This script is very similar in structure to the Blackboard importing script.
Currently, I have my readquestions function call a processing function for each type of question (Multiple choice, true/false, Multiple Answer, etc).
I am having issues with my process_essay function however. Whenever I attempt to import a question of the essay type I get the following error:
Could not insert quiz answer!
In the past, I have gotten this error when I have not assigned the correct data members to the $question object. I have looked through the questiontype file for
essay type questions, but I have been unable to discern which data members I need to assign to my $question object to get this import script to function properly.
below is my function code:
///---------------------------------------------------------------
/// processes all essay questions in the questionString array
///---------------------------------------------------------------
function process_essay($questionStrings, &$questions) {
//loop through the $questionStrings array
//to see which question srings contain True-false questions.
//Convert questions that are true-false to objects.
foreach ($questionStrings as $questionString) {
if(determine_type($questionString) == 'essay') {
//make a new object to hold question information
$dummy = new qformat_default;
$question = $dummy->defaultquestion();
//get the bocy text of the question from the file
$question->questiontext = get_question_text($questionString);
//this comparison is borrowed from ../blackbord_6/format.php
if (defined("ESSAY")) {
$question->qtype = ESSAY;
$question->defaultgrade = 1;
$question->usecase = 0; // Ignore case
$question->image = ""; // No images with this format
//get question name from the file
$question->name = get_question_name($questionString);
//store the grade for the responze.
$question->fraction[] = 1;
//get the feedback for the question
$feedbackArray = get_feedback($questionString);
//NOTE: essay questions can only have 1 feedback, so we only need to look
// at the first index of $feedbackArray.
if($feedbackArray == false) {
$feedbackArray[0] = ""; //only 1 feedback possible, no feedback, therefore set to blank.
}
$question->feedback = $feedbackArray[0]; //set feedback.
//FOR DEBUGGING ONLY!!!!!!
print_object($question);
$questions[]=$question;
}//end essay defined check
else {
print "Essay question types are not handled because the quiz question type 'Essay' does not exist in this installation of Moodle<br/>";
print " Omitted Question: ".$question->questiontext.'<br/><br/>';
}
}//end questiontype comparison
}//end loop through $questionStrings array
}//end function
In the past, I have gotten this error when I have not assigned the correct data members to the $question object. I have looked through the questiontype file for
essay type questions, but I have been unable to discern which data members I need to assign to my $question object to get this import script to function properly.
below is my function code:
///---------------------------------------------------------------
/// processes all essay questions in the questionString array
///---------------------------------------------------------------
function process_essay($questionStrings, &$questions) {
//loop through the $questionStrings array
//to see which question srings contain True-false questions.
//Convert questions that are true-false to objects.
foreach ($questionStrings as $questionString) {
if(determine_type($questionString) == 'essay') {
//make a new object to hold question information
$dummy = new qformat_default;
$question = $dummy->defaultquestion();
//get the bocy text of the question from the file
$question->questiontext = get_question_text($questionString);
//this comparison is borrowed from ../blackbord_6/format.php
if (defined("ESSAY")) {
$question->qtype = ESSAY;
$question->defaultgrade = 1;
$question->usecase = 0; // Ignore case
$question->image = ""; // No images with this format
//get question name from the file
$question->name = get_question_name($questionString);
//store the grade for the responze.
$question->fraction[] = 1;
//get the feedback for the question
$feedbackArray = get_feedback($questionString);
//NOTE: essay questions can only have 1 feedback, so we only need to look
// at the first index of $feedbackArray.
if($feedbackArray == false) {
$feedbackArray[0] = ""; //only 1 feedback possible, no feedback, therefore set to blank.
}
$question->feedback = $feedbackArray[0]; //set feedback.
//FOR DEBUGGING ONLY!!!!!!
print_object($question);
$questions[]=$question;
}//end essay defined check
else {
print "Essay question types are not handled because the quiz question type 'Essay' does not exist in this installation of Moodle<br/>";
print " Omitted Question: ".$question->questiontext.'<br/><br/>';
}
}//end questiontype comparison
}//end loop through $questionStrings array
}//end function
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