I'm not sure, but perhaps tidy can fix the broken elements of the xml file... I don't remember if it will close your quotes or just drop the element from the tag. On 9/17/07, John Taylor-Johnston <jt.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Pour examples of xml, but this is what I want to do. I have a quiz. > > BASICALLY How do EXTRACT THE Contents and Values of these tags into > strings and arrays I can work with. > > Depending upon the students answer, compared to the criterion below, I > need to calculate a value = x/1. The score could very well be rounded > down to 1/1, but at least each student will get the feedback, if a > particular piece of feedback applies to the, If not, it will not appear > on their evaluation sheet. > I can pseudo cod ehtis in my head, but am wondering where to get > started. Can someone help me take <Instructions</Instrudtions> into a > string for example? > Then take <Criterion[0]> through nmax = [5] into two arrays: > CriterionValue and CriterionComment, as well as <feedback> 0=5 and > organised the into arrays. > > The rest, I think I can do. > > John > > <Instructions>Take the sentence below and transform it into a > Information Question.</Instructions> > <Question>Harry Potter went to Hogwarts School of Wizardry.</Question> > <Answer>Where did Harry Potter go? </Answer> > > > > <Criterion name=Criterion[0] value="1">Where did Harry Potter go to > school?<Criterion> > <Feedback>The answer was the exact answer we expected.)</Feedback> > <Criterion name=Criterion[1] value=".9">Where did Harry Potter go to > school ?<Criterion> > <Feedback>There was a syntax error using the "?" question > mark.)</Feedback> > <Criterion name=Criterion[2] value=".2">Where <Criterion> > <Feedback>The answer contained the correct Question word. > $Criterion[2].</Feedback> > <Criterion name=Criterion[3] value=".2">Where did<Criterion> > <Feedback>The answer contained in $Criterion[3].</Feedback> > <Criterion name=Criterion[4] value=".2">Where did Harry<Criterion> > <Feedback>The answer contained in $Criterion[4].</Feedback> > <Criterion name=Criterion[5] value=".2">Where did Harry go<Criterion> > <Feedback>The answer contained in $Criterion[5].</Feedback> > > > > Unforgivable stuff: > > > > <Criterion name=Criterion[6] value="-.2>Hogwarts School of > Wizardry<Criterion> > > <Feedback>No need to include the complement in a question that requires > a complement.</Feedback> > > <Criterion name=Criterion[7] value="-.2>go at school<Criterion> > > <Feedback>"Go to school" not "go at school"</Feedback> > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >