NIPO ODIN Version 5.17
*LINE
Purpose
Defines a continuous scale question.
Syntax
*LINE [pos]L<length>|<pos>
Description
This command is always used in combination with *QUESTION and must be specified after this command on the same line. Input is done by means of drawing a line, using the left and right cursor keys or by clicking with the mouse on the scroll arrows. The numerical answer consists of the length of the line (the number of horizontal screen positions the line occupies) and will be stored right-aligned and with leading zeros in the specified positions.
You can use *MAX to specify a maximum value for the line. If you specify a negative value for the maximum a vertical line is presented.
Arguments
pos
The data field specification where the given answers is stored in the data file with the closed answers.
length
This is the length of the data field.
Example 1
*QUESTION 1 *LINE 192L2
This is an example of a line question.
Result:
Example 2
*QUESTION 1 *LINE 192L2 *MAX -99
This is an example of a vertical line question.
Result:
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