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StatPac internet surveys are created from a script. The first time you select Design > Internet Survey, a default script will be created. The program might also change the variable names in your codebook (if necessary) because Internet surveys cannot contain variable names with special characters or spaces. Usually, the script will require minor editing (especially the first time you create an online survey). You can edit the settings directly in the script window (check Settings), or you click the Settings button.
The Primary Settings section of the script is very important. They should be set for each new survey because they specify critical information that is likely to vary from survey to survey. There are seven Primary settings.
Detailed information on these settings is in the User's Guide and online help. The URL to survey folder is the only critical setting. It sets the server and optionally the folder where the survey will reside. It is the full URL to the folder that will hold the survey. All of the survey pages are uploaded to this folder. If you will be using the StatPac server, specify: http://take-survey.com. If you want to use StatPac's secure SSL server, add an https://www. prefix: https://www.take-survey.com. (StatPac will modify your setting to include the proper folder when you upload your files to the server.) If you will be using your own server, specify the full URL to the folder that will hold your surveys. For example, if your domain name is acme.com and you want to place the survey in a folder called "surveys", the setting would be: http://www.acme.com/surveys HTML name sets the name for all survey pages. The default will be the same as the codebook name but you may change it. This will be the name of the survey on the Web and it will be part of the link to the survey. It may not contain any spaces or special characters. For example, if you set the HTML name to "Tutorial", the link to your survey might be: http://www.acme.com/surveys/Tutorial.htm (Note that Unix and Linux servers are case sensitive). Banner image(s) sets the image(s) that will be shown at the top of the page. If you're doing a survey for a client, it's probably your client's logo. If it's for your own company, it's probably your company logo. Heading sets the text for the page heading. It is generally the title of the survey and will appear at the top of the survey page. Finish text sets the text for a link on the thank you page and Finish URL sets the URL for the link. If you are doing a survey for a client, this is probably a link to their home page. If the survey is for your company, it's probably a link to your home page. Cookie sets the type of cookie that will be used to prevent multiple submissions from the same computer. The valid settings are: None, ID, Partial, or Full. After you've changed the Primary settings, click OK to exit the editor. Then click OK to generate the html files for the survey. The Primary script settings for a sample survey might be:
HTMLName=Tutorial Check Settings to see these settings in the script. |
