Form field validation...

You need to clearly define what you are trying to do.

Do you want the validattion as the student completes the question?

By the student after the quiz is complete?

By the instructor after all of the students have completed the test?

This should be validated by the instructor after the students have completed the test. I have already written a script that will email the .fdf file to me for importing into the validation form.

Thanks for your consideration.


Jim

The action for a field's "Validation" action is not triggered by an Import FDF action. You will need to write a lengthy script to go through each field and test the value of that field against the correct answer.

You could add a button with JavaSript to perform this task.

// define an array of the field names and correct answers;
var aSolution = new Array(["field1", "a"], ["field2", "true"]);

var nQuestions = aSolution.length; // number of questions;
var nCorrect = 0; // number correct;
var nWrong = 0; // number wrong;
var cTest; // temp variable for student answer

for (i = 0; i < nQuestions; i++) {
cTest = this.getField(aSolution[i][0]).value; // get student answer to question i;
if(cTest.toString() == aSolution[i][1].toString()) {
nCorrect++; // increment correct count
this.getField(aSolution[i][0]).textColor = color.green;
} else {
nWrong++; // increment correct count
this.getField(aSolution[i][0]).textColor = color.red;
} // end test answer;
} // end correct fields
// report results
app.alert("Number correct: " + nCorrect + "\nNumber wrong: " + nWrong, 3, 0);

Thank you for your help George. I'll give this a try.


Jim