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The QPL software may be either used as a HomeSite add-in (preferred) or as DOS console application. Zipped Windows setup programs for both are provided below. Both setup programs contain all the QPL software, graphics, and documentation needed to author and deploy web questionnaires.

The data encryption files which were formally located here are now included in the two QPL setup packages.

Please register your software on our secure site. Then you will receive email messages about future upgrades. You may also cancel your registration at any time on this site.

Documentation on building and deploying projects are included in the set up programs below. For the HomeSite edition, the help files are installed with HomeSite's collection of help files. The Console edition setup puts a shortcut on your Windows desktop to the help files. See the Server Setup help page for instructions on performing the one-time tasks to prepare your Linux server for hosting QPL web surveys.

Also see the copyright and user support information at the bottom of this page.

Release 2006-05-18 (Build 5.05.007)

	QPL HomeSite Edition
qpl5hs.zip (3.5 Mb)	HomeSite or HomeSite+ must be installed on your computer before you install QPL as an add-in. If you have installed an earlier version QPL, you should uninstall that version before installing this version (i.e., Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > QPL HomeSite Edition). Download this zip file to a temporary location on your hard disk. Create a new temporary directory. Unzip the contents of the qpl5hs.zip file into the new directory. Run the setup.exe program in the new directory. Start HomeSite (Start > Programs > Macromedia HomeSite 5 > HomeSite 5) Right-click on a blank area of the HomeSite toolbar to display the list of available tool bars. Check the "QPL" toolbar to make it visible. Click once on the QPL toolbar "Create new project" button () and save the program file template in a new directory. (You may use the Create new folder button in the Save As dialog to create a new directory.) On the HomeSite menu bar, select Options > Settings... Select the "Markup Languages" page, and uncheck both the   "Use <em> tag..." and   "Use <strong> tag..." options (QPL uses these codes for special formatting. You may use the <b> and <i> codes in your QPL programs.) Select the File Settings > Extension Manger page... Click on the "Add" button, and then enter the following info (you can cut and paste from below)...   Name: QPL Files   Extensions: *.pgm;*.qpg;*.err   Editable: [X] Image: [ ] In filter: [X] Click "Apply" to close the settings dialog box. Right-click anywhere on the Explorer file list on the left side of the HomeSite window. In the drop-down list, select Filter > All files. QPL is now configured in HomeSite. See the reference manual for more information. qpl5hs.zip MD5 checksum: 9d09bdca35b8b1d3ce8f628a11bcce33
	QPL Console Edition
qpl5.zip (3.4 Mb)	If you have installed an earlier version of QPL, you should uninstall the old version before installing this version (i.e., Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > QPL Console Edition). Download this zip file to a temporary location on your hard disk. Create a new temporary directory. Unzip the contents of the qpl5.zip file into the new directory. Run the setup.exe program in the new directory. The QPL executable programs will be installed in your computer's /Windows or /WinNT directory. (This directory is on the executable path so the QPL compiler and converter programs can be executed from any location on your computer.) A shortcut to the QPL reference manual will be put on your desktop. The standard QPL web site files needed for each project are stored in a zip file at C:\Program Files\GAO\QPL\qpl_public_master_files.zip. See the reference manual for more information. qpl5.zip MD5 checksum: 0a1440763e1e1be17ae7c69b2231a3cc

Copyright and User Support

The QPL software was developed by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, an agency of the U.S. Government, and thus is not copyrightable. You may freely copy and use the software and documentation, though at your own risk.

While GAO can not provide extensive end-user support, we are happy to provide answers to emailed questions and will use them to update the FAQs on this site. The documentation, however, is very extensive and the source code for all the files that run your questionnaire on your server are provided in the set up programs or are generated when you compile your questionnaire programs. An experienced PHP and MySQL programmer can readily examine these files to diagnose problems or discover how a new feature may be added. And we are, of course, interested to get suggestions for improvements or hear of innovative ways that you used the software.

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