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In my multiple choice questions, I add the possibility to choose "OTHER" and then user can type in whatever he/she wants.
I just can't find a way to get the value of the field "OTHER".
The variable has the value "-oth-"....  but how can I get the actuel text ?
Thanks for your help

but how can I get the actuel text

What do you mean with that? How you can access the response that respondents have written into this "other"-Field?

For this type of question it is always good to have a look in "Tools" -> "Check logic" of the specific question. There you usually can figure out what it should be.

To access the response given in the other field, you need to use {questioncode_other} for example, which you can see in the logic view of the question.

Hi,
The manual:
[url] www.limesurvey.org/manual/ExpressionScri...code_variable_naming [/url]

Or by yourself:
Activate the survey, enter some data and have a look at the answer table.
 

Joffm

And do not use the word "multiple choice question"
This is used differently. In some countries it means only "single punch" questions in other "single punch" and "multi punch" questions.
Always refer to the correct LimeSurvey question type.
This because the handling in LimeSurvey is different, too.

And do not use the word "multiple choice question"

We can't ask the users to NOT call the question "multiple choice question", if this is the name they have in the Limesurvey GUI:
 

You are right, but in LimeSurvey it refers only to "multiple questions".
But @SylvainJack asked about a single question. Only these store the "-oth-"

If I can be sure that "multiple choice" only refers to "multiple" questions, I am happy.

Joffm

Ignore. Should read the response in detail.

Try to add  "shown" to the variable to display the actual content of other.
E.g Q1_other.shown



 

But Q1_other.shown should refer to what is written as an answer option, not the response the respondent gave. It is a way to interprete the request from OP, but my guess is, he/she wants to know what the respondents gave as an answer in the other field and this should not be accessed by "Q1_other.shown".

holch wrote:

 he/she wants to know what the respondents gave as an answer in the other field and this should not be accessed by "Q1_other.shown".

 

That can be the case. But "-oth-" is not fitting it here.

The variable has the value "-oth-"....  but how can I get the actuel text ?

@SylvainJack
Try Questioncode_other or Questioncode_other.shown.

If both are not working as you expect, create a small demo survey and attach the LSS export here.