Peter's Useful Crap - Topic: loading your own questions

bcness on loading your own questions

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:57:32 +0000

Hi. I opened the questions.xml file using TextEdit (on a Mac). I first received a notification stating that the file was locked, and I could either unlock it or duplicate it. I've tried both options, editing the questions and answers each time, and saving the .xml file back to the original folder. However, the questions do not show up at all when I run the index file.

I was very careful to only replace the text in the placeholders given, and didn't change any other items in that .xml file. My system does not hide file extensions, so my edited file is still titled "questions.xml"

Can anyone help me get my questions to show up?

(I also tried editing the .xml file using Mac-suggested programs such as Illustrator and Excel. Both times, I couldn't save the edited file with an .xml extension, only .txt)

Peter on loading your own questions

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:00:51 +0000

Hi, as long as questions.xml is updated within the same folder as the game, the new questions should appear.

One common "gotcha" is if your operating system hides file extensions, and you accidentally end up renaming questions.xml to questions.xml.xml

Jolene on loading your own questions

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:18:39 +0000

We used this in 2009 and it worked great. I am trying to change the questions in the xml file and txt file and neither update the game? What file do I use to update the game? And after I update it, do I need to do some sort of upload?

Peter on loading your own questions

Thu, 13 May 2010 07:22:17 +0000

I think that the generator saves a questions.xml file to the same folder as the generator. Then you can copy that questions.xml file to the same folder as the Family Feud game itself.

matt on loading your own questions

Tue, 11 May 2010 04:55:29 +0000

+cannot figure out how to take questions from the question generator created from windows and then putting them in the flash game? I created my questions and answers and hit save. They show up on the cheet sheet? What are my next steps???

alboz on loading your own questions

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:38:03 +0000

Forgot to mention... the file is named questions.xml

alboz on loading your own questions

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:37:03 +0000

You have to edit the XML file that came with the package. It is pretty easy, as you just replace the question that is already in PARENTHESIS. Then, just change the answers the same way. You will figure it out.

sue f on loading your own questions

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:58:49 +0000

You can load the question by clicking on the number along the bottom.

I am not understanding how to load. I have saved in notepad as directed. What do you open and click to replace your preloaded questions at the bottom with my own?