Re: How give a 'timed' online quiz?

Sounds like you could use javascript rather than php for this one. Or you could try using an http refresh after a certain number of seconds. - Dan On Mon, 13 Aug 2001, Tom Henry wrote: > Hi > > Could someone steer me in the right direction for this one - I can't > seem to see the forest for the trees. > > I want to be able to show the user a set of _quiz_ questions - and > almost simultaneously (that part's not critical bit) start a _timer_ for > the quiz session. > > The critical bit is that if the preset "time allowed" expires -- I need > to interrupt the user, capture their answer up to that point in time, > and send them to the examiner. > > Of course if they finish inside the time limit by submitting the quiz > form - we would just kill the session. > > SO - how do I interrupt the user after a set period of time???? > > > Thanks for any/all clues for this one. > Tom > > > --