I've many survey questions that are MCQ with optional text boxes. I want to export to csv to input to R.

The export function seems to always export these as multiple dummy columns.

I just want each to be a single dummy column. How can this be done?

As this is the usual way to export multipunch question there is no way to do this.

No way?
Well, you may try to create a question of type equation and use the "list"- or "join"-function to generate a string in one column.
See "Implemented functions" in the manual.

Tell us how you would like to have the output.

Joffm

Thanks. Suppose the question asks:

"Which colors do you like?"

A. Red
B. Blue
C. Green

I would like it to export responses such as
1. "Red", "Blue"
2. "Red"
3. "Blue"
4. "Blue", "Green"

Hi,

This could be achieved by creating a custom export plugin.
Please feel free to contact us at gabriel@encuesta.biz if you need assistance creating one.


Thanks!

This you may get by using the "list"-function
{list(that.Q1.shown)}




If desired you may add the quotes by some equations like "str_replace" to replace the ',' with '","'
and add a leading and trailing quote.

{join('"',str_replace(', ','","',list(that.Q1.shown)),'"')}


Joffm

Just to add:
If the answer to the multiple question may be empty you have to add an IF-statement.
Otherwise your result will still have the two double quotes.

{if(count(that.Q1)>0,join('"',str_replace(', ','","',list(that.Q1.shown)),'"'),"")}

Don't get confused about single quotes and double quotes. Therefore the double quotes in red,

Joffm