StatPac for Windows Tutorial

Creating an Internet Survey (Continued)

The script contains sections for the basic layout, passwords, colors, and the format for each variable.

The last part of the script contains the commands that will create the internet survey variables. It's easy to identify this section of the script because it begins with a line that says:

///// SURVEY CREATION /////

Most of the time, the commands in the Survey Creation section of the script will create a nicely formatted survey. However, there are many reasons you might want to edit the script. For example, you might insert a line of text, switch a group of radio button questions to matrix format, or begin a new page.

You could add a line at the beginning Survey Creation section of the script that says:

Text=Please complete this survey by October 31st.

or you could begin a new page after the Age question by inserting the word "NewPage".

     Text=Please complete this survey by October 31st.
     BlankLine
     Radio Gender
     BlankLine
     TextBox Age
     NewPage
     Radio Brand
     etc.

When StatPac creates a default script, it will choose the object that is most appropriate for each variable. You can change the script if you feel that a different object would be better.

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