NIPO ODIN Version 5.17

*BMP

System

NIPO CAPI / NIPO CATI only

Purpose

Displays a canvas to draw on and saves open-ended answers as a bitmap.

Syntax

*BMP

Description

Opens a canvas to draw on using the mouse or a pen (Tablet computer), Open ended answers are saved to a so-called bitmap file (B-file) instead of the O-file. These answers can be coded in the same way as the regular O-file.

The size of the open-ended bitmap answer box can be changed using the *SIZE command.

Remarks

The bitmap file is in binary format and cannot be read using an ordinary paint program. Open-ended answers must be coded using Nfield Code or the NIPO ODIN Coding Module. It is good practice to reserve a fair number of positions for coding in advance.

Example

*QUESTION 10 *OPEN L99 *MULTI *BMP
What car brands do you know?

Result:

Embedded PNG Image Template (Styled)

Example 2

*QUESTION 1 *CODES 61L99 *MULTI *BMP
What brands of beer do you know?

1: Heineken
2: Amstel
3: Grolsch

98: Other... *OPEN
99: None *NMUL

In this example, after choosing code 98 an open answer can be written on screen and will be stored as a bitmap in the B-file.

Result:

Embedded PNG Image Template (Styled)

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