Adding a New Data Column from logfile to excel

[Keydy Mendez]

Hello all! 

       We are currently working on an experiment with FED 3 in a food deprivation model (in random feeding). The parameters of the timeout duration we added would be between 0 and 30 minutes. I am currently having trouble figuring out how to change the log file so that it records the random timeout parameters we set. What I did was add random(Timeout) to the log while where it indicates: 

logfile.println(random(Timeout))

We also added (logging random timeout)

logfile.print(random(0,60));

logfile.print(","); 

Although a new column in excel is being generated, it is not recording the correct data in regard to the timeout that is generated on the FED for our free feeding model. 

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks

[Lex]

Hi Keydy,

I think the issue is that you're generating a random number to control the length of the timeout in your code, and then you're re-generating a *new* random number when you log data with:

logfile.print(random(0,60));

Each time you call the random function you'll get a different random number, so the random number you used to control the timeout is not the same as the random number in your call to log data.  To fix this, you need to call the random function once and store the number it returns in a variable.  And then use that variable to both control your timeout and log in the logfile. 

Best,

-Lex

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