Quizmaker file updating in Temp folder & not project folder

Hi Angie!

When you insert an Articulate Quizmaker quiz or Articulate Engage interaction into your Articulate Presenter course, a copy of the original *.quiz or *.intr file is stored within the course's *.ppta file. This means that if you ever lose the original quiz or interaction file, you'll still be able to edit and publish it in Presenter. Please review this article for more information.

Leslie - Thanks for the 7zip tip. It was helpful!

I have read the article linked above. I keep my Quizmaker files in the same folder with the .pptx and .ppta files. When I update/edit the quiz in quizmaker it doesn't update the original Quizmaker quiz but rather updates the file in the .ppta embedded content folder.  Now that I know where to find the updated quiz i feel a bit better but I still find it strange that the original Quizmaker file is not the file that is updated and carries forward my changes. Now I have to overwrite my original Quizmaker file if I want the update carried forward.  Will I run into any problems if I overwrite my original Quizmaker file?

Hi Doug,

It sounds unusual what you're experiencing - you mentioned that all the files are in the same folder, but are they all saved locally as well? You'll want to make sure that you follow the guidelines here for working on project files. 

Considering how often the .ppta file seems to lose all of its data I think it would be much easier if the updates to Quizmaker files that I do in Presenter were just saved back to the original Quizmaker file. As it is updates to my Quizmaker files are lost and have to be redone. This has happened multiple times, cost me hours of work and frankly I am sick of it. Why not just update the original file so it is always up to date. I have taken to updating the Quizmaker files as standalone, deleting the Quizmaker file in the Presenter project an reinserting the updated file. What a waste of time.

Hi Doug,

I'm sorry to hear that you're still running into issues with this - did you look to confirm that you're working on local project files as indicated? If you're still seeing issues with this, we'd be happy to take a look at your Presenter package and see if we can identify anything else within the file that could be impacting this. 

Additionally if you'd like to see a change in this behavior, you are also welcome to share your thoughts in the form of a feature request as those go directly to our product development team. 

Hi Ashley,
Thanks for your reply. Yes, I always work on local files but they are all in my Dropbox folder. It seems this breaks down when the .ppta file loses the audio files. Then I have to delete the current .ppta and rename the -old.ppta back to the current oneb but now the Quizmaker edits are gone. I will reply to the feature request as I don't see any reason to not make the
quizmaker edits directly to the quizmaker file, not to an alternate in the
.ppta I want to have my my updates/revisions to Quizmaker files carried
forward to the original files and I can't foresee any reason why I would
not want the orignal files updated. If I want to save an old quizmaker file
in its original condition, I can do a 'save as' before I edit.
Kind regards,
Doug

Hi Doug,

Missing audio is an issue detailed here, and one of the known causes is moving or renaming the file, which could also be impacting the connection between your Presenter and Quizmaker file. Are you always moving them from Dropbox to your local drive using the Presenter package or moving the individual files? 

I don't usually move them but rather work on them in the Dropbox local
folder. If I change the name I always change the .ppta file at the same
time.
I will read the reference. I posted the request for software change. I was
discussing this with an associate and he had already come to the same
conclusion, easiest to edit the original Quizmaker file, delete the
embedded Quizmaker file in Presenter 13 and reinsert the new updated file.
It seems the most logical and carries forward the edits in the Quizmaker
file in the folder which is what I want to happen anyway.
Thanks,
Doug

I encountered the same issue as the author of the original post and Doug.  Unfortunately, I didn't think to consult the community threads until encountering the issue myself.  Yes, I am working locally and we do use the Presenter Package approach.  Doug - thank you for the tip on the *best* order of operations - edit the Quizmaker file directly (and first) and then re-insert into the Presenter file.

This issue needs to be addressed!  The 7-zip workaround is not helpful for someone in my position as I do not have admin rights on my work computer.

Is there any chance that encountering this problem depends on whether the Quizmaker file was created first and then inserted into a Presenter file vs. originating a Quizmaker file from within a Presenter file?

HI Laura, 

Thanks for reaching out here - and I'd invite you to share some of your files with our team here in the forums or send along to our Support Engineers here. 

Hi Ashley-

I appreciate the invitation and the fact that sharing files is an option. However, I am unable to with this project as they contain protected information.

Our team is happy to sign a NDA if needed. You'll just want to send it along to our team and then they'll be able to take a look at your file as well. 

Good afternoon!

I was wondering if I open a Quizmaker or Engage file from the project, and choose "Send" (right below Print), would this be a way to get the updated quiz or interaction out of the ppta?  Or would that be the original?

Thanks!

Brian

Hi Brian!

There is instruction in the link in my post above on how to get the individual file from the ppta file. 

The 'Send' button you are referring to is to e-mail and is also dependent on having a server e-mail system to utilize properly. This should be the up-to-date version, but until you've published, it may not be fully updated as the documentation I shared above states.

I've not tested this behavior to verify and would encourage you to utilize 7zip, for example, as I previously shared.

Perhaps others in the community have experience with this functionality that they would be able to share.