From leisha at decisionresearch.org  Wed Mar  1 01:38:22 2006
From: leisha at decisionresearch.org (Leisha Wharfield)
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:38:22 -0800
Subject: Hasp User Setup problems
Message-ID: <TUE.28.FEB.2006.173822.0800.LEISHA@DECISIONRESEARCH.ORG>

Hi, all,

After all that careful research and after many setbacks & delays, we 
finally purchased our laptops with serial ports to run Eprime 
experiments at various remote locations.

Unfortunately, now we cannot install Eprime on the laptops. The Hasp 
User Setup and Hasp Install Setup downloads & procedures are not 
working. Problem is the laptops do not recognize the registry key. The 
hardware key is in place. The serial ports have been tested and are 
working. The laptops are Hewlett Packards.

Has anyone run into this problem?

Leisha Wharfield
Decision Research
Eugene, Oregon, USA


From pauls_postbus at hotmail.com  Wed Mar  1 09:16:19 2006
From: pauls_postbus at hotmail.com (Paul Gr)
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 10:16:19 +0100
Subject: Hasp User Setup problems
In-Reply-To: <4404FB0E.7070501@decisionresearch.org>
Message-ID: <WED.1.MAR.2006.101619.0100.PAULSPOSTBUS@HOTMAIL.COM>

hello Leisha,


We experienced the same kind of installation problems on one or two laptops. 
In all cases we were able to solve the issue by installing the latest 
drivers from aladdin: http://www.aladdin.com/support/hasp/hasp4/enduser.asp

Just run this setup before installing EPrime.

best,
paul


>From: Leisha Wharfield <leisha at decisionresearch.org>
>To: E-Prime <eprime at mail.talkbank.org>
>Subject: Hasp User Setup problems
>Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:38:22 -0800
>
>Hi, all,
>
>After all that careful research and after many setbacks & delays, we 
>finally purchased our laptops with serial ports to run Eprime experiments 
>at various remote locations.
>
>Unfortunately, now we cannot install Eprime on the laptops. The Hasp User 
>Setup and Hasp Install Setup downloads & procedures are not working. 
>Problem is the laptops do not recognize the registry key. The hardware key 
>is in place. The serial ports have been tested and are working. The laptops 
>are Hewlett Packards.
>
>Has anyone run into this problem?
>
>Leisha Wharfield
>Decision Research
>Eugene, Oregon, USA
>


From michael.crowley at yale.edu  Wed Mar  1 14:18:43 2006
From: michael.crowley at yale.edu (Michael J. Crowley)
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 09:18:43 -0500
Subject: Hasp User Setup problems
In-Reply-To: <4404FB0E.7070501@decisionresearch.org>
Message-ID: <WED.1.MAR.2006.091843.0500.MICHAEL.CROWLEY@YALE.EDU>

Leisha,
yes, me to with some XP systems.

there are drivers on the eprime website (two of them). One should do the trick.
best,

Mike

Michael J. Crowley, Ph.D.
Yale Child Study Center
230 South Frontage Rd.
New Haven, CT 06520

Quoting Leisha Wharfield <leisha at decisionresearch.org>:

> Hi, all,
>
> After all that careful research and after many setbacks & delays, we
> finally purchased our laptops with serial ports to run Eprime
> experiments at various remote locations.
>
> Unfortunately, now we cannot install Eprime on the laptops. The Hasp
> User Setup and Hasp Install Setup downloads & procedures are not
> working. Problem is the laptops do not recognize the registry key. The
> hardware key is in place. The serial ports have been tested and are
> working. The laptops are Hewlett Packards.
>
> Has anyone run into this problem?
>
> Leisha Wharfield
> Decision Research
> Eugene, Oregon, USA
>
>






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From scampbell at casl.umd.edu  Thu Mar  2 17:40:40 2006
From: scampbell at casl.umd.edu (Susan G. Campbell)
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:40:40 -0500
Subject: Research Assistant positions at University of Maryland
Message-ID: <THU.2.MAR.2006.124040.0500.SCAMPBELL@CASL.UMD.EDU>

I don't want to spam the list, but here's a job opportunity for a U.S.
citizen who can use E-Prime and has a familiarity with experimental
design.  Feel free to pass this on to your colleagues or students who
might be interested.  We're looking for a graduate assistant (UM
students only, unfortunately) and/or a full-time research assistant to
start as soon as possible.  The University of Maryland is located just
inside the Washington, DC, Beltway.  

 

If you have questions, you're welcome to contact me at
scampbell at casl.umd.edu or to contact CASL at jobquestions at casl.umd.edu.

 

Thanks,

Susan Campbell

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language

http://www.casl.umd.edu/

 

------------------

 

Faculty Research Assistant (Second Language Acquisition)

CLOSING DATE: Open until Filled
DEPARTMENT: Center for Advanced Study of Language
STARTING SALARY: Commensurate with Experience.
ADDITIONAL SALARY INFO: 

DUTIES:  The Faculty Research Assistant will support Center for Advanced
Study of Language Research Scientists (Second Language Acquisition) in
designing and implementing a battery of tests using the E-Prime software
package.  The incumbent will work individually and collaboratively to
develop portions of the tests from materials design to implementation.
This position will also involve maintaining supporting documentation and
creating and presenting demonstrations of the tests for a wide variety
of audiences.  

 

QUALIFICATIONS:  B.A./B.S. degree required, M.A./M.S. preferred.
Familiarity with experimental design and programming (E-Prime and
Windows) a plus.  General computer skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel,
etc.) and advanced computer skills (audio and video editing/creation,
SPSS).  Knowledge of and experience with statistics, general linguistics
and experimental psychology, and scientific writing.  U.S. citizenship
and ability to obtain a security clearance required.

TO APPLY: Send resume and reference names to: Faculty Research Assistant
- Second Language Acquisition, CASL - University of Maryland, Box 25,
College Park, MD 20742-0025, or email jobs at casl.umd.edu. No phone calls.
UM is an EOE/AA. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. 

 

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From krs3 at lehigh.edu  Thu Mar  2 18:41:19 2006
From: krs3 at lehigh.edu (Kristine Schuster Turko)
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 13:41:19 -0500
Subject: inline script for voicekey trip level
Message-ID: <THU.2.MAR.2006.134119.0500.KRS3@LEHIGH.EDU>

I'm wondering if someone could please post the script that is used to 
set the voicekey trip level?  Thanks in advance for your help.

Kristine Turko


>Kristine Schuster Turko
>Visiting Assistant Professor
>Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042-1781
>e-mail:  schustek at lafayette.edu


From eddie at ling.ed.ac.uk  Fri Mar  3 10:35:10 2006
From: eddie at ling.ed.ac.uk (Eddie Dubourg)
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 10:35:10 -0000
Subject: Checking the accuracy of a string response
Message-ID: <FRI.3.MAR.2006.103510.0000.EDDIE@LING.ED.AC.UK>

I assisting with a script, and the researcher wishes to check a string
response against the stimulus.

Is this possible?  I've tried a variety of permutations, but with no luck.
The datafile will have for the stimulus:-

This is a sentence

But the response is recorded as:-

{SHIFT}This{SPACE}is{SPACE}a{SPACE}sentence{ENTER}

And a zero is placed in the DisplayObject.Acc parameter

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Eddie Dubourg
Computing/Technical support Officer
Linguistics and English Language
PPLS, CHSS, UoE


From pauls_postbus at hotmail.com  Fri Mar  3 14:21:31 2006
From: pauls_postbus at hotmail.com (Paul Gr)
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:21:31 +0100
Subject: Checking the accuracy of a string response
In-Reply-To: <200603031030.k23AUhe12827@pisa.ling.ed.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <FRI.3.MAR.2006.152131.0100.PAULSPOSTBUS@HOTMAIL.COM>

hi eddie,

you probably want to remove special {
} tokens before doing any comparison 
with a ‘correct’ response. This can be done with some functions below. You 
also have to think about the use of the spacebar: would the response be 
incorrect if the subject uses the spacebar more that once? If multiple 
spaces are OK, then you can probably filter out the spaces altogether and 
also remove the spaces from the correct responses in the trial definition 
list.

