Delete questions with a matching file (AskiaTools)

This feature provides a way to remove multiple questions from a project. Where you want to remove more than a few questions, this is quicker than manually deleting them one at a time in AskiaDesign.

You will need to create an XML file containing a list of the questions you want to delete. The format of the file is as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Unicode" ?>
<SuppressedVariables>
   <SuppressedVariable>Q1</SuppressedVariable>
   <SuppressedVariable>Q2</SuppressedVariable>
</SuppressedVariables>

In the above example, the shortcuts of the variables to be deleted are q1 and q2: simply substitute the shortcuts of the variables you want to remove. For example, if we wanted to remove the variables car, train and bus, we would have the following lines in our XML file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Unicode" ?>
<SuppressedVariables>
   <SuppressedVariable>car</SuppressedVariable>
   <SuppressedVariable>train</SuppressedVariable>
   <SuppressedVariable>bus</SuppressedVariable>
</SuppressedVariables>

To use this function:

1. Ensure you have prepared an XML list of the questions you want to delete, as described above.
2. Open the *.QES file or SQL Server database from which you want to remove questions.
3. In the tools menu, select delete questions with matching file.
4. When prompted, select your XML file.