Reference Manual > Questions > Character question

Character questions are those whose answer is a short text string, such as a name, address or postcode.

You will need to set the width to the number of characters in the longest answer you expect.

A character answer may occupy a width of up to 2000 data locations, or about 70 data locations if there are Multiple lines per questionnaire, see Project global settings. The actual number of locations available will depend on the serial number and card number widths.

The answer text is stored (left justified) in the data locations allocated.

The answer texts can be set to always be:

•All upper case

•All lower case

The text is converted as it is entered.

You can set "Move on when full" so that when all the characters allowed for in the data location width are set, data entry moves on to the next question. For example if you capture a set of single character codes as separate questions you can allow the data entry person to only enter the codes without having to move on after each question.