Some example code follows.

best,
Paul Groot
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam




Dim correctresp as string
Dim s as string

s = DisplayObject.RESP
s = RemoveStrings(s, "{SHIFT}")
s = RemoveStrings(s, "{ENTER}")
s = RemoveStrings(s, "{BACKSPACE}") '  ???
s = ReplaceStrings(s, "{SPACE}", " ")     ' or use RemoveString ?

s.SetAttrib "FilteredResponse", s   ' just for checking

correctresp = c.GetAttrib("CorrectResponse")

if StrComp(s,correctresp)=0 then
    DisplayObject.ACC = 1
else
    DisplayObject.ACC = 0
end if


' copy functions below to USER SCRIPT section in Script WIndow

Function RemoveStrings(ByVal s as String, subs as String) as String
   dim pos as integer
   Do
       pos = InStr(1,s,subs,1)
       if pos>0 then
           s = Left$(s,pos-1) & Mid$(s,pos+Len(subs))
      end if
      Loop Until pos<=0
      RemoveStrings = s
End Function

Function ReplaceStrings(ByVal s as String, subs as String, insert as String) 
as String
   dim pos as integer
   Do
       pos = InStr(1,s,subs,1)
       if pos>0 then
            s = Left$(s,pos-1) & insert & Mid$(s,pos+Len(subs))
       end if
   Loop Until pos<=0
   ReplaceStrings = s
End Function




>From: "Eddie Dubourg" <eddie at ling.ed.ac.uk>
>To: <eprime at mail.talkbank.org>
>Subject: Checking the accuracy of a string response
>Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 10:35:10 -0000
>
>I assisting with a script, and the researcher wishes to check a string
>response against the stimulus.
>
>Is this possible?  I've tried a variety of permutations, but with no luck.
>The datafile will have for the stimulus:-
>
>This is a sentence
>
>But the response is recorded as:-
>
>{SHIFT}This{SPACE}is{SPACE}a{SPACE}sentence{ENTER}
>
>And a zero is placed in the DisplayObject.Acc parameter
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Eddie Dubourg
>Computing/Technical support Officer
>Linguistics and English Language
>PPLS, CHSS, UoE
>
>


From uni at robertdoerr.de  Fri Mar  3 14:58:03 2006
From: uni at robertdoerr.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Robert_D=F6rr?=)
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:58:03 +0100
Subject: Checking the accuracy of a string response
In-Reply-To: <200603031030.k23AUhe12827@pisa.ling.ed.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <FRI.3.MAR.2006.155803.0100.UNI@ROBERTDOERR.DE>

Eddie,

I don't know if this is what you need, but reading an input string is 
easy with the following lines:

dim s as string
s = InputBox("Please enter something:","TitleText")

There are more parameters for the InputBox function. You can find the in 
the E-Basic help.

br
Robert


From leisha at decisionresearch.org  Tue Mar  7 00:17:12 2006
From: leisha at decisionresearch.org (Leisha Wharfield)
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 16:17:12 -0800
Subject: Laptop installation answer/timing issues
Message-ID: <MON.6.MAR.2006.161712.0800.LEISHA@DECISIONRESEARCH.ORG>

Hi, all,

Thanks for your helpful replies on installing Eprime on new laptops. I 
had to go to the Eprime staff for the answer to laptop 
installation--apparently our problem was attempting to install to a 
newer computer from our original CD. We needed to download the 
installation file from the web site & use that instead. Also the 
hardware key is left off until the installation application requests it.

Next issue: Found some problems with the critical timing when I ran 
Eprime's RefreshClockTest. My little laptop didn't pass the test until I 
unplugged it from the network. That's all good, but I get the screen 
that says the test is running for 640 x 480 pixels & 16-bit color, and 
that if my settings don't match I should change them in that utility, 
then run the RefreshClockTest again.

My question: How much does this matter? I can't see how to change the 
display settings within that utility--which I'm assuming means the 
RefreshClockTest.es. I'll keep looking for how to do this. 
Alternatively, I could match my laptop's display settings to those of 
the RefreshClockTest, but those are not the settings we will use for 
running experiments and I don't have 460 x 480 as an option. Lowest 
resolution on the laptop screen is 800 x 600.

How much does this matter? Should I go with my positive result & move 
ahead with longer testing times, or sync up these display settings first?

Thanks much for any thoughts on this,

Leisha Wharfield
Decision Research
Eugene, Oregon, USA


From hesterr at unimelb.edu.au  Tue Mar  7 05:42:03 2006
From: hesterr at unimelb.edu.au (Rob Hester)
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 16:42:03 +1100
Subject: problem with summation object
Message-ID: <TUE.7.MAR.2006.164203.1100.HESTERR@UNIMELB.EDU.AU>

To the mailing list,

I have been successfully using the summation object script (available on 
the e-prime website) to collect and average the number of correct responses 
from 100 trials, but I was wondering whether it is possible to alter the 
format of the summation objects presentation. Using the script I have, when 
printed to screen I appear to get nearly 10 decimal places. Is it possible 
to limit it to 2 decimal places.

The script I have has three inline scripts:
The first:
'This initiates the Summation object, OverallAcc, so that it
'may be referenced within the experiment.
Set OverallAcc = New Summation

The second (placed after the textdisplayobject):
'The AddObservation command adds the ACC value of object
'StimulusPresentation to the Summation object, OverallAcc.
OverallAcc.AddObservation c.GetAttrib ("StimulusPresentation.ACC")


'The Debug.Print command prints the mean value of the Summation
'object, OverallAcc, in the Output window.
Debug.Print OverallAcc.Mean

'The OverallACC attribute adds the running calculation of overall
'accuracy to the data file at the trial level.
c.SetAttrib "OverallAcc", OverallAcc.Mean

The third:
'This sets the attribute, OverallAcc at the block level,
'and multiplies it by 100 to display as a percentage.
c.SetAttrib "OverallAcc", OverallAcc.Mean*100


Any suggestions?


Cheers
Rob



Dr Rob Hester
Research Fellow
Department of Psychology
University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Australia
Tel: +61 3 83443684
Fax: +61 3 9347 6618
hesterr at unimelb.edu.au


From jae2924 at louisiana.edu  Fri Mar 10 16:16:19 2006
From: jae2924 at louisiana.edu (Epstein Jody)
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:16:19 -0600
Subject: E-Prime Question
Message-ID: <FRI.10.MAR.2006.101619.0600.JAE2924@LOUISIANA.EDU>

Does anyone know where to find a random shape generator that can intergrate with E-Prime. I have found several random shape genertors written in VB, but they don't generate a single object, they draw a bunch of lines until it makes a shape. I need the program to generate a random shape and then take that shape a display it using the image display object.

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From psudevan at uwsp.edu  Mon Mar 13 16:19:04 2006
From: psudevan at uwsp.edu (Sudevan, Padmanabhan)
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:19:04 -0600
Subject: Error 11009: Drawing error during E-Run
Message-ID: <MON.13.MAR.2006.101904.0600.PSUDEVAN@UWSP.EDU>

This is a note on a problem we had in my lab regarding an error message
that we encountered: Error 11009: A drawing error, with the code
0x887601c2.

