I am using the below javascript to define an array and retrieve random elements from the array. var COST = ["$400","$500","$600","$700","$800"]; var COST_a1 = COST[Math.floor(Math.random()*COST.length)]; alert (COST_a1) ; /* for debugging */ When I preview the survey, Qualtrics runs this piece of code TWICE. The alert box pops up twice with different values for COST_a1. This is causing issues on another page when I try to capture the value of Cost_a1 using this.setChoiceValue(3,COST_a1); I only need the random value to be generated once. Any guidance on this matter is appreciated. Thank you.

For sure! You can store it as an Embedded Data Field using this Javascript: `Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData('FIELD', value);``Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.getEmbeddedData('FIELD');`(I included the code for retrieving EDF's, too, just for kicks)

Ah! Well, that is to be expected in this scenario. It's frustrating, but part of the system's functionality. One less intrusive way of debugging is using `console.log()` to display things in the Developer Console of your browser.

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