﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Millisecond Forums » Millisecond Forums » Inquisit 5  » expressions to values</title><generator>InstantForum 2017-1 Final</generator><description>Millisecond Forums</description><link>https://forums.millisecond.com/</link><webMaster>Millisecond Forums</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:24:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>expressions to values</title><link>https://forums.millisecond.com/Topic21126.aspx</link><description>Dear Inquisit wizards,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have a value (doping = 0) that I later need in my script to use as input. To calculate this value I use an expression (values.doping = round(expressions.iat_doping_d*100). However, the doping-value isn't updated. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The expression itself is a number and one that I see it saved in the data. I therefore do not expect the problem to be about the expression itself, but in how it is used to replace the doping-value.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Suggestions are much appreciated!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best and thanks,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tom&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;----------------------------------------------------------&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;values&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ doping = 0&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/values&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;trial doping_summary&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ stimulustimes = [0=doping_summary]&lt;br/&gt;/ validresponse = (" ")&lt;br/&gt;/ recorddata = false&lt;br/&gt;/ ontrialbegin = [values.doping = round(expressions.iat_doping_d*100)]&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/trial&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;text doping_summary&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = ("Your score was &amp;lt;% values.doping %&amp;gt;.") &lt;br/&gt;/ size = (60%, 60%)&lt;br/&gt;/ hjustify = left&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/text&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 07:49:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>plush</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: expressions to values</title><link>https://forums.millisecond.com/Topic21131.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="21126" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1490021103495"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="21126" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="21126" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="21126" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;plush - Monday, March 20, 2017&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-21126"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;Dear Inquisit wizards,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have a value (doping = 0) that I later need in my script to use as input. To calculate this value I use an expression (values.doping = round(expressions.iat_doping_d*100). However, the doping-value isn't updated. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The expression itself is a number and one that I see it saved in the data. I therefore do not expect the problem to be about the expression itself, but in how it is used to replace the doping-value.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Suggestions are much appreciated!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Best and thanks,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tom&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;----------------------------------------------------------&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;values&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ doping = 0&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/values&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;trial doping_summary&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ stimulustimes = [0=doping_summary]&lt;br/&gt;/ validresponse = (" ")&lt;br/&gt;/ recorddata = false&lt;br/&gt;/ ontrialbegin = [values.doping = round(expressions.iat_doping_d*100)]&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/trial&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;text doping_summary&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = ("Your score was &amp;lt;% values.doping %&amp;gt;.") &lt;br/&gt;/ size = (60%, 60%)&lt;br/&gt;/ hjustify = left&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/text&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="21126"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;There is nothing obviously wrong with the code you posted and -- as far as I can tell -- it works with an arbitrary expression:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;values&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ doping = 0&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/values&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;trial doping_summary&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ stimulustimes = [0=doping_summary]&lt;br/&gt;/ validresponse = (" ")&lt;br/&gt;/ recorddata = false&lt;br/&gt;/ ontrialbegin = [values.doping = round(expressions.iat_doping_d*100)]&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/trial&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;text doping_summary&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = ("Your score was &amp;lt;% values.doping %&amp;gt;.")&lt;br/&gt;/ size = (60%, 60%)&lt;br/&gt;/ hjustify = left&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/text&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;expressions&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ iat_doping_d = rand(-2,2)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/expressions&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So I suspect I does have something to do with your particular expression. Regardless, instead of using a value, why don't you use the expressions directly in your &amp;lt;text&amp;gt; element, i.e.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;text doping_summary&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = ("Your score was &amp;lt;% expressions.iat_doping_d*100 %&amp;gt;.")&lt;br/&gt;/ size = (60%, 60%)&lt;br/&gt;/ hjustify = left&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/text&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;or&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;text doping_summary&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = ("Your score was &amp;lt;% round(expressions.iat_doping_d*100) %&amp;gt;.")&lt;br/&gt;/ size = (60%, 60%)&lt;br/&gt;/ hjustify = left&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/text&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 07:49:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>