David, That sounds like a viable solution. I'm open to that idea. Do I have to do anything to my submission for it to be done the way you suggested? Howard
On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 6:08:55 PM UTC-4 David G Wagner wrote: > That is still a lot of work on your end. Why not use a square bracket or } > as the correct answer then it should be handled in hopefully one pass and > no one is doing extra work. Just thought… > > Wags ;) > > WagsWorld > Hebrews 4:15 > Ph(primary) : 408-914-1341 <(408)%20914-1341> > Ph(secondary): 408-761-7391 <(408)%20761-7391> > > On Sep 13, 2023 at 11:55 -0700, 'anotherhoward' via BBEdit Talk < > [email protected]>, wrote: > > > Hi Bruce, > > I misunderstood what was being asked and appreciate the time you put into > your response. I do have a separate answer file for each of my tests. > Further, in the forum, l only underlined the correct answers’ text because > I thought that was the information I was being asked for. My school’s LMS > will grade the exams for me once I supply it with the correct answers, > which is easy for me to do. > > To make things easier here, as most of my tests contain no more than 20 > multiple-choice questions, for now, in the reformat, please just use for > all the possible answers for each question (there are four, from > Choice 1 to Choice 4), the word “Incorrect.” Then, once I have the code > that will enable me to reformat a specific test’s questions, it should take > me only a few minutes in BBEdit to change the correct answer in each > question from “Incorrect” to “Correct.” > > Please let me know if you have any questions about what I wrote. > > Howard > On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 1:44:00 PM UTC-4 Bruce Van Allen wrote: > >> anotherhoward, >> >> So you’re saying that the input text will have the correct answers for >> each question underlined? >> >> This seems challenging: >> >> * A regular expression will not detect text formatting such as >> underlining - in fact in plain text such as what we work with in BBEdit, >> there IS no underlining. Some word processors allow searching by text >> formatting; whether they’re scriptable I don’t know. >> >> * It’s your work :), but it seems tedious to have to manually underline >> or otherwise mark the correct answers for each of up to 99 questions, >> especially if the only reason to do so is to help with this transformation. >> When I’ve built quizzes, the answers are in a separate index file that is >> programmatically accessible for grading quizzes; such a thing would also be >> useful for the kind of script that could transform your input into your >> desired output. >> >> # Answers_Quiz_016.txt >> Q A >> 1 a >> 2 c >> 3 a >> 4 d >> 5 c >> ... >> >> >> * I suppose this is also a matter of what control you have over the input >> - the set of questions and the knowledge/designation of the correct >> answers. Also, how frequently you have to do this. >> >> More description? >> >> — Bruce >> >> _bruce__van_allen__santa_cruz_ca_ >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Sep 13, 2023, at 10:11 AM, 'anotherhoward' via BBEdit Talk < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Bruce, >> > >> > Please look at my last response, and let me know if that’s provides the >> needed information. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Howard >> > On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 1:06:21 PM UTC-4 Bruce Van Allen >> wrote: >> > Here’s what I think what Kevin is getting at: if you want a generalized >> method that works for every/any question, not just the three in your >> example, then that method has to know which answer to designate as correct. >> > >> > E.g., you’ve said there can be as many as 99 questions; which answer >> for question 3 would be the correct one? For question 4? etc. >> > >> > There’s nothing in image 1 (the input) that indicates whether a), b), >> c), or d) is the correct answer for each question. >> > >> > — Bruce >> > >> > _bruce__van_allen__santa_cruz_ca_ >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > On Sep 13, 2023, at 9:55 AM, 'anotherhoward' via BBEdit Talk < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > > >> > > Kevin, >> > > Is this of help? I’ve underlined the correct answers in the input. >> > > Howard >> > > >> > > Here is the input in text format: >> > > 1. Why is the "Description" component important when reflecting on >> sports? >> > > a) It helps you set future goals. >> > > b) It provides context and sets the stage for reflection. >> > > c) It summarizes the main lessons learned. >> > > d) It assesses the positive and negative aspects. >> > > >> > > 2. Why is the "Evaluation" component important? >> > > a) This is choice one. >> > > b) This is choice two. >> > > c) This is choice three. >> > > d) This is choice four. >> > > >> > > 10. Why is the "Analysis" component important? >> > > a) This is choice one. >> > > b) This is choice two. >> > > c) This is choice three. >> > > d) This is choice four. >> > > >> > > On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 12:51:46 PM UTC-4 anotherhoward >> wrote: >> > > Kevin, >> > > >> > > The correct answers are shown in Image 2. >> > > >> > > Here are the correct answers: >> > > Question 1: C >> > > Question 2: B >> > > Question 3: C >> > > >> > > HowardOn Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 12:34:59 PM UTC-4 Kevin >> Shay wrote: >> > > How do you know which answer is correct for each question? >> > > >> > > On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 11:32 AM 'anotherhoward' via BBEdit Talk < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > > The image below (IMAGE 1) shows a sample of the original format of >> the multiple choice questions I need to convert into another format. As >> there could be from 10-99 of them, I made the third sample #10 so that one >> has a double-digit number. >> > > >> > > If the solution can be presented in REGEX, that would be helpful; >> however, I am open to other solutions. >> > > >> > > Howard >> > > >> > > IMAGE 1 >> > > >> > > The image after this one (IMAGE 2) shows how I need the first image's >> contents reformatted. >> > > >> > > Here is the input in text format: >> > > 1. Why is the "Description" component important when reflecting on >> sports? >> > > a) It helps you set future goals. >> > > b) It provides context and sets the stage for reflection. >> > > c) It summarizes the main lessons learned. >> > > d) It assesses the positive and negative aspects. >> > > >> > > 2. Why is the "Evaluation" component important? >> > > a) This is choice one. >> > > b) This is choice two. >> > > c) This is choice three. >> > > d) This is choice four. >> > > >> > > 10. 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