At 11:29 PM -0700 on 10/18/03, David Allen wittily wrote:
>This is slightly off topic, although I need it for use on my primary >workstation, which is a PCI Mac. (as are most of my workstations!) > >We had a problem with some students passing answers on to following students. >(All multiple guess questions.) This is a 10 week (Adult? Education) course, >so >writing an entire series of each test (10 plus a final) is a work intensive >and >temporary fix. > >I'm looking for a way to set up a list of (say 100) questions per school test >and then be able to have a randomizing program randomly grab (say 25) >questions for printing out as a test. That would make each issuance of the >test unique and even allow different versions of the same test to be given out >for retests or to those absent during the original test time. , so I only need >to do this for 10 weekly tests and a final, but that's still a bunch of work. > >Anyone seen any programs like that? I'll be using 9.1, so 10.x only isn't an >option at the moment. (If it ain't broke, don't fix it and 9.1 works great for >what I do.) > >David Allen > > One of the simplest ways to do this is to use AppleScript since with AppleScript you can use a wide variety of programs to print your list, for example Tex Edit Plus, or Style both of which are shareware are AppleScriptable and will work with AppleScript quite nicely. AppleScript will randomly select items from a list and then you could use Tex Edit Plus or Style to pint the list that you want printed. A good coouple of alternatives would be to use a database application FileMaker Pro if you have one already and know how to use it or you could use the Database component of AppleWorks to randomly select your questions from the master list and then print the list. HTH. -- The Librarian looked out at the jolting scenery. He was sulking. This had a lot to do with the new bright collar around his neck with the word "PONGO" on it. Someone was going to suffer for this. ~ The Librarian travels incognito ~ Terry Pratchett: "Lords and Ladies" -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
