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* '''Purpose''': implements {{igov/term|answer}}s
 
* '''Purpose''': implements {{igov/term|answer}}s
 
* '''Rules''': Any {{l/same|question}} may have zero or more answers. New answers can be added at any time.
 
* '''Rules''': Any {{l/same|question}} may have zero or more answers. New answers can be added at any time.
* '''Notes''':  
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* '''Notes''':
** "WhenExpires" field: same applies as in "{{l/same|question}}" table.
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** This table originally had a "WhenExpires" field; it was removed for the same reasons given in notes for the "{{l/same|question}}" table.
** '''2011-06-06''' This table may end up not being used, since I've found I can use [[Semantic MediaWiki|SMW]] to store answer data. Also, I'm thinking it should be "choice" rather than "answer", but since it's no longer hard-coded, this is just a matter of updating documentation (and one field name in the  {{l/same|rating}} table.
 
 
==SQL==
 
==SQL==
 
<mysql>CREATE TABLE `answer` (
 
<mysql>CREATE TABLE `answer` (

Revision as of 16:28, 7 January 2013

About

  • Purpose: implements answers
  • Rules: Any question may have zero or more answers. New answers can be added at any time.
  • Notes:
    • This table originally had a "WhenExpires" field; it was removed for the same reasons given in notes for the "question" table.

SQL

<mysql>CREATE TABLE `answer` (

  `ID`          INT          NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `ID_Question` INT          NOT NULL COMMENT "question.ID for which this is an answer",
  `Page`        VARCHAR(127)          COMMENT "wiki page describing answer",
  `WhenCreated` DATETIME     NOT NULL COMMENT "when this answer was entered",
  `Pos_Text` VARCHAR(63) DEFAULT NULL COMMENT "optional: text to show at the 'yes' end of the scale (overrides question default)",
  `Neg_Text` VARCHAR(63) DEFAULT NULL COMMENT "optional: text to show at the 'no' end of the scale (overrides question default)",
  PRIMARY KEY(`ID`)
)
ENGINE = MYISAM;</mysql>