 

We were having E-Run crash in the middle of an experiment occasionally
and this was the error that showed up. Initially, PST thought this might
be due to video card problems or even network routines polling the lab
machines and using video card resources. However, I tried a simpler
approach and tried to make the intermittent error replicable by running
myself in the experiment and pressing keys and key combinations at
random on each trial and in between trials. Sure enough, the drawing
error came up when I hit either of the Windows keys on each side of the
space bar, next to the ALT keys ( these are Dell Optiplex GX 280
machines bought for the lab last summer ). The error could be elicited
reliably and consistently on each of the four machines in the lab. So my
subjects were accidentally hitting the Windows key, when they were
trying to hit the keys defined as response keys ( N and M ).

 

PST knew about this problem and pointed me in the direction of an
E-Prime Support Note:

 

                                    INFO: How to avoid accidental
pressing of special keys (Windows Key, Ctrl+E...
<http://www.pstnet.com/e-prime/support/kb.asp?TopicID=1371> .

 

 

The third-party routine that will block the Windows keys is called
WinKeyKill. Has anyone on this list actually used this routine? I'd like
to know how well it works. 

 

Cheers, 

 

Sudevan

 

 

P Sudevan

Professor and Chair

Department of Psychology

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

 

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From pauls_postbus at hotmail.com  Mon Mar 13 18:18:47 2006
From: pauls_postbus at hotmail.com (Paul Gr)
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:18:47 +0100
Subject: Error 11009: Drawing error during E-Run
In-Reply-To: <2E53F217D30BB54B806304C2D519967E04850481@ems6.uwsp.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.13.MAR.2006.191847.0100.PAULSPOSTBUS@HOTMAIL.COM>

I have only positive experiences with the WinKey killer utility. Very simple 
to use and very effective. Just put a shortcut to the program in the 
startmenu->programs->startup folder to automatically active the utility at 
startup.

See also:
http://www.psy.vu.nl/download/menu/
http://pcwin.com/software/review.asp?ProgramID=5020


best,
paul


>From: "Sudevan, Padmanabhan" <psudevan at uwsp.edu>
>To: "E-Prime" <eprime at mail.talkbank.org>
>Subject: Error 11009: Drawing error during E-Run
>Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:19:04 -0600
>
>This is a note on a problem we had in my lab regarding an error message
>that we encountered: Error 11009: A drawing error, with the code
>0x887601c2.
>
>
>
>We were having E-Run crash in the middle of an experiment occasionally
>and this was the error that showed up. Initially, PST thought this might
>be due to video card problems or even network routines polling the lab
>machines and using video card resources. However, I tried a simpler
>approach and tried to make the intermittent error replicable by running
>myself in the experiment and pressing keys and key combinations at
>random on each trial and in between trials. Sure enough, the drawing
>error came up when I hit either of the Windows keys on each side of the
>space bar, next to the ALT keys ( these are Dell Optiplex GX 280
>machines bought for the lab last summer ). The error could be elicited
>reliably and consistently on each of the four machines in the lab. So my
>subjects were accidentally hitting the Windows key, when they were
>trying to hit the keys defined as response keys ( N and M ).
>
>
>
>PST knew about this problem and pointed me in the direction of an
>E-Prime Support Note:
>
>
>
>                                     INFO: How to avoid accidental
>pressing of special keys (Windows Key, Ctrl+E...
><http://www.pstnet.com/e-prime/support/kb.asp?TopicID=1371> .
>
>
>
>
>
>The third-party routine that will block the Windows keys is called
>WinKeyKill. Has anyone on this list actually used this routine? I'd like
>to know how well it works.
>
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>
>
>Sudevan
>
>
>
>
>
>P Sudevan
>
>Professor and Chair
>
>Department of Psychology
>
>University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
>
>
>


From rfbuzan0 at mailbox.sc.edu  Tue Mar 21 17:47:37 2006
From: rfbuzan0 at mailbox.sc.edu (Robert F. Buzan)
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:47:37 -0500
Subject: Variables in lists
Message-ID: <TUE.21.MAR.2006.124737.0500.RFBUZAN0@MAILBOX.SC.EDU>

I'm a fairly green E-Prime programmer and have encountered a problem I can't 
find an answer for.  I'd appreciate any help that anyone can provide.  I'm 
trying to create an experiment that limits the amount of time that 
participants can respond.  It's done in this way:

RT data is collected in the practice phase and the mean and standard deviation 
are computed.  We then create a variable to be used for the allowable response 
duration on one of the later blocks, thusly:  Dura = AveRT - 0.5*stddev.  This 
works just fine.

Later, when I need to use this, I want to set the allowable response time for 
the stimulus to which participants must respond to Dura.  We've tried putting 
Dura directly into the timelimit box, but it must be an integer or an 
attribute.  We've tried putting [Dura] directly into the timelimit box, but 
that is considered an attribute.  We've created a separate attribute, 
[MyTime], and populated that column with Dura (which, I believe, it interprets 
as a string) or with [Dura] (which is then an attribute).  I think I've 
narrowed the problem down to this question:  How do I use a variable in a list?

If that's the wrong question, does anyone have a suggestion for making this 
program limit response time to the value of Dura (Average RT minus one-half 
the standard deviation)?

Thanks for your help.

Gratefully,

Robb Buzan 


From anthony.zuccolotto at pstnet.com  Wed Mar 22 14:35:43 2006
From: anthony.zuccolotto at pstnet.com (Tony Zuccolotto)
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:35:43 -0500
Subject: Variables in lists
Message-ID: <WED.22.MAR.2006.093543.0500.ANTHONY.ZUCCOLOTTO@PSTNET.COM>

Robert,

You're very close to what you need to do.   You do need to use an
attribute in the time limit box, but the part you're missing is that all
attributes exist in the experimental "context" and you need to get the
value you want to use into the context.   The Context is a concept
unique to E-Prime and it constitutes a hierarchical/multi-leveled data
space which is separate from E-Basic variables (e.g. variables you would
declare with the Dim statement).  The Context in E-Prime conceptually
represents all the "experimental data" that you care about and directly
dictates what gets written to the data file.

All attributes declared on List objects automatically get put into the
context when the List is run.   Also, stimulus presentation objects will
insert items into the context after they run or at the end of
procedures, e.g. to add in dependent measures like Stimulus.RT,
Stimulus.ACC, etc.

You are free to put essentially any piece of useful data into context
via script and can do so with the following syntax.

	c.SetAttrib "attributeName", value

for example...

Dim Dura As Long		' declare a variable in E-Basic for
computations
Dura = AveRT - 0.5*stddev	' do the computation
c.SetAttrib "Dura", Dura	' add the value of the computation into
the context under the specified name (the names used do not have to
match).

After you call c.SetAttrib and add something into the context then the
"[Dura]" syntax can be used on object properties and at runtime the
system will look up the value of the specified attribute.

When c.SetAttrib is called and an attribute already exists then the
attributes value will just be updated.   If the attribute doesn't
already exist it will be created.   Every new attribute you put in the
context it will automatically become a new column of data in the data
file.

If you need to get a value from the context via script the syntax is
	value = c.GetAttrib( "attributeName" )

When you call c.GetAttrib the system will check the current level first
(e.g. Trial level) and if it can't resolve the reference it will move up
the next level of the hierarchy (e.g. Block level, then Session level)
until it finds the attribute.  If an attribute can't be found you will
receive a runtime error.  

For more information you should look in the E-Basic help system under
the Context object.

