Limiting Quiz Attempts [NOT working]
Oct 15, 2013
Hi Guys,
I have been working on a courseware for a while now and am suddenly needing to adjust the number of attempts on the quiz.
I followed every step of the instructions in this tutorial http://community.articulate.com/tutorials/products/limiting-quiz-attempts.aspx
....but I am still not able to restrict the number of attempts after 2. I even changed the state of the disabled Retry button to "No More attempts" in a grey colour fill but I am not seeing those changes either - meaning I am able to click Retry button all the time.
This happens both in the preview AND when I publish it.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Thanks, your help is much appreciated
9 Replies
Hi Suraj and welcome to Heroes!
Are you able to share the .story file here with us? It's hard to diagnose it otherwise, especially if you're already followed the tutorial I would have pointed you to.
If you'd prefer to share it privately, you're also welcome to share it here.
Hi Ashley,
Sorry I tried to reply to my first post earlier (but I couldn't locate it - I assume you had to allow it to appear first).
I managed to find the problem - I had to move up the OBJECT trigger (of changing the state of the Retry button to Disabled) to the first position. I didn't watch the video on that thread - only read the instructions. Sorry my bad.
But hey, I hope this helps others too !! ORDER OF TRIGGERS IS VERY IMPORTANT
Very true Suraj! Glad you got this worked out and thank you for sharing
Hi Suraj,
Yes, your first post has to be approved to help prevent spam from appearing in our forums.
Glad you figured it out, and no worries at all about posting the question here. Trigger order can be tricky!
Hi Ashley,
I am facing the same issue where even though I'm following each step to limit the number of attempts. But unable to set it for 3 attempts for the entire quiz. Also attaching my file here for reference.
Hello Akanksha and welcome to E-Learning Heroes. 😊
I'd be happy to dig into the similar issue you are reporting here, but unfortunately, I do not see a file attached as you mentioned.
With your permission, I'd like to take a look at your project file to investigate what's happening. You can share it publicly here, or send it to me privately by uploading it here. I'll delete it when I'm done troubleshooting.
Thanks for sending your file along, Akanksha. I'll take a look and respond to you privately via email.
Hi Leslie or Ashley,
I am having the same issue with my quizzes and don't know what to do. I have set up the variable so with a default value of 0 and set a trigger for my retry button that adds 1 every time the user presses the button. I Have set a trigger that changes the state of the button to disabled when the timeline starts on my failure layer if attempts = the value of 2
Both of my triggers have been moved to the top and I want to limit my quiz to 3 attempts (meaning the user can press the retry button two times).
Can any of you help me with what I am doing wrong or why it's not working?
Thank you in advance
/Mattis
Hi Mattis,
I'll be glad to help out!
Would you be willing to share a copy of your project file here or in private by opening a support case so we can take a look at how your triggers and variables are configured? We'll delete it as soon as we're done troubleshooting.