"The Confessor" <inva***@reply.to.group> wrote in message
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> "DAL" <dalmailbox-m***@yahoo.com> wrote in
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>
>> I want to build my kid a program that cycles through questions (using
>> a label for the question), and lets him choose one of two radio
>> buttons for the right answer. How do I get every set of questions and
>> answers to cycle through until the last question? Also, how can I give
>> him the score after the last question. Thank you in advance. DAL.
>>
>> P.S. As a beginner, I figured I couldn't pass up the chance to learn
>> something new, and to practice to little I have learned! Thanks.
>>
>
> Start with a structure, as follows, declared in your general
> declarations, right after the "Inherits" statement:
>
> Structure QuestionTemplate
>    Dim Question As String
>    Dim Answer() As String
>    Dim CorrectAnswer As Integer
> End Structure : Dim Question() As QuestionTemplate
>
> A structure is a way of "tying" different variables together. In the
> example above, tied to each question are two or more possible answers, as
> well as a variable indicating which of the answers is correct.
>
> The parentheses "()" denote arrays, which are collections of two or more
> related variables of the same type. A number within the array specifies
> which member is being scrutinized.
>
> Answer() is an array because we'll have two or more possible answers, and
> the one with an index (number in parentheses) equal to "CorrectAnswer" is
> the right answer.
>
> Question is an array because you'll have far more than two questions. In
> fact, to make things easier, put in the number of questions you're
> planning to have (minus one, since the count will start at 0)
>
> You should also declare
> CurrentQuestion and CorrectAnswer as Integers to keep track of the
> current question and number of correct answers given.
>
> ---
>
> I'd also suggest going with Command Buttons rather than Radio Buttons,
> which have generally fallen out of favor in Graphical User Interfaces. If
> your son is at all internet savvy or you expect him to be in the future,
> labels set to look like hyperlinks might even be your best bet.
>
> ---
>
> As for counting any correct answers, you can send all answer controls to
> the same routine, which would pan out as follows.
>
> If sender.Text = Question(CurrentQuestion),Answer(CorrectAnswer) Then
>    CorrectAnswers = CorrectAnswers + 1
> End If
> If CurrentQuestion < Question.GetUpperBound(0) Then
>    CurrentQuestion = CurrentQuestion + 1
> Else
>    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox("Congratulations! You got " &
> CorrectAnswers & " answers correct!")
>    CurrentQuestion = 0
> End If
> Call NextQuestion()
>
> The procedure for populating controls would look something like this, and
> would be called upon Form_Load, and from the Button_Click routine.
>
> Label_Question.Text = Question(CurrentQuestion).Question
> Button_Answer1.Text = Question(CurrentQuestion).Answer(0)
> Button_Answer2.Text = Question(CurrentQuestion).Answer(1)
>
> ---
>
> The problem you're left with is populating the structure array with
> correct information...
>
> Eventually, you might want to load/save this to a file for easy
> editing/augmentation, but for now, simply put it in before you call
> NextQuestion() in Form_Load.
>
> Question(0).Question = "Question you wish to ask"
> Question(0).Answer(0) = "First Answer"
> Question(0).Answer(1) = "Second Answer"
> Question(0).CorrectAnswer = (0 or 1)
>
> And repeat for Questions 1 through your maximum.

"DAL" <dalmailbox-m***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I want to build my kid a program that cycles through questions (using a
> label for the question), and lets him choose one of two radio buttons for
> the right answer. How do I get every set of questions and answers to cycle
> through until the last question? Also, how can I give him the score after
> the last question. Thank you in advance. DAL.
>
> P.S. As a beginner, I figured I couldn't pass up the chance to learn
> something new, and to practice to little I have learned! Thanks.
>
>

"Cerebrus99" <zorg***@sify.com> wrote in message
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> Hi DAL,
>
> I once implemented a similar program, using C# and XML. *If you're
> familiar
> with XML*, you might consider creating your Quiz database in XML, so that
> you can easily add new questions and edit existing ones, when your
> application is up and running. This way, you can save many "Quiz" files.
> My
> application also included a Quiz editor, in which the Custom XML files
> could
> be created. The main form was a Quiz Viewer, which could be used to launch
> a
> Quiz.
>
> For instance, my XML format was something like :
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
> <Test xmlns="http://tempuri.org/Quiz.xsd">
> <Problem>
>  <Question>Which language is my favourite?</Question>
>  <ChoiceA>VB 7.0</ChoiceA>
>  <ChoiceB>J2EE</ChoiceB>
>  <ChoiceC>Swahili</ChoiceC>
>  <ChoiceD>C#</ChoiceD>
>  <Correct>A</Correct>
> </Problem>
> <Problem>
>  <Question>What does XML stand for?</Question>
>  <ChoiceA>eXcessively Macabre Legend</ChoiceA>
>  <ChoiceB>Xylophone, My Choice</ChoiceB>
>  <ChoiceC>eXtensible Markup Language</ChoiceC>
>  <ChoiceD>eXtra Murky Lungs</ChoiceD>
>  <Correct>C</Correct>
> </Problem>
> </Test>
>
> I did however present the various options using Radiobuttons. The user
> could
> move from 1 question to the next, using the Previous and Next buttons. At
> the end of the Quiz, a report was displayed, with gradings.
>
> Just some ideas to get you moving.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Regards,
>
> Cerebrus.
>
>
> "DAL" <dalmailbox-m***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:#y$RKwNNGHA.456@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> I want to build my kid a program that cycles through questions (using a
>> label for the question), and lets him choose one of two radio buttons for
>> the right answer. How do I get every set of questions and answers to
>> cycle
>> through until the last question? Also, how can I give him the score after
>> the last question. Thank you in advance. DAL.
>>
>> P.S. As a beginner, I figured I couldn't pass up the chance to learn
>> something new, and to practice to little I have learned! Thanks.
>>
>>
>
>