Hope that helps.
-Tony

Anthony P. Zuccolotto
President and Chief Executive Officer
Psychology Software Tools, Inc.
2050 Ardmore Boulevard
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15221-4610
Phone     412-271-5040
FAX       412-271-7077
Email     anthony.zuccolotto at pstnet.com
Internet  http://www.pstnet.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: eprime at mail.talkbank.org [mailto:eprime at mail.talkbank.org] On
Behalf
> Of Robert F. Buzan
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:48 PM
> To: eprime at mail.talkbank.org
> Subject: Variables in lists
> 
> I'm a fairly green E-Prime programmer and have encountered a problem I
> can't
> find an answer for.  I'd appreciate any help that anyone can provide.
I'm
> trying to create an experiment that limits the amount of time that
> participants can respond.  It's done in this way:
> 
> RT data is collected in the practice phase and the mean and standard
> deviation
> are computed.  We then create a variable to be used for the allowable
> response
> duration on one of the later blocks, thusly:  Dura = AveRT -
0.5*stddev.
> This
> works just fine.
> 
> Later, when I need to use this, I want to set the allowable response
time
> for
> the stimulus to which participants must respond to Dura.  We've tried
> putting
> Dura directly into the timelimit box, but it must be an integer or an
> attribute.  We've tried putting [Dura] directly into the timelimit
box,
> but
> that is considered an attribute.  We've created a separate attribute,
> [MyTime], and populated that column with Dura (which, I believe, it
> interprets
> as a string) or with [Dura] (which is then an attribute).  I think
I've
> narrowed the problem down to this question:  How do I use a variable
in a
> list?
> 
> If that's the wrong question, does anyone have a suggestion for making
> this
> program limit response time to the value of Dura (Average RT minus
one-
> half
> the standard deviation)?
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Gratefully,
> 
> Robb Buzan
> 


From mford at csl.psychol.cam.ac.uk  Thu Mar 23 15:43:24 2006
From: mford at csl.psychol.cam.ac.uk (Mike Ford)
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:43:24 +0000
Subject: Mapping parallel port responses
Message-ID: <THU.23.MAR.2006.154324.0000.MFORD@CSL.PSYCHOL.CAM.AC.UK>

Hi.

Excuse me if this is a silly question but I am an E-Prime newbie and not 
particularly up on technical things.

I am trying to see if I can get E-Prime to read responses from our current 
parallel port response boxes (used with our previous experimental software).

I can't seem to work out what to put in the Allowable responses bit. How do 
I code the output pins for the parallel port?

Thanks

- Mike

Mike Ford
Centre for Speech and Language
Department of Experimental Psychology
Downing Street
Cambridge
CB2 3EB

Tel: +44 (0) 1223 766559
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 766452


From pauls_postbus at hotmail.com  Fri Mar 24 13:51:06 2006
From: pauls_postbus at hotmail.com (Paul Gr)
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:51:06 +0100
Subject: Mapping parallel port responses
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20060323152955.0217f028@blue.psychol.cam.ac.uk:143>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.MAR.2006.145106.0100.PAULSPOSTBUS@HOTMAIL.COM>

hi mike,

I think you will find some of the answers at:
http://www.psy.vu.nl/download/menu/xml/eprime_howto_port_lpt.xml

The responses returned by the Port device will always be decimal values in 
the range 1 to 8. When you use the 4 digital input lines of the printer port 
(as mention in the link above) the values will be 4,5,6,7 (or 8).

best,
paul



>From: Mike Ford <mford at csl.psychol.cam.ac.uk>
>To: eprime at mail.talkbank.org
>Subject: Mapping parallel port responses
>Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:43:24 +0000
>
>Hi.
>
>Excuse me if this is a silly question but I am an E-Prime newbie and not 
>particularly up on technical things.
>
>I am trying to see if I can get E-Prime to read responses from our current 
>parallel port response boxes (used with our previous experimental 
>software).
>
>I can't seem to work out what to put in the Allowable responses bit. How do 
>I code the output pins for the parallel port?
>
>Thanks
>
>- Mike
>
>Mike Ford
>Centre for Speech and Language
>Department of Experimental Psychology
>Downing Street
>Cambridge
>CB2 3EB
>
>Tel: +44 (0) 1223 766559
>Fax: +44 (0) 1223 766452
>
>


From leisha at decisionresearch.org  Fri Mar 24 18:36:03 2006
From: leisha at decisionresearch.org (Leisha Wharfield)
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:36:03 -0800
Subject: Variables in lists
In-Reply-To: <B68F9C2FB5456441821E39FFF2FA50885401FF@exchange01.pst.local>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.MAR.2006.103603.0800.LEISHA@DECISIONRESEARCH.ORG>

Yes, but this is a way more useful explanation than what you get from 
E-Basic help, which is as dry and difficult to traverse as Death Valley.

Your solution is smarter & more economical than mine, too. I suggested 
adding an attribute to a list to get it recognized, then updating it 
with an inline object.

Thanks for the Context lesson.

Leisha

Tony Zuccolotto wrote:

>Robert,
>
>You're very close to what you need to do.   You do need to use an
>attribute in the time limit box, but the part you're missing is that all
>attributes exist in the experimental "context" and you need to get the
>value you want to use into the context.   The Context is a concept
>unique to E-Prime and it constitutes a hierarchical/multi-leveled data
>space which is separate from E-Basic variables (e.g. variables you would
>declare with the Dim statement).  The Context in E-Prime conceptually
>represents all the "experimental data" that you care about and directly
>dictates what gets written to the data file.
>
>All attributes declared on List objects automatically get put into the
>context when the List is run.   Also, stimulus presentation objects will
>insert items into the context after they run or at the end of
>procedures, e.g. to add in dependent measures like Stimulus.RT,
>Stimulus.ACC, etc.
>
>You are free to put essentially any piece of useful data into context
>via script and can do so with the following syntax.
>
>	c.SetAttrib "attributeName", value
>
>for example...
>
>Dim Dura As Long		' declare a variable in E-Basic for
>computations
>Dura = AveRT - 0.5*stddev	' do the computation
>c.SetAttrib "Dura", Dura	' add the value of the computation into
>the context under the specified name (the names used do not have to
>match).
>
>After you call c.SetAttrib and add something into the context then the
>"[Dura]" syntax can be used on object properties and at runtime the
>system will look up the value of the specified attribute.
>
>When c.SetAttrib is called and an attribute already exists then the
>attributes value will just be updated.   If the attribute doesn't
>already exist it will be created.   Every new attribute you put in the
>context it will automatically become a new column of data in the data
>file.
>
>If you need to get a value from the context via script the syntax is
>	value = c.GetAttrib( "attributeName" )
>
>When you call c.GetAttrib the system will check the current level first
>(e.g. Trial level) and if it can't resolve the reference it will move up
>the next level of the hierarchy (e.g. Block level, then Session level)
>until it finds the attribute.  If an attribute can't be found you will
>receive a runtime error.  
>
>For more information you should look in the E-Basic help system under
>the Context object.
>
>Hope that helps.
>-Tony
>
>Anthony P. Zuccolotto
>President and Chief Executive Officer
>Psychology Software Tools, Inc.
>2050 Ardmore Boulevard
>Suite 200
>Pittsburgh, PA 15221-4610
>Phone     412-271-5040
>FAX       412-271-7077
>Email     anthony.zuccolotto at pstnet.com
>Internet  http://www.pstnet.com
>
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: eprime at mail.talkbank.org [mailto:eprime at mail.talkbank.org] On
>>    
>>
>Behalf
>  
>
>>Of Robert F. Buzan
>>Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:48 PM
>>To: eprime at mail.talkbank.org
>>Subject: Variables in lists
>>
>>I'm a fairly green E-Prime programmer and have encountered a problem I
>>can't
>>find an answer for.  I'd appreciate any help that anyone can provide.
>>    
>>
>I'm
>  
>
>>trying to create an experiment that limits the amount of time that
>>participants can respond.  It's done in this way:
>>
>>RT data is collected in the practice phase and the mean and standard
>>deviation
>>are computed.  We then create a variable to be used for the allowable
>>response
>>duration on one of the later blocks, thusly:  Dura = AveRT -
>>    
>>
>0.5*stddev.
>  
>
>>This
>>works just fine.
>>
>>Later, when I need to use this, I want to set the allowable response
>>    
>>
>time
>  
>
>>for
>>the stimulus to which participants must respond to Dura.  We've tried
>>putting
>>Dura directly into the timelimit box, but it must be an integer or an
>>attribute.  We've tried putting [Dura] directly into the timelimit
>>    
>>
>box,
>  
>
>>but
>>that is considered an attribute.  We've created a separate attribute,
>>[MyTime], and populated that column with Dura (which, I believe, it
>>interprets
>>as a string) or with [Dura] (which is then an attribute).  I think
>>    
>>
>I've
>  
>
>>narrowed the problem down to this question:  How do I use a variable
>>    
>>
>in a
>  
>
>>list?
>>
>>If that's the wrong question, does anyone have a suggestion for making
>>this
>>program limit response time to the value of Dura (Average RT minus
>>    
>>
>one-
>  
>
>>half
>>the standard deviation)?
>>
>>Thanks for your help.
>>
>>Gratefully,
>>
>>Robb Buzan
>>
>>    
>>
>
>
>
>  
>
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From leisha at decisionresearch.org  Thu Mar 30 23:07:48 2006
From: leisha at decisionresearch.org (Leisha Wharfield)
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:07:48 -0800
Subject: XP Start Menu trick
Message-ID: <THU.30.MAR.2006.150748.0800.LEISHA@DECISIONRESEARCH.ORG>

