how to unenable a question based on the previous question's answer

[amelia170]

I am creating a database with a yes or no answer for question 1.
Based on that answer, (if they answer yes) they will answer question
2, then three....Howeve r, if they answer no to question one, I want
them not to be able to answer question 2 at all.

Ideas?

Thanks so much!

[Tom van Stiphout]

Re: how to unenable a question based on the previous question's answer

On 10 Nov 2003 16:38:18 -0800, lvichinsky@bpac al.com (amelia170)
wrote:

I think this is a fairly complicated issue. To implement such a
questionnaire well, you would want it to be data driven. Which means
an administrator can go in and define questions, and give them various
attributes. One of the attributes may be a jump table: if answer 1 is
selected, jump to question X, if answer 2 is given, jump to question
Y, etc. Then at runtime you can inspect the answer and the jump
table, and know what question to ask next.

-Tom.

[color=blue]
>I am creating a database with a yes or no answer for question 1.
>Based on that answer, (if they answer yes) they will answer question
>2, then three....Howeve r, if they answer no to question one, I want
>them not to be able to answer question 2 at all.
>
>Ideas?
>
>Thanks so much![/color]

[Chuck Van Den Corput]

Re: how to unenable a question based on the previous question's answer

On 10 Nov 2003 16:38:18 -0800, lvichinsky@bpac al.com (amelia170)
wrote:
[color=blue]
>I am creating a database with a yes or no answer for question 1.
>Based on that answer, (if they answer yes) they will answer question
>2, then three....Howeve r, if they answer no to question one, I want
>them not to be able to answer question 2 at all.
>
>Ideas?
>
>Thanks so much![/color]

Simply have events triggered after each question.

After question 1 is answered, take appropriate action based on its
value. If it's false, disable/lock/hide/gray out other questions as
the situation warrants.

Chuck