MediaLab 2010 Fill In the Blank (case 2165)

[lisa]

I have a question regarding the "write data" and "write text" boxes in the medialab folders. In 2010 a study was run that used the Fill-In-The-Blank option, and when the data is being looked at from a different angle now, we noticed that when participants wrote more then 50 characters into the fill-in-the-blank SPSS did not record the complete response. I am wondering if there is anyway to recover the additional responses that were not recorded, as well as what the function is of the "write text" "write data" check boxes. Both of these were checked off, would this have any affect on the way the data was recorded?

So basically I am curious if there is a way to recover what was not stored in SPSS for the Fill In the Blank, (if perhaps the data gets stored elsewhere, like the essays do?) and what the actual funtions are of the "write data" and "write text" options.

*Also, for the future, is there a way to record more then 50 characters in a fill in the blank or is this a preset funtion? or would the essay option be a better fit?

Thank you for all your help