Hi,

Someone had posted a quick & easy way to stop all the processes running 
in the background on XP machines before launching an Eprime experiment. 
I can't seem to find it in the archives. Could you post it again?

Thanks,

Leisha


From tab2006 at med.cornell.edu  Fri Mar 31 15:56:54 2006
From: tab2006 at med.cornell.edu (Tracy Butler)
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:56:54 -0500
Subject: paid eprime/IFIS consultant needed
Message-ID: <FRI.31.MAR.2006.105654.0500.>

Ideally, I'd like someone to make eprime experiments run using IFIS 
hardware (LCD screen, RF detector, button response unit) without IFIS 
packages.  Call/email me _today_ if interested. 
Thanks,
Tracy

-- 
Tracy Butler, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology in Psychiatry
Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory
Department of Psychiatry
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1300 York Avenue
Box 140 / Room F1314
New York, NY  10021

phone: 212 746 3766
fax: 212 746 5818
email: tab2006 at med.cornell.edu

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From leisha at decisionresearch.org  Fri Mar 31 19:04:30 2006
From: leisha at decisionresearch.org (Leisha Wharfield)
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:04:30 -0800
Subject: XP Start Menu trick
In-Reply-To: <20060331054746.3614C33E76@smtp2.bgu.ac.il>
Message-ID: <FRI.31.MAR.2006.110430.0800.LEISHA@DECISIONRESEARCH.ORG>

I'm beginning to think that this maillist is not where I saw the trick. 
We're using one that I think is a bit advanced for our research 
assistants. I know there is a more superficial way that does not involve 
asking several inexpert users to run msconfig, but I can't find it.

In the meantime, here's the procedure we are using, from our wonderful 
computer geek, Mike Daniels:

"The built in method for turning off startup items is to go to
    > Start
    > Run
    > type in "msconfig"
    > click OK
    > choose startup tab
    > click deselect all
    > click apply
    > click OK to restart.

When the PC restarts it won't have extra things running in the 
background. A reminder comes up telling you that the startup has been 
altered. It looks complicated, but it goes pretty fast.

Mike"

Leisha

Shai Danziger wrote:

>Dear Leisha,
>
>Could you please send me the email once you get it. I would like to know how
>to do this as well. We work on PCs that seem to have a lot of things going
>on in the background which sometimes screws up my RT data collection.
>
>Shai
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: eprime at mail.talkbank.org [mailto:eprime at mail.talkbank.org] On Behalf
>Of Leisha Wharfield
>Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 1:08 AM
>To: 'E-Prime'
>Subject: XP Start Menu trick
>
>Hi,
>
>Someone had posted a quick & easy way to stop all the processes running 
>in the background on XP machines before launching an Eprime experiment. 
>I can't seem to find it in the archives. Could you post it again?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Leisha
>
>
>
>  
>


From leisha at decisionresearch.org  Fri Mar 31 19:25:04 2006
From: leisha at decisionresearch.org (Leisha Wharfield)
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:25:04 -0800
Subject: XP Start Menu trick
In-Reply-To: <442D7D3E.9050007@decisionresearch.org>
Message-ID: <FRI.31.MAR.2006.112504.0800.LEISHA@DECISIONRESEARCH.ORG>

I found another method that is simpler & does the exact same thing.

   > Start
   > Run
   > type in "msconfig"
   > click OK
   > on the General tab (default), click Selective Startup
   > deselect Load Startup Items
   > click apply
   > click OK to restart.

Leisha Wharfield wrote:

> I'm beginning to think that this maillist is not where I saw the 
> trick. We're using one that I think is a bit advanced for our research 
> assistants. I know there is a more superficial way that does not 
> involve asking several inexpert users to run msconfig, but I can't 
> find it.
>
> In the meantime, here's the procedure we are using, from our wonderful 
> computer geek, Mike Daniels:
>
> "The built in method for turning off startup items is to go to
>    > Start
>    > Run
>    > type in "msconfig"
>    > click OK
>    > choose startup tab
>    > click deselect all
>    > click apply
>    > click OK to restart.
>
> When the PC restarts it won't have extra things running in the 
> background. A reminder comes up telling you that the startup has been 
> altered. It looks complicated, but it goes pretty fast.
>
> Mike"
>
> Leisha
>
> Shai Danziger wrote:
>
>> Dear Leisha,
>>
>> Could you please send me the email once you get it. I would like to 
>> know how
>> to do this as well. We work on PCs that seem to have a lot of things 
>> going
>> on in the background which sometimes screws up my RT data collection.
>>
>> Shai
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: eprime at mail.talkbank.org [mailto:eprime at mail.talkbank.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Leisha Wharfield
>> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 1:08 AM
>> To: 'E-Prime'
>> Subject: XP Start Menu trick
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Someone had posted a quick & easy way to stop all the processes 
>> running in the background on XP machines before launching an Eprime 
>> experiment. I can't seem to find it in the archives. Could you post 
>> it again?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Leisha
>>
>>
>>
>>  
>>
>
>


From leisha at decisionresearch.org  Wed Mar  1 01:38:22 2006
From: leisha at decisionresearch.org (Leisha Wharfield)
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:38:22 -0800
Subject: Hasp User Setup problems
Message-ID: <TUE.28.FEB.2006.173822.0800.LEISHA@DECISIONRESEARCH.ORG>

Hi, all,

After all that careful research and after many setbacks & delays, we 
finally purchased our laptops with serial ports to run Eprime 
experiments at various remote locations.

Unfortunately, now we cannot install Eprime on the laptops. The Hasp 
User Setup and Hasp Install Setup downloads & procedures are not 
working. Problem is the laptops do not recognize the registry key. The 
hardware key is in place. The serial ports have been tested and are 
working. The laptops are Hewlett Packards.

Has anyone run into this problem?

