No, you can't. Loop and merge can only be field numbers.
You can pipe values into your loop & merge set up. So, for example, you can pipe `$e{ q://QID1/SelectedChoicesRecode + 1 }` into Field 1.
@TomG : So even if an embedded data variable (or maybe a variable in javascript) contains a number (specifically the number of the field that I would like my loop and merge code to call), there's no way to use that number in my loop and merge code to call that field? To clarify, if they choose the first item in the dropdown list, I don't want my loop and merge Field 1 to contain the number "1", but rather I want to call Field 1; if they choose the second item in the dropdown list, I don't want my loop and merge Field 1 to contain the number "2", but rather I want to call Field 2; etc. Does that make sense?
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@TomG : So even if an embedded data variable (or maybe a variable in javascript) contains a number (specifically the number of the field that I would like my loop and merge code to call), there's no way to use that number in my loop and merge code to call that field?
Correct, you can't dynamically build a piped string with a JavaScript variable or a pipe within a pipe. The reason is that pipes are resolved on the survey before the page is sent to the browser, so you can't modify them in the browser. For more details see this thread:
https://www.qualtrics.com/community/discussion/2481/how-to-create-piped-text-in-javascript-and-use-its-value
@teammiele
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@TomG piped text cant be build dynamic, you can try using JS as follow:
add a place holder in place of piping in questin text (e.g. <span class="ph"> </span>)and update this placeholder through javascript (as you know which filed to pipe in from selection embedded variable, so just replace content of .ph with that field )
