Is it possible to use multiple IF statements to assign more than 2 values
to a hidden value property, like in Excel? I have a multiple choice
question with 4 possible responses. In Excel, I would write the following
formula:
IF(Q1=1,"A1",IF(Q1=2,"A2",IF(Q1=3,"A3","A4")))
Is this possible in CommCare? I'd also be interested in doing this with a
checkbox question.
Clarification: this seems to work fine with 3 IF statements, but not any
more. Is there a limit to the number of IF statements CommCare will accept?
Hi Eric,
There is no limit I am aware of - what error are you running into? When
troubleshooting complex if statements I sometimes use a text editor like
Notepad ++ or Sublime Text so I can more easily see if there is an issue
with matching parentheses.
Jeremy
Clarification: this seems to work fine with 3 IF statements, but not any
more. Is there a limit to the number of IF statements CommCare will accept?On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 2:51:40 PM UTC+2, Eric Jospe wrote:
Is it possible to use multiple IF statements to assign more than 2 values
to a hidden value property, like in Excel? I have a multiple choice
question with 4 possible responses. In Excel, I would write the following
formula:IF(Q1=1,"A1",IF(Q1=2,"A2",IF(Q1=3,"A3","A4")))
Is this possible in CommCare? I'd also be interested in doing this with a
checkbox question.--
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Hey Jeremy, here's the error message I'm getting:
Build Failed!
-Eric
Hi Eric,
There is no limit I am aware of - what error are you running into? When
troubleshooting complex if statements I sometimes use a text editor like
Notepad ++ or Sublime Text so I can more easily see if there is an issue
with matching parentheses.Jeremy
On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Eric Jospe eric.jospe@gmail.com wrote:
Clarification: this seems to work fine with 3 IF statements, but not any
more. Is there a limit to the number of IF statements CommCare will accept?On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 2:51:40 PM UTC+2, Eric Jospe wrote:
Is it possible to use multiple IF statements to assign more than 2
values to a hidden value property, like in Excel? I have a multiple choice
question with 4 possible responses. In Excel, I would write the following
formula:IF(Q1=1,"A1",IF(Q1=2,"A2",IF(Q1=3,"A3","A4")))
Is this possible in CommCare? I'd also be interested in doing this with
a checkbox question.--
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Hi Eric, the error is because your last if statement has 4 arguments
instead of 3 (there are 2 "else" expressions):
if(/data/A/Land_problems_explained = 'Far', "Ubutaka burengerwa n'amazi",
"Ubutaka buri kure y'urugo", "Ibindi")
If you want to include "Ibindi" as an alternative you would need another if
statement to distinguish between that and the prior value.
Jeremy
Hey Jeremy, here's the error message I'm getting:
Build Failed!
- Validation Error: Problem with bind for /data/A/land_problems_case
contains invalid calculate expression [if(/data/A/Land_problems_explained
= 'Too_small', "Ubutaka ni buto cyane", if(/data/A/Land_problems_explained
= 'Stones', "Ubutaka bwuzuye amabuye/amakoro cyangwa ntibwera",
if(/data/A/Land_problems_explained = 'Far', "Ubutaka burengerwa
n'amazi", "Ubutaka buri kure y'urugo", "Ibindi")))] if() function requires
3 arguments but 4 are present. in form Baseline / Home Visit 1
https://www.commcarehq.org/a/gardens-for-health/apps/view/2b6a814be0d3904b8f7c4d059bb26b3c/modules-2/forms-0/ in
module "Baseline & Home Visits"-Eric
On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Jeremy W. jwacksman@dimagi.com wrote:
Hi Eric,
There is no limit I am aware of - what error are you running into? When
troubleshooting complex if statements I sometimes use a text editor like
Notepad ++ or Sublime Text so I can more easily see if there is an issue
with matching parentheses.Jeremy
On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Eric Jospe eric.jospe@gmail.com wrote:
Clarification: this seems to work fine with 3 IF statements, but not any
more. Is there a limit to the number of IF statements CommCare will accept?On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 2:51:40 PM UTC+2, Eric Jospe wrote:
Is it possible to use multiple IF statements to assign more than 2
values to a hidden value property, like in Excel? I have a multiple choice
question with 4 possible responses. In Excel, I would write the following
formula:IF(Q1=1,"A1",IF(Q1=2,"A2",IF(Q1=3,"A3","A4")))
Is this possible in CommCare? I'd also be interested in doing this with
a checkbox question.--
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Got it, thank you!
-Eric
Hi Eric, the error is because your last if statement has 4 arguments
instead of 3 (there are 2 "else" expressions):if(/data/A/Land_problems_explained = 'Far', "Ubutaka burengerwa n'amazi",
"Ubutaka buri kure y'urugo", "Ibindi")If you want to include "Ibindi" as an alternative you would need another
if statement to distinguish between that and the prior value.Jeremy
On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 7:44 PM, Eric Jospe eric.jospe@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Jeremy, here's the error message I'm getting:
Build Failed!
- Validation Error: Problem with bind for /data/A/land_problems_case
contains invalid calculate expression [if(/data/A/Land_problems_explained
= 'Too_small', "Ubutaka ni buto cyane", if(/data/A/Land_problems_explained
= 'Stones', "Ubutaka bwuzuye amabuye/amakoro cyangwa ntibwera",
if(/data/A/Land_problems_explained = 'Far', "Ubutaka burengerwa
n'amazi", "Ubutaka buri kure y'urugo", "Ibindi")))] if() function requires
3 arguments but 4 are present. in form Baseline / Home Visit 1
https://www.commcarehq.org/a/gardens-for-health/apps/view/2b6a814be0d3904b8f7c4d059bb26b3c/modules-2/forms-0/ in
module "Baseline & Home Visits"-Eric
On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Jeremy W. jwacksman@dimagi.com wrote:
Hi Eric,
There is no limit I am aware of - what error are you running into? When
troubleshooting complex if statements I sometimes use a text editor like
Notepad ++ or Sublime Text so I can more easily see if there is an issue
with matching parentheses.Jeremy
On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Eric Jospe eric.jospe@gmail.com wrote:
Clarification: this seems to work fine with 3 IF statements, but not
any more. Is there a limit to the number of IF statements CommCare will
accept?On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 2:51:40 PM UTC+2, Eric Jospe wrote:
Is it possible to use multiple IF statements to assign more than 2
values to a hidden value property, like in Excel? I have a multiple choice
question with 4 possible responses. In Excel, I would write the following
formula:IF(Q1=1,"A1",IF(Q1=2,"A2",IF(Q1=3,"A3","A4")))
Is this possible in CommCare? I'd also be interested in doing this
with a checkbox question.--
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