Leisha Wharfield
Decision Research
Eugene, Oregon, USA


From pauls_postbus at hotmail.com  Wed Mar  1 09:16:19 2006
From: pauls_postbus at hotmail.com (Paul Gr)
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 10:16:19 +0100
Subject: Hasp User Setup problems
In-Reply-To: <4404FB0E.7070501@decisionresearch.org>
Message-ID: <WED.1.MAR.2006.101619.0100.PAULSPOSTBUS@HOTMAIL.COM>

hello Leisha,


We experienced the same kind of installation problems on one or two laptops. 
In all cases we were able to solve the issue by installing the latest 
drivers from aladdin: http://www.aladdin.com/support/hasp/hasp4/enduser.asp

Just run this setup before installing EPrime.

best,
paul


>From: Leisha Wharfield <leisha at decisionresearch.org>
>To: E-Prime <eprime at mail.talkbank.org>
>Subject: Hasp User Setup problems
>Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:38:22 -0800
>
>Hi, all,
>
>After all that careful research and after many setbacks & delays, we 
>finally purchased our laptops with serial ports to run Eprime experiments 
>at various remote locations.
>
>Unfortunately, now we cannot install Eprime on the laptops. The Hasp User 
>Setup and Hasp Install Setup downloads & procedures are not working. 
>Problem is the laptops do not recognize the registry key. The hardware key 
>is in place. The serial ports have been tested and are working. The laptops 
>are Hewlett Packards.
>
>Has anyone run into this problem?
>
>Leisha Wharfield
>Decision Research
>Eugene, Oregon, USA
>


From michael.crowley at yale.edu  Wed Mar  1 14:18:43 2006
From: michael.crowley at yale.edu (Michael J. Crowley)
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 09:18:43 -0500
Subject: Hasp User Setup problems
In-Reply-To: <4404FB0E.7070501@decisionresearch.org>
Message-ID: <WED.1.MAR.2006.091843.0500.MICHAEL.CROWLEY@YALE.EDU>

Leisha,
yes, me to with some XP systems.

there are drivers on the eprime website (two of them). One should do the trick.
best,

Mike

Michael J. Crowley, Ph.D.
Yale Child Study Center
230 South Frontage Rd.
New Haven, CT 06520

Quoting Leisha Wharfield <leisha at decisionresearch.org>:

> Hi, all,
>
> After all that careful research and after many setbacks & delays, we
> finally purchased our laptops with serial ports to run Eprime
> experiments at various remote locations.
>
> Unfortunately, now we cannot install Eprime on the laptops. The Hasp
> User Setup and Hasp Install Setup downloads & procedures are not
> working. Problem is the laptops do not recognize the registry key. The
> hardware key is in place. The serial ports have been tested and are
> working. The laptops are Hewlett Packards.
>
> Has anyone run into this problem?
>
> Leisha Wharfield
> Decision Research
> Eugene, Oregon, USA
>
>






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From scampbell at casl.umd.edu  Thu Mar  2 17:40:40 2006
From: scampbell at casl.umd.edu (Susan G. Campbell)
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:40:40 -0500
Subject: Research Assistant positions at University of Maryland
Message-ID: <THU.2.MAR.2006.124040.0500.SCAMPBELL@CASL.UMD.EDU>

I don't want to spam the list, but here's a job opportunity for a U.S.
citizen who can use E-Prime and has a familiarity with experimental
design.  Feel free to pass this on to your colleagues or students who
might be interested.  We're looking for a graduate assistant (UM
students only, unfortunately) and/or a full-time research assistant to
start as soon as possible.  The University of Maryland is located just
inside the Washington, DC, Beltway.  

 

If you have questions, you're welcome to contact me at
scampbell at casl.umd.edu or to contact CASL at jobquestions at casl.umd.edu.

 

Thanks,

Susan Campbell

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language

http://www.casl.umd.edu/

 

------------------

 

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Study of Language Research Scientists (Second Language Acquisition) in
designing and implementing a battery of tests using the E-Prime software
package.  The incumbent will work individually and collaboratively to
develop portions of the tests from materials design to implementation.
This position will also involve maintaining supporting documentation and
creating and presenting demonstrations of the tests for a wide variety
of audiences.  

 

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From krs3 at lehigh.edu  Thu Mar  2 18:41:19 2006
From: krs3 at lehigh.edu (Kristine Schuster Turko)
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 13:41:19 -0500
Subject: inline script for voicekey trip level
Message-ID: <THU.2.MAR.2006.134119.0500.KRS3@LEHIGH.EDU>

I'm wondering if someone could please post the script that is used to 
set the voicekey trip level?  Thanks in advance for your help.

Kristine Turko


>Kristine Schuster Turko
>Visiting Assistant Professor
>Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042-1781
>e-mail:  schustek at lafayette.edu


From eddie at ling.ed.ac.uk  Fri Mar  3 10:35:10 2006
From: eddie at ling.ed.ac.uk (Eddie Dubourg)
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 10:35:10 -0000
Subject: Checking the accuracy of a string response
Message-ID: <FRI.3.MAR.2006.103510.0000.EDDIE@LING.ED.AC.UK>

I assisting with a script, and the researcher wishes to check a string
response against the stimulus.

Is this possible?  I've tried a variety of permutations, but with no luck.
The datafile will have for the stimulus:-

This is a sentence

But the response is recorded as:-

{SHIFT}This{SPACE}is{SPACE}a{SPACE}sentence{ENTER}

And a zero is placed in the DisplayObject.Acc parameter

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Eddie Dubourg
Computing/Technical support Officer
Linguistics and English Language
PPLS, CHSS, UoE


From pauls_postbus at hotmail.com  Fri Mar  3 14:21:31 2006
From: pauls_postbus at hotmail.com (Paul Gr)
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:21:31 +0100
Subject: Checking the accuracy of a string response
In-Reply-To: <200603031030.k23AUhe12827@pisa.ling.ed.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <FRI.3.MAR.2006.152131.0100.PAULSPOSTBUS@HOTMAIL.COM>

hi eddie,

you probably want to remove special {
} tokens before doing any comparison 
with a ?correct? response. This can be done with some functions below. You 
also have to think about the use of the spacebar: would the response be 
incorrect if the subject uses the spacebar more that once? If multiple 
spaces are OK, then you can probably filter out the spaces altogether and 
also remove the spaces from the correct responses in the trial definition 
list.

Some example code follows.

best,
Paul Groot
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam




Dim correctresp as string
Dim s as string

s = DisplayObject.RESP
s = RemoveStrings(s, "{SHIFT}")
s = RemoveStrings(s, "{ENTER}")
s = RemoveStrings(s, "{BACKSPACE}") '  ???
s = ReplaceStrings(s, "{SPACE}", " ")     ' or use RemoveString ?

s.SetAttrib "FilteredResponse", s   ' just for checking

correctresp = c.GetAttrib("CorrectResponse")

if StrComp(s,correctresp)=0 then
    DisplayObject.ACC = 1
else
    DisplayObject.ACC = 0
end if


' copy functions below to USER SCRIPT section in Script WIndow

Function RemoveStrings(ByVal s as String, subs as String) as String
   dim pos as integer
   Do
       pos = InStr(1,s,subs,1)
       if pos>0 then
           s = Left$(s,pos-1) & Mid$(s,pos+Len(subs))
      end if
      Loop Until pos<=0
      RemoveStrings = s
End Function

Function ReplaceStrings(ByVal s as String, subs as String, insert as String) 
as String
   dim pos as integer
   Do
       pos = InStr(1,s,subs,1)
       if pos>0 then
            s = Left$(s,pos-1) & insert & Mid$(s,pos+Len(subs))
       end if
   Loop Until pos<=0
   ReplaceStrings = s
End Function




>From: "Eddie Dubourg" <eddie at ling.ed.ac.uk>
>To: <eprime at mail.talkbank.org>
>Subject: Checking the accuracy of a string response
>Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 10:35:10 -0000
>
>I assisting with a script, and the researcher wishes to check a string
>response against the stimulus.
>
>Is this possible?  I've tried a variety of permutations, but with no luck.
>The datafile will have for the stimulus:-
>
>This is a sentence
>
>But the response is recorded as:-
>
>{SHIFT}This{SPACE}is{SPACE}a{SPACE}sentence{ENTER}
>
>And a zero is placed in the DisplayObject.Acc parameter
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Eddie Dubourg
>Computing/Technical support Officer
>Linguistics and English Language
>PPLS, CHSS, UoE
>
>


