified by "filename.QZ". This "DISPLAY" command line
instruction (with .QZ file) turns Create A Quiz into an
excellent sales or promotional tool for businesses and
organizations. For example, a company that specializes in
selling and installing home water filters can create a
"WATER.QZ" file that presents several questions that tests
a prospective client's knowledge of tap water, chlorine,
heavy metals, cost comparisons, etc. If Create A Quiz has
been started with the "WATER.QZ DISPLAY" command line
instructions, then WATER.QZ will be presented to each
client that approaches the company's computer display.
Each user's name and address are stored in a file called
"USER.LST". The "USER.LST" file can later be retrieved and
used to print out mailing labels or possible client list.
Should you wonder how to stop Create A Quiz from looping
into eternity in the "DISPLAY" mode, enter "GOODBYE" when
the input window prompts for a user's full name. Of course
you could reboot your computer, but that's not very
graceful...
QUIZ ENFORCE QTY=15
The command line parameter "ENFORCE" when used with
"STOPAT=" or "STARTAT=" or "QTY=" parameters will prevent a
student from exiting the program/quiz until the specified
range or quantity of questions have been attempted.
QUIZ FIBCHAR=x
The way Create A Quiz determines whether a question is
a multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank type is by use of
the underscore "_" character. If an "_" appears in a
question (anywhere) then that question is assumed to be a
multiple-choice type question. However, there are times
where you would prefer to have a different character
determine this, therefore use the FIBCHAR=x command line
parameter where "x" is replaced with the actual single
character that will determine whether a question is
fill-in-the-blank or not.
QUIZ LOGFILE=xxxx
The command line parameter LOGFILE=xxxx will save ALL
questions and choices presented to the student, AND the
student's response. Replace "xxxx" with a legal DOS file
name. Included in this log file will be the student's
name, quiz name, date, time, and a summary of attempts,
correct responses, etc.
QUIZ LOG1ST
The command line parameter LOG1ST is used in
conjunction with the QUIZ.WHO file (see advanced features
section). LOG1ST will cause the student input prompt
window to appear only once EVER. If the student attempts a
second quiz on another day, there will be no expanded input
prompts to greet them (asking for address, city, phone,
whatever...). How does the program know whether the
student is using the program for the first time? Because
when LOG1ST is used, it will automatically delete the
QUIZ.WHO file if it exists. Since the QUIZ.WHO is used to
determine what input prompts are displayed, if it does not
exist, then no expanded prompts will appear. So in review,
LOG1ST with a QUIZ.WHO file will cause an expanded player
input field window to display the first time the student
uses a quiz. The program will then automatically delete
the QUIZ.WHO file, which means any future uses of the
program will NOT display an expanded player input prompt
window.
QUIZ LPT=filename
This parameter allows you to redirect printouts of
quizzes (from the editor) to an ASCII disk file by using
the command line parameter LPT=filename. Replace "filename"
with a legal DOS file name.
QUIZ NAME=xxxx
This parameter allows you to pass the name of a single
student/user to Create A Quiz. By passing this value the
"Please enter your name:" prompt will not appear when a
student selects a quiz. Example: QUIZ NAME=MIKE If the
name you are using consists of more than one name, then use
an underscore character "_" to connect each name (example:
QUIZ NAME=MIKE_R._JONES).
QUIZ NODOC
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