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Paper and pencil is the fail-safe solution (which I'd recommend). As a potential alternative or in addition, you *could* display the code in a <surveypage> / <textbox> element. Participants could then select and copy the code via the context menu:



Example code for the above:

<expt>
/ blocks = [1=myblock]
</expt>

<block myblock>
/ trials = [1=mytrial; 2=codepage]
</block>

<trial mytrial>
/ stimulusframes = [1=mytext]
/ validresponse = (57)
</trial>

<text mytext>
/ items = ("Press the spacebar.")
</text>

<surveypage codepage>
/ showpagenumbers = false
/ showquestionnumbers = false
/ questions = [1=codebox]
</surveypage>

<textbox codebox>
/ caption = "Select and copy the following code:"
/ defaultresponse = "ABCD1234"
</textbox>

ah didn't realise you could do a default response in a check box. That's definitely a workaround that will hopefully ease my participants experience. Thanks Dave :)

Sorry, it took me a while till I needed to program this, but I just realised you can't insert a value into the default box right? As in:

<textbox codebox>
/ caption = "Your unique code is <%values.mturkcode%> - You can write this down or use the mouse to select, right click and copy it (keystrokes will not work) from the box below:"
/ defaultresponse = "<%values.mturkcode%>"
</textbox>

So in that case pen and paper IS the only method? 

No, it should actually work like that:

<expt>
/ blocks = [1=myblock]
</expt>

<values>
/ mycode = ""
</values>

<block myblock>
/ onblockbegin = [values.mycode=round(rand(1000,9999))]
/ trials = [1=mytrial; 2=codepage]
</block>

<trial mytrial>
/ stimulusframes = [1=mytext]
/ validresponse = (57)
</trial>

<text mytext>
/ items = ("Press the spacebar.")
</text>

<surveypage codepage>
/ showpagenumbers = false
/ showquestionnumbers = false
/ questions = [1=codebox]
</surveypage>

<textbox codebox>
/ caption = "Select and copy the following code:"
/ defaultresponse = values.mycode
</textbox>

Ah that's worked like a charm. thanks a bunch