From uni at robertdoerr.de  Fri Mar  3 14:58:03 2006
From: uni at robertdoerr.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Robert_D=F6rr?=)
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:58:03 +0100
Subject: Checking the accuracy of a string response
In-Reply-To: <200603031030.k23AUhe12827@pisa.ling.ed.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <FRI.3.MAR.2006.155803.0100.UNI@ROBERTDOERR.DE>

Eddie,

I don't know if this is what you need, but reading an input string is 
easy with the following lines:

dim s as string
s = InputBox("Please enter something:","TitleText")

There are more parameters for the InputBox function. You can find the in 
the E-Basic help.

br
Robert


From leisha at decisionresearch.org  Tue Mar  7 00:17:12 2006
From: leisha at decisionresearch.org (Leisha Wharfield)
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 16:17:12 -0800
Subject: Laptop installation answer/timing issues
Message-ID: <MON.6.MAR.2006.161712.0800.LEISHA@DECISIONRESEARCH.ORG>

Hi, all,

Thanks for your helpful replies on installing Eprime on new laptops. I 
had to go to the Eprime staff for the answer to laptop 
installation--apparently our problem was attempting to install to a 
newer computer from our original CD. We needed to download the 
installation file from the web site & use that instead. Also the 
hardware key is left off until the installation application requests it.

Next issue: Found some problems with the critical timing when I ran 
Eprime's RefreshClockTest. My little laptop didn't pass the test until I 
unplugged it from the network. That's all good, but I get the screen 
that says the test is running for 640 x 480 pixels & 16-bit color, and 
that if my settings don't match I should change them in that utility, 
then run the RefreshClockTest again.

My question: How much does this matter? I can't see how to change the 
display settings within that utility--which I'm assuming means the 
RefreshClockTest.es. I'll keep looking for how to do this. 
Alternatively, I could match my laptop's display settings to those of 
the RefreshClockTest, but those are not the settings we will use for 
running experiments and I don't have 460 x 480 as an option. Lowest 
resolution on the laptop screen is 800 x 600.

How much does this matter? Should I go with my positive result & move 
ahead with longer testing times, or sync up these display settings first?

Thanks much for any thoughts on this,

Leisha Wharfield
Decision Research
Eugene, Oregon, USA


From hesterr at unimelb.edu.au  Tue Mar  7 05:42:03 2006
From: hesterr at unimelb.edu.au (Rob Hester)
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 16:42:03 +1100
Subject: problem with summation object
Message-ID: <TUE.7.MAR.2006.164203.1100.HESTERR@UNIMELB.EDU.AU>

To the mailing list,

I have been successfully using the summation object script (available on 
the e-prime website) to collect and average the number of correct responses 
from 100 trials, but I was wondering whether it is possible to alter the 
format of the summation objects presentation. Using the script I have, when 
printed to screen I appear to get nearly 10 decimal places. Is it possible 
to limit it to 2 decimal places.

The script I have has three inline scripts:
The first:
'This initiates the Summation object, OverallAcc, so that it
'may be referenced within the experiment.
Set OverallAcc = New Summation

The second (placed after the textdisplayobject):
'The AddObservation command adds the ACC value of object
'StimulusPresentation to the Summation object, OverallAcc.
OverallAcc.AddObservation c.GetAttrib ("StimulusPresentation.ACC")


'The Debug.Print command prints the mean value of the Summation
'object, OverallAcc, in the Output window.
Debug.Print OverallAcc.Mean

'The OverallACC attribute adds the running calculation of overall
'accuracy to the data file at the trial level.
c.SetAttrib "OverallAcc", OverallAcc.Mean

The third:
'This sets the attribute, OverallAcc at the block level,
'and multiplies it by 100 to display as a percentage.
c.SetAttrib "OverallAcc", OverallAcc.Mean*100


Any suggestions?


Cheers
Rob



Dr Rob Hester
Research Fellow
Department of Psychology
University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Australia
Tel: +61 3 83443684
Fax: +61 3 9347 6618
hesterr at unimelb.edu.au


From jae2924 at louisiana.edu  Fri Mar 10 16:16:19 2006
From: jae2924 at louisiana.edu (Epstein Jody)
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:16:19 -0600
Subject: E-Prime Question
Message-ID: <FRI.10.MAR.2006.101619.0600.JAE2924@LOUISIANA.EDU>

Does anyone know where to find a random shape generator that can intergrate with E-Prime. I have found several random shape genertors written in VB, but they don't generate a single object, they draw a bunch of lines until it makes a shape. I need the program to generate a random shape and then take that shape a display it using the image display object.

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From psudevan at uwsp.edu  Mon Mar 13 16:19:04 2006
From: psudevan at uwsp.edu (Sudevan, Padmanabhan)
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:19:04 -0600
Subject: Error 11009: Drawing error during E-Run
Message-ID: <MON.13.MAR.2006.101904.0600.PSUDEVAN@UWSP.EDU>

This is a note on a problem we had in my lab regarding an error message
that we encountered: Error 11009: A drawing error, with the code
0x887601c2.

 

We were having E-Run crash in the middle of an experiment occasionally
and this was the error that showed up. Initially, PST thought this might
be due to video card problems or even network routines polling the lab
machines and using video card resources. However, I tried a simpler
approach and tried to make the intermittent error replicable by running
myself in the experiment and pressing keys and key combinations at
random on each trial and in between trials. Sure enough, the drawing
error came up when I hit either of the Windows keys on each side of the
space bar, next to the ALT keys ( these are Dell Optiplex GX 280
machines bought for the lab last summer ). The error could be elicited
reliably and consistently on each of the four machines in the lab. So my
subjects were accidentally hitting the Windows key, when they were
trying to hit the keys defined as response keys ( N and M ).

 

PST knew about this problem and pointed me in the direction of an
E-Prime Support Note:

 

                                    INFO: How to avoid accidental
pressing of special keys (Windows Key, Ctrl+E...
<http://www.pstnet.com/e-prime/support/kb.asp?TopicID=1371> .

 

 

The third-party routine that will block the Windows keys is called
WinKeyKill. Has anyone on this list actually used this routine? I'd like
to know how well it works. 

 

Cheers, 

 

Sudevan

 

 

P Sudevan

Professor and Chair

Department of Psychology

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

 

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From pauls_postbus at hotmail.com  Mon Mar 13 18:18:47 2006
From: pauls_postbus at hotmail.com (Paul Gr)
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:18:47 +0100
Subject: Error 11009: Drawing error during E-Run
In-Reply-To: <2E53F217D30BB54B806304C2D519967E04850481@ems6.uwsp.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.13.MAR.2006.191847.0100.PAULSPOSTBUS@HOTMAIL.COM>

I have only positive experiences with the WinKey killer utility. Very simple 
to use and very effective. Just put a shortcut to the program in the 
startmenu->programs->startup folder to automatically active the utility at 
startup.

