Dynamic Survey Design

Survey is designed by the user

Implementation through dynamic code• i.e., database driven

Hard code is often better

Rarely totally dynamic

Variable Database (VDB)

VDBVariables can include:

Number of pages in the survey Number of questions Type of Questions (radio, text, pulldowns, etc.) Introductory text Validation Colors, fonts, styles, etc. ….

User defined variables

Can be entered through

a web interface!

The Dynamic ConceptVariable

VDB

Code callsvariables

Code OutputsSurvey

LDBLook-up

Code StoresResponsesRDB

Response

Data is sent to your stats package& basic stats are performed! (FTP?)

Remem

ber not

everything needs

to be dynamic!

Code for A Dynamic Text Box<cfoutput>

<div align=#dalig#>

<font size=#introtextsize# color=#introtextcolor#>

&nbsp;#introtext#

</font>

<br><br>

<cfinput type=#typ# name=#nam# align=#alig# required=#requir# message=#messag#

size=#siz# maxlength=#maxlengt#>

</cfoutput>

Can be stored in

your LDB!

Code for A Dynamic Text Box