I am trying to determine if the question order and the order of answer options for the attached survey. There is randomization on which side each answer option is presented (via the "Random order: Randomize on each page load" within the question options). Further the questions themselves are presented in a random order (via the "Randomization group" within the question group options). I would like to be able to capture both the side of the answer options were presented on and the order which the questions were presented. Is there a way to do this in LimeSurvey?

Note: I used the "copy_of_default.zip" template to make List(radio) questions appear horizontally.

without having had a look at your files, I'd say no, not out of the box. At least I am not aware of any feature like this.

Maybe one can do something with Javascript writing the order into a hidden question field, but I think this will be quite complicated.

Would be great if anyone could proof me wrong though...

But this would probably require an additional column in the database for each question and each answer item, which would bring us quickly to the column limits of the database engines, especially for bigger surveys and/or long item lists, where the randomization is most important.

Do you know of any resources for me to begin to understand how to use JavaScript to write the random order to a hidden question field?

Sorry, I am not a Javascript expert.

To record the group display order, you can add a hidden equation type question to each group and load it with the equation below. This records the sequential number of the group (I have added 1 so the sequence starts at 1)

Recording the radio answer order is a little trickier...

1) Set up your survey to use JavaScript .

2) Add a short-text question to each group (we'll hide them with JavaScript).

3) Add the following script to the source of each short-text. This script:
- Hides the short-text question
- Loops through the radio options as displayed
- Records a comma-separated list of their answer IDs in the short-text


Here's your sample survey back with these modifications:

Hi,

what is gseq and what is self in this case?

Hello, Marv,

no crossposts please.

But to answer:
If your equation has code "eq1", the term "self.gseq" is identical to "eq1.gseq".
This is what you see on the screen and is described in the manual
www.limesurvey.org/manual/Expression_Man....27that.27_variables

The 'this' variable is used exclusively within the "Whole question validation equation" and "Sub-question validation equation" advanced question options. It expands to the variable names of each of the cells within those questions.

Joffm

1) self refers to the question.

2) gsec is "the sequential number of the group, starting from 0" - www.limesurvey.org/manual/Expression_Man...#Access_to_Variables

Else : existing plugin framagit.org/SondagePro-LimeSurvey-plugin/getQuestionOrder working on 2.6lts version, not tested with 2.5X but think it can work

To capture the sequence it would be better to create a hidden short text question and put {self.gseq}as default value.
Or {self.gseq+1} to have non zero based counting.

Yep, I believe that's what I said above regarding group randomizations - www.limesurvey.org/forum/can-i-do-this-w...ization-order#102364

My plugin save all in one question : nananananére

markusfluer wrote: To capture the sequence it would be better

Better in comparison to what?
Equation question vs. short text question? Workarounds vs. plugins?

I want to record the array answer order. How can I modify this script?

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

$(document).ready(function(){

// Identify some stuff
var qHiddenID = {QID}; // The hidden question ID
var qHidden = $('#question'+qHiddenID); // The hidden question
var q1 = $('div.list-radio:eq(0)'); // First radio question on the page
var q1ID = $(q1).attr('id').split('question')[1]; // The first radio question ID
var gID = $('input.text', qHidden).attr('id').split('X')[1]; // The group ID

// Hide this question
$(qHidden).hide();

// Build an array of the Q1 answers
var answersArr = new Array();
$('input.radio', q1).each(function(i){
var answerID = $(this).attr('id').split('X'+gID+'X'+q1ID)[1];
answersArr.push(answerID);
});

// Load the array into the hidden question
$('input.text', qHidden).val(answersArr);
});
</script>

Thanks

Try this (untested):