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Hello all,
I wanted to know if it's possible to create a new survey from scratch using only the API.  I don't see any direct calls for it, except perhaps the import_survey method ( api.limesurvey.org/classes/remotecontrol...method_import_survey ). Incidentally, I can't find any documentation on the "survey lsa archive" one might be able to use for that.

Can anyone help me out?

LSA stands for "Limesurvey Survey Archive". This not only contains the structure of a survey, but also responses, etc.

So for creating a new survey, I think it makes more sense to look into LSS files (Limesurvey Survey Structure).

Maybe txt/tsv format is more easy to construct

I have to create a bug report, but new format exported are really more complex than previopus one …
1. You can delete the 2 1st coluln except for quota
2. You can delete the C class line (condition) : then condition move to expression.

DenisChenu wrote:

Maybe txt/tsv format is more easy to construct
 

Do you know where I can find information about creating a survey in txt/csv format? My company is looking into API integration, and I'm exploring Lime as a possibility. It will only work for us if we can create and manage the survey automatically, i.e. without needing any manual steps.

holch wrote:

So for creating a new survey, I think it makes more sense to look into LSS files (Limesurvey Survey Structure).

I tried exporting a manually created survey to see what that looks like, and it seems that the LSS is some sort of awful, obfuscated XML format, which I can find no documentation for. Are there any tools to help one create this format?

orri.eiriksson wrote:

DenisChenu wrote:

Maybe txt/tsv format is more easy to construct

 

Do you know where I can find information about creating a survey in txt/csv format? My company is looking into API integration, and I'm exploring Lime as a possibility. It will only work for us if we can create and manage the survey automatically, i.e. without needing any manual steps.
 

manual.limesurvey.org/Display/Export_sur...values_format_(.txt)

After export : too have a more simple file

1. Delete the 1st to column
2. Delete line with Class C

The 1st 2 column are here only for quota and make it complex to understand for all other part
The C line are here for condition, remove it make usage of Expression Manager : really more easy to update via Calc

You can use the export file from 3.X version to have a more easy to understand file.