Variable not defined despite being there

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If this template helps then use it. If not then just delete and start from scratch.

OS (e.g. Win10):
PsychoPy version (e.g. 2021.2.3x):
Standard Standalone? (y)
What are you trying to achieve?:

I am simply trying to get a text variable to appear on screen, and be moved on by a space bar press. My text is contained in a .csv in the same directory as the .psyexp file, and has two columns , one, “instructions_text” contains experimental instructions, and the other “slide_counter” contains text for a slide counter.

What did you try to make it work?:

In my loop I have put my instructions.csv file. In the text component in the routine itself I have written $instructions_text. My loop is sequential.

What specifically went wrong when you tried that?:

When I try to pilot my experiment on Pavlovia, I immediately get the message that the instructions_text variable is not defined. I have looked in the JS and Python code and the instructions.csv is getting recognised at the start.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi there, would you mind sharing your experiment with me? Sometimes it could just be a typo or an extra space somewhere that’s causing that error

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Hi, yes you can find it here Pavlovia

I have made it public so you can see it,

Cheers

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I checked and currently $instructions_text is set to “constant”. You need to set it to “set every repeat” from the drop down. That should hopefully fix it.

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Thank you very much mate - I’m still unsure of the difference between constant and set every repeat, so I need to familiarise myself a bit more. Thanks again!