I have a question with Correct/Incorrect/Try again options. Someone on the Forum was kind enough to help out with IF, THEN, ELSE logic for try again. When you get Try Again and return to layer with NEB, what you typed in remains. I can set the NEB variable to 0 (Zero), but then learner has to delete the value before typing another response. Is there a way to clear out the original answer so the Numeric Entry Box is completely empty?

For me it does not work. The field now states "NaN" (not a number).

hi guys, i've a solution. For contextualize: My project is a little game, that in a determinated point the user need to write answers inside a numeric field. If the user writes the wrong answer, he goes to another point in the project that have tips and other exercises for him. After all of this, he comes back to the first quiz to try again, when he comes back the numeric entry fields continued with the wrong answers he had written, if i change the answer to 0, all of the fields stays with the 0, but my objective is when he comes back the fields resets, and stays blank, so... i made this: 1º - Create the numeric entry field in the slide2º - Now create a text field custom variable 3º - Change the numeric entry field variable, in the triggers screen, for the new text field variable. (This makes your numeric field with the numeric configuration, receiving only numbers, not text, but the values are sign to a text variable)4º - Now, create a buttom, that had a trigger to Adjust the new text variable value to 'blank' when he was clicked.DONE.Your numeric entry field receives only numbers, and you can make him reset to blank.Hope helps,Below i attached a little test for you know how works.Any question, just call me in my instagram: _up.level

Hi Laurie I have a solution for you. On a slide before the one where your numeric entry is situated (could be the start page), you put an "execute javascript" trigger. The code you enter is as follows: var player = GetPlayer();//Establish an empty javascript variablevar empty = "";//Set your Storyline Numeric variables equal to the empty js variableplayer.SetVar("YOUR_NUMERIC_VARIABLE_NAME_1", empty);player.SetVar("YOUR_NUMERIC_VARIABLE_NAME_2", empty);player.SetVar("YOUR_NUMERIC_VARIABLE_NAME_3", empty);player.SetVar("YOUR_NUMERIC_VARIABLE_NAME_...", empty); And so on... This will set the variables to empty, even though storyline can't do it automatically. You will need to make a "player.SetVar(...."-line for each numeric variable you want to set to empty. Hope this helps everyone...

Hi there, everyone. I wanted to update you that I've documented the issue that when you rename a numeric variable, the entry field and the variable reference display a 0 instead of the default blank. I'm going to have a look at this issue with our team so we can see what needs to be done! I'll keep this discussion updated.

For all of you asking about this issue in Storyline 3, I have good news! We just released Update 7 for Storyline 3! (Build 3.7.20003.0) 🎉 In previous versions of Storyline 3, numeric-entry fields displayed default values of zero after renaming their underlying variables. In this update, you'll find that the numeric- entry fields will remain blank until learners enter values. Head over here to see the rest of the fixes included in update 7! The next step is to update Storyline 3!

Reset Numeric Entry Box so no value shows

JackSmith-6d95c
Community Member
6 years ago
http://www.znsoft8888.com:800/ceshi/reset%20number%20%20-%20Storyline%20output/story_html5.html
JackSmith-6d95c
Community Member
6 years ago
storyline 360 the field display a 0 when timeline starts.

I use javascript code to reset the field.
- Crystal-Horn
  Staff
  6 years ago
  Thanks for sharing, Jack! Feel free to add you .story file, too, so folks can see the setup.
  
  A quick update on the NumericEntry variable showing 0 after being renamed in Storyline 360. In the latest version, Update 23, this behavior happens when NumericEntry1, NumericEntry2, and subsequent numeric entry variables are renamed. If you rename the first NumericEntry, you will not see the field default to 0.
  
  The workaround is to add numeric entry fields one at a time and rename the NumericEntry variable each time. I hope that helps you to keep the fields looking consistent!
- MaryGoemanRealo
  Community Member
  6 years ago
  Could you post the java for the reset button please?
MaryGoemanRealo
Community Member
6 years ago
I inserted in the numeric entries one by one and renamed them like you said. It still shows a 0 when I rename it. Is there java that can fix this?
AshleyT-Pollard
Staff
6 years ago
Hi All,

A quick update to let you know we've released a fix for this issue where Numeric-entry fields displayed default values of zero after renaming their underlying variables. They should remain blank until learners enter values. You'll find that fix available in the latest update Storyline 360, build 3.28.18944.0.

To install the update, launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer and click the Update button for Storyline - you'll find more details here.

Please let us know if you have any questions, either here or by reaching out to our Support Engineers directly.
AdrianMansard
Community Member
6 years ago
Another workaround is to use text variables, they can be configured to whatever default values you'd like, including blank.

Bonus: Storyline can test Text variables for blank, it can not check numeric variables for NULL just zero.
MadhuLakshmanan
Community Member
5 years ago
Was this problem ever resolved? I have many numeric entry fields created but 0 appears in them to the user. I would like it to be blank so that the user is not required to delete something to begin with. I am using Storyline 360. I have looked at all the other threads pertaining to this and don't see any sustainable workaround yet. There is no change after the May 2020 update as mentioned in one of the threads.
- VinceScoma
  Community Member
  5 years ago
  Hi Madhu,
  
  Thank you for letting us know! There was a fixed release for this in update 28 for Storyline 360, but I am happy to help take a closer look!
  
  I created a sample file using the latest build of Storyline 360 (Build 3.40.22208.0) to see if I could recreate the issue, however, I am not seeing a 0 for my numeric entry field:
  
  May I ask if you could share a screen recording of what you see in your course? That would help out greatly as we dive deeper!
  - MadhuLakshmanan
    Community Member
    5 years ago
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    A video isn't necessary really because the zero shows up as soon as it's
    previewed or published. I have also raised a ticket and I've been told it's
    been looked into.
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
5 years ago
Hi John,

Thanks for contacting us and sharing what you are experiencing. It sounds like your scenario is a tad different than the other conversations since you are seeing an empty field on an initial visit. The default value for the variables, even if you cannot see them, is zero. I can see where the reset trigger is then subsequently displaying the zero and there is no option for a 'null' field.

Please share your thoughts with our team here so that we can begin tracking and understand your use case.
BillOsborn-26d1
Community Member
3 years ago
Is this issue still being worked on? I see that a past version attempted to address the issue, but the Feb 2022 release still shows a 0 and I cannot seem to set it to blank. It will present a blank as long as I use the default variable name created when I insert the numeric entry box. However, as soon as I change it to my VAR name it begins to show 0.
MariaCS
Staff
3 years ago
Hi, Bill.

Thank you for reaching out!

We don't have any updates to share for this bug fix yet, but I'll be sure to come back when we have news, as this discussion is linked to the report.
- Jürgen_Schoene_
  Community Member
  3 years ago
  this is fixed a long time ago (???) - I have made a screen capturing with the oldest storyline version I could find (Jan 2022)
  
  https://360.articulate.com/review/content/9d3baec9-a491-4531-aad2-20d82f1af555/review
  
  the trick is
  - use the automatic generated numeric variable -> empty !!!
  - use a manually created numeric variable -> '0' visible
  
  there is a new (???) inner property of the story-file "defaultEmptyIfZero"
  
  here is the inner xml-file (zip) -> story/story.xml
  
  <var g="0ebe1601-02c0-4802-956f-78855731e340" verG="bdcb625c-bdf9-4eae-8ea0-df12b2a677a9" name="NumericEntry1" dataType="num" val="" type="user" propPath="" isRandom="false" randomMin="0" randomMax="0" defaultEmptyIfZero="true" />
  
  <var g="5fc68691-bea7-4591-90f1-4250395017d4" verG="5c39a81a-3fbd-4fbc-9725-6f854843262b" name="test" dataType="num" val="0" type="user" propPath="" isRandom="false" randomMin="0" randomMax="0" defaultEmptyIfZero="false" />
  
  Jürgen
  - ShivamSharma-58
    Community Member
    3 years ago
    When learner revisit the slide then I want blank numeric entry field not default value 0.
    how we can ?
BillOsborn-26d1
Community Member
3 years ago
In case it helps anyone... the way I got around this was to make the variable a standard text variable and then use JavaScript to ensure it was a number entered and to manipulate the number as needed. While not ideal or as clean as I would like, it works.