I am not the best at regex, but the thought of how to indicate what was correct was really all I was offering. If no one comes forward with a solution, then would give it shot for you.
Wags ;) WagsWorld Hebrews 4:15 Ph(primary) : 408-914-1341 Ph(secondary): 408-761-7391 On Sep 13, 2023 at 15:38 -0700, 'anotherhoward' via BBEdit Talk <[email protected]>, wrote: > 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 > > > Ph(secondary): 408-761-7391 > > > > > > 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. 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is how I need the first image's contents reformatted. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > IMAGE 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In the reformat: > > > > > > > > 1. Each item starts with "MC." > > > > > > > > 2. Immediately after "MC" is the multiple-choice question. > > > > > > > > 3. Then, for each item, there are the four possible answers, > > > > > > > > from "Choice 1" to "Choice 4." > > > > > > > > 5. 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