Given that you plan to build several, it would be easiest to make one generic codebase that can query the Database for all questions belonging to a certain test. Then your one codebase can server as all "tests"
=] On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Jacob <ja...@excaliburfilms.com> wrote: > > I would think the DB approach would be easier to maintain and scalable... > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Eubanks [mailto:jae...@hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 12:51 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Online Test > > > I am building an online test (actually, several of them) and need some > help. > Would it be easier to build a db with the questions, answers, etc. or just > set them manually using cfset? If using the second method, how would you > display a percentage showing the grade for the test? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:342738 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm