inline script repeat

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• Knante

  May 2017

  Hi zsc,

  What happens is that your script does not actually redirects OpenSesame back into the existing sequence, rather, it creates a copy of the questionnaire to display. Therefore, the script does not run again after the first time (since it is already passed in the sequence).

  A solution would be to replace the if statements for while loops:

  while var.Q1_effort_SST == None:
      no_answer.prepare()
      no_answer.show() #text warning participants that they forgot to answer a question 
      self.sleep(5000)
      cv.clear()
      exp.items['Q1_mp_check_1_SST'].prepare()
      exp.items['Q1_mp_check_1_SST'].run() #redirecting them to the question
  

  Now, the script will copy the questionnaire over and over until an answer has been given.

  Best,
  Laurent
• zsc

  May 2017

  Dear Laurent

  Thank you very much! This solves my problem (I totally forgot about the while statement )!

  Cheers,
  zsc
• zsc

  May 2017

  I'm sorry, I have one last question:

  In my inline script (I posted above) I use 2 "while" statements. When I don't answer both questions then I get a message and I get another chance to fill out the questions (i.e. I'm "redirected" to the questionnaire). When I answer the 1. question and leave out the 2. question again I get the message and I get redirected. But after I get redirected and then only answer the 2. question then I get to continue with the questionnaire. I guess the problem is, that I have 2 while statements and the 1. question is somehow registered and the program thinks I already answered the 1. question. Do I have to combine the 2 statements in order to allow the particpants to continue with the questionnaire only when they answered BOTH questions?

  Thanks!
• Knante

  May 2017

  Hi zsc,

  I guess the problem is, that I have 2 while statements and the 1. question is somehow registered and the program thinks I already answered the 1. question.

  Exactly, the program does not start at the start of your script again. Therefore you'd need to combine both statements:

  no_answer = canvas()
  
  while var.mc1 == 'no' or var.mc2 == 'no':
      no_answer.text('You missed a question!') #text warning participants that they forgot to answer a question 
      no_answer.show()
      self.sleep(2000)
      no_answer.clear()
      if var.mc1 == 'no':
          exp.items['mc1'].prepare()
          exp.items['mc1'].run() #redirecting them to the first question
      elif var.mc2 == 'no':
          exp.items['mc2'].prepare()
          exp.items['mc2'].run() #redirecting them to the second question
  

  This is slightly different from your original script but the main idea should be the same. This could get quite complext though, depending on the exact procedure and design of your questionnaires.
• zsc

  May 2017

  Dear Laurent

  Brilliant, it works! Thank you very much for your help!

  Cheers,
  zsc