Empirisoft Support

    Welcome to Empirisoft Support
Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: message regarding variables converted into numerical/string charachters what to do?

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Posts
    13

    message regarding variables converted into numerical/string charachters what to do?

    Hi empirisoft,

    I am programming a straightforward questionnaire using MediaLab. Now, when I run some of the conditions, once the experiment is over, I get several messages saying approximatey:
    • “variable XXX contains numerical characters but is stored as a string. The values will be stored in SPSS as string values.
    • variable XXX string characters but is stored as a numerical. The values will be stored in SPSS as numerical values. Non-numerical values may be lost in the conversion.”
    The baffling thing is that this happens to conditions where I changed nothing and where there was previously no such message. Yesterday night this appeared for 2 out of 10 conditions and this morning for 8 out of 10! I have checked the boxed ticked for each variable (text for essays, but not for scales) and all seems in order.

    Why does this happen? How do I prevent the message from occuring? Can I collect data in spite of the message (is the data OK)? The study starts Tuesday next week, so if you have a remedy I would be very grateful!

    Thank you in advance,

    Liselott Pettersonm INSEAD

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Posts
    401
    Hello Liselott,

    You may want to try seeing if these threads help:
    http://www.empirisoft.com/Support/showthread.php?t=224
    http://empirisoft.com/support/showthread.php?t=201

    Regards,
    Trevor

Similar Threads

  1. String data will be saved as numeric in SPSS (case 10109)
    By jarvis24 in forum MediaLab Older Versions: Troubleshooting
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 09-16-2013, 11:31 AM
  2. Controling String Widths when using SPSS
    By FRESH in forum MediaLab Older Versions: General Questions
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 03-20-2009, 05:54 PM
  3. defining variable length of (string) variables within ML
    By Rene Kopietz in forum MediaLab Older Versions: Suggestions
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 11-14-2008, 04:21 PM
  4. Scores and variables
    By jarvis24 in forum DirectRT Older Versions: Suggestions
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 01-18-2007, 03:25 PM
  5. Using subject and/or condition ID as variables
    By jarvis24 in forum DirectRT Older Versions: How Do I...
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 01-16-2007, 08:59 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •