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Hello,
This is my firs post, I'm glad I have found this very useful website.

I have a programming question, hope someone can help.

I need to create a new application for my work. We will use questionnaires with answers and sub-answers (even sub-sub-answers).
I am wondering if it is possible to have, for example, one question field with a selection of [1. yes], [2. no], [3. maybe], then a second question field with a selection of answers automatically reflecting the choice made in the first field. That is, if selected [1. yes], then [1.1 blue], [1.2 green], but if selected [2. no], then [2.1 Red], [2.2 Yellow] and so on.

Thus, it would dramatically reduce the length of the whole questionnaire.
Is there a way of using Logic code to have something like : If Q1 is 1, then set of answers 1, but if Q1 is 2, then set of answers 2 etc.?

For example:

Q1: 1. Yes
1.1 Blue
1.2 Green

2. No
2.1 Red
2.2 Yellow

3. Maybe
3.1Grey
3.1.1Dark grey
3.1.2 Light grey

Thank you

You can use the setvalueset function to change the value set for a field.

So you might create three value sets for the field and then you would write logic like this:
Alternatively, you could write this if the names of your value sets are so defined:
You can also create value sets dynamically, which is especially useful if creating a value set based on information from a lookup file. See here for an example of how to do this.

Fantastic, it works nicely.

I have used the second option.

I didn't try but would this also work with a multiple occurrence question which has multiple occurrence answers? In case multiple asnswers are allowed in both the main question and the sub-answers.

Thank you

lls

Would this work with an Alpha field?

Q34_ORIENTGDC is an alpha multiple answers (check box)
Q35_CONSEIL has two set (VS1 and VS2), as alpha multiple answers (check box)

Such as

if Q34_ORIENTGDC in "A:C" then
setvaluesets(maketext("Q35_CONSEIL_VS%s",Q34_ORIENTGDC));
endif;

resolved