Hi ,

I Couldnt find how I can show only selected answers from previous multiple choice question.
I have multiple choice questions which requires 3 answers. I want to use the selected answers in the placeholders within the text of the the next question.
Is there a way of doing that ?

Many thanks

Hi,

I should use an equation question to produce the text for your placeholder.

Like:
{join(if(M01_SQ001=="Y",M01_SQ001.shown,""),if(M01_SQ002=="Y",M01_SQ002.shown,""),if(M01_SQ003=="Y",M01_SQ003.shown,""),if(M01_SQ004=="Y",M01_SQ004.shown,""),if(M01_SQ005=="Y",M01_SQ005.shown,""),if(M01_SQ006=="Y",M01_SQ006.shown,""))}

Of course you can enter the subquestion text instead of the "M01_SQ00X.shown" directly.

And in your next question just insert the {[EquationQuestionCode]}

Example with following ranking


Best regards
Joffm

Placeholder Field Tutorial

We have created a tutorial video on this topic on our youtube channel.

Especially, pay attention to the sequence 04:30 until 05:45 to understand the placeholder-in-subsequent-question-text issue.

@Stuart:
Nice to have some tutorials on LS.
But since when do we have to use the "question by question" mode to be able to use placeholder fields? Shouldn't this be possible in "Group by Group" mode as well? Of course you can use them only on a following "page" (group), but they should work as well, right?!

Well, you're right to a certain extent, I guess that didn't become quite clear in the video. If you're using the placeholder field

button, you will have to set the mode to question by question as far as I'm concerned, otherwise it will refuse to allow the

selection of previous subquestions/answer options. Of course, if you type the placeholder in the editor manually, group by

group can be set beforehand. Also, question by question can be changed to group by group after using the placeholder field

button. That has been my previous experience with it.

That can be updated in the video though.

OK, just watched the video for a little longer and now understand what you are referring to. Have never used this placeholder field button, didn't even really know it existed.

I am wondering why this is still using the somewhat outdated INSERTANS solution, if it could just use EM code (question and subquestion codes), which are more flexible, especially when copying / importing surveys. I am not sure what happens to the INSERTANS codes when a survey is copied or imported. Does the copy/import process adapt the INSERTANS codes?

Yes, it adapts the INSERTANS correctly and transforms it to "QuestionX_SQ001.shown" etc.

Great to know!

Thanks guys.
I wasn't aware of the EM type and its capabilities.
Will go ahead and use it

how it works, I can't find where to put the code of the equation question, assuming my code is {Eq}, thanks,
referring to Joffm's solution

What do you mean??? You are answering to a post that is 2 years old and you do not describe your problem, how are we supposed to help you?

Good day,

my query is based on the topic as mentioned in the posts above understandably they are old posts.

i am a beginner to Limesurvey as well, my question is as follows.

in my below example i would like to reflect the answers i select in Q1 to appear in Q2 although they do not have the same answers is it possible to pull through for example, if i select in (Q1_SQ001) that in Q2 both (SQ001 && SQ002) from Q2 appear will appear

here is the question format:

(Q1) Which of the following devices do you personally own?

Desktop
Laptop
Tablet
Smartphone
Television set


(Q2)On which of the following platforms do you watch videos (EXCEPT NEWS) at least once a month?

Desktop Computer (If selected in Q1)
Laptop (If selected in Q1)
Tablet - Online (If selected in Q1)
Tablet – Transfer videos into it and watch (If selected in Q1)
Smartphone - Online (If selected in Q1)
Smartphone – Transfer videos into it and watch
Smartphone – Download videos and watch
Television (Including Smart Television)

If id select Tablet in Q1 for example im looking for both tablet options to appear in Q2

Thank you in advance