Automatic linking?

[Combs, Richard]

mohamed.mahmoud at aero.bombardier.com wrote: 
 
> Is there a way to accomplish (Structured FM 7.2 under XP)  
> the following?
> 
> Q. question
> 
> Choices
> 
> A- [Item] + Autonumbering
> B- [Item] + Autonumbering
> C- [Item] + Autonumbering
> D- [Item] + Autonumbering
> 
> Answer: A
> 
> If the right Answer changes to C, for instance, I want the A 
> in Answer  to become automatically C
> 

I don't use structured, but the answer should be approximately the same.
:-) 

If the choices (A, B, C, D) are autonumbered (with the question pgf set
to restart their numbering), then all you need to do for the answer is
create a cross-reference to the right choice using the <$paranum>
building block. That way, if you rearrange the choices so that what was
A is 3rd in the sequence (and thus renumbered C), when you update xrefs,
the answer xref will update to C. 

HTH!
Richard


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Richard G. Combs
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