# Error message with the "selected" function

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/error-message-with-the-selected-function/41088>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** odk-build, odk-xlsform\
**Created:** [April 9, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/error-message-with-the-selected-function/41088 "2023-04-09T14:10:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Motsa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/motsa/32/20897_2.png) [@Motsa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Motsa)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/error-message-with-the-selected-function/41088/1 "2023-04-09T14:10:23Z")

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Hi  
I need help please  
I made a form on odk Build offline which I then imported on [kf.kobotoolBox.org](http://kf.kobotoolBox.org)  
But during deployment I have this error message with the "selected" function  
I tried to see what's wrong with the select function but I can't find it.  
Here is the formula I used  
selected(${PROFESSION}, "9")

""  
ODK Validate Errors: \>\> Something broke the parser. See above for a hint. Error evaluating field 'aBx69VjK7qxJFMZv6shT2b' (/aBx69VjK7qxJFMZv6shT2b): The problem was located in Condition expression for /aBx69VjK7qxJFMZv6shT2b XPath evaluation: cannot handle function 'Selected' Caused by: org.javarosa.xpath.XPathUnhandledException: The problem was located in Condition expression for /aBx69VjK7qxJFMZv6shT2b XPath evaluation: cannot handle function 'Selected' ... 10 more The following files failed validation: ${tmp8pfj1zjs} Result: Invalid""

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**Author:** ![Motsa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/motsa/32/20897_2.png) [@Motsa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Motsa)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/error-message-with-the-selected-function/41088/2 "2023-04-09T15:34:13Z")

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It's good  
I was able to solve my problem.  
In fact there were several problems  
Most syntax problems.  
Like the mascule on S of selected or the spaces which increased the size of the characters the repetition of the letters in the choices