See also:
http://www.psy.vu.nl/download/menu/
http://pcwin.com/software/review.asp?ProgramID=5020


best,
paul


>From: "Sudevan, Padmanabhan" <psudevan at uwsp.edu>
>To: "E-Prime" <eprime at mail.talkbank.org>
>Subject: Error 11009: Drawing error during E-Run
>Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:19:04 -0600
>
>This is a note on a problem we had in my lab regarding an error message
>that we encountered: Error 11009: A drawing error, with the code
>0x887601c2.
>
>
>
>We were having E-Run crash in the middle of an experiment occasionally
>and this was the error that showed up. Initially, PST thought this might
>be due to video card problems or even network routines polling the lab
>machines and using video card resources. However, I tried a simpler
>approach and tried to make the intermittent error replicable by running
>myself in the experiment and pressing keys and key combinations at
>random on each trial and in between trials. Sure enough, the drawing
>error came up when I hit either of the Windows keys on each side of the
>space bar, next to the ALT keys ( these are Dell Optiplex GX 280
>machines bought for the lab last summer ). The error could be elicited
>reliably and consistently on each of the four machines in the lab. So my
>subjects were accidentally hitting the Windows key, when they were
>trying to hit the keys defined as response keys ( N and M ).
>
>
>
>PST knew about this problem and pointed me in the direction of an
>E-Prime Support Note:
>
>
>
>                                     INFO: How to avoid accidental
>pressing of special keys (Windows Key, Ctrl+E...
><http://www.pstnet.com/e-prime/support/kb.asp?TopicID=1371> .
>
>
>
>
>
>The third-party routine that will block the Windows keys is called
>WinKeyKill. Has anyone on this list actually used this routine? I'd like
>to know how well it works.
>
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>
>
>Sudevan
>
>
>
>
>
>P Sudevan
>
>Professor and Chair
>
>Department of Psychology
>
>University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
>
>
>


From rfbuzan0 at mailbox.sc.edu  Tue Mar 21 17:47:37 2006
From: rfbuzan0 at mailbox.sc.edu (Robert F. Buzan)
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:47:37 -0500
Subject: Variables in lists
Message-ID: <TUE.21.MAR.2006.124737.0500.RFBUZAN0@MAILBOX.SC.EDU>

I'm a fairly green E-Prime programmer and have encountered a problem I can't 
find an answer for.  I'd appreciate any help that anyone can provide.  I'm 
trying to create an experiment that limits the amount of time that 
participants can respond.  It's done in this way:

RT data is collected in the practice phase and the mean and standard deviation 
are computed.  We then create a variable to be used for the allowable response 
duration on one of the later blocks, thusly:  Dura = AveRT - 0.5*stddev.  This 
works just fine.

Later, when I need to use this, I want to set the allowable response time for 
the stimulus to which participants must respond to Dura.  We've tried putting 
Dura directly into the timelimit box, but it must be an integer or an 
attribute.  We've tried putting [Dura] directly into the timelimit box, but 
that is considered an attribute.  We've created a separate attribute, 
[MyTime], and populated that column with Dura (which, I believe, it interprets 
as a string) or with [Dura] (which is then an attribute).  I think I've 
narrowed the problem down to this question:  How do I use a variable in a list?

If that's the wrong question, does anyone have a suggestion for making this 
program limit response time to the value of Dura (Average RT minus one-half 
the standard deviation)?

Thanks for your help.

Gratefully,

Robb Buzan 


From anthony.zuccolotto at pstnet.com  Wed Mar 22 14:35:43 2006
From: anthony.zuccolotto at pstnet.com (Tony Zuccolotto)
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:35:43 -0500
Subject: Variables in lists
Message-ID: <WED.22.MAR.2006.093543.0500.ANTHONY.ZUCCOLOTTO@PSTNET.COM>

Robert,

You're very close to what you need to do.   You do need to use an
attribute in the time limit box, but the part you're missing is that all
attributes exist in the experimental "context" and you need to get the
value you want to use into the context.   The Context is a concept
unique to E-Prime and it constitutes a hierarchical/multi-leveled data
space which is separate from E-Basic variables (e.g. variables you would
declare with the Dim statement).  The Context in E-Prime conceptually
represents all the "experimental data" that you care about and directly
dictates what gets written to the data file.

All attributes declared on List objects automatically get put into the
context when the List is run.   Also, stimulus presentation objects will
insert items into the context after they run or at the end of
procedures, e.g. to add in dependent measures like Stimulus.RT,
Stimulus.ACC, etc.

You are free to put essentially any piece of useful data into context
via script and can do so with the following syntax.

	c.SetAttrib "attributeName", value

for example...

Dim Dura As Long		' declare a variable in E-Basic for
computations
Dura = AveRT - 0.5*stddev	' do the computation
c.SetAttrib "Dura", Dura	' add the value of the computation into
the context under the specified name (the names used do not have to
match).

After you call c.SetAttrib and add something into the context then the
"[Dura]" syntax can be used on object properties and at runtime the
system will look up the value of the specified attribute.

When c.SetAttrib is called and an attribute already exists then the
attributes value will just be updated.   If the attribute doesn't
already exist it will be created.   Every new attribute you put in the
context it will automatically become a new column of data in the data
file.

If you need to get a value from the context via script the syntax is
	value = c.GetAttrib( "attributeName" )

When you call c.GetAttrib the system will check the current level first
(e.g. Trial level) and if it can't resolve the reference it will move up
the next level of the hierarchy (e.g. Block level, then Session level)
until it finds the attribute.  If an attribute can't be found you will
receive a runtime error.  

For more information you should look in the E-Basic help system under
the Context object.

Hope that helps.
-Tony

Anthony P. Zuccolotto
President and Chief Executive Officer
Psychology Software Tools, Inc.
2050 Ardmore Boulevard
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15221-4610
Phone     412-271-5040
FAX       412-271-7077
Email     anthony.zuccolotto at pstnet.com
Internet  http://www.pstnet.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: eprime at mail.talkbank.org [mailto:eprime at mail.talkbank.org] On
Behalf
> Of Robert F. Buzan
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:48 PM
> To: eprime at mail.talkbank.org
> Subject: Variables in lists
> 
> I'm a fairly green E-Prime programmer and have encountered a problem I
> can't
> find an answer for.  I'd appreciate any help that anyone can provide.
I'm
> trying to create an experiment that limits the amount of time that
> participants can respond.  It's done in this way:
> 
> RT data is collected in the practice phase and the mean and standard
> deviation
> are computed.  We then create a variable to be used for the allowable
> response
> duration on one of the later blocks, thusly:  Dura = AveRT -
0.5*stddev.
> This
> works just fine.
> 
> Later, when I need to use this, I want to set the allowable response
time
> for
> the stimulus to which participants must respond to Dura.  We've tried
> putting
> Dura directly into the timelimit box, but it must be an integer or an
> attribute.  We've tried putting [Dura] directly into the timelimit
box,
> but
> that is considered an attribute.  We've created a separate attribute,
> [MyTime], and populated that column with Dura (which, I believe, it
> interprets
> as a string) or with [Dura] (which is then an attribute).  I think
I've
> narrowed the problem down to this question:  How do I use a variable
in a
> list?
> 
> If that's the wrong question, does anyone have a suggestion for making
> this
> program limit response time to the value of Dura (Average RT minus
one-
> half
> the standard deviation)?
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Gratefully,
> 
> Robb Buzan
> 


From mford at csl.psychol.cam.ac.uk  Thu Mar 23 15:43:24 2006
From: mford at csl.psychol.cam.ac.uk (Mike Ford)
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:43:24 +0000
Subject: Mapping parallel port responses
Message-ID: <THU.23.MAR.2006.154324.0000.MFORD@CSL.PSYCHOL.CAM.AC.UK>

Hi.

Excuse me if this is a silly question but I am an E-Prime newbie and not 
particularly up on technical things.

I am trying to see if I can get E-Prime to read responses from our current 
parallel port response boxes (used with our previous experimental software).

I can't seem to work out what to put in the Allowable responses bit. How do 
I code the output pins for the parallel port?

Thanks

- Mike

Mike Ford
Centre for Speech and Language
Department of Experimental Psychology
Downing Street
Cambridge
CB2 3EB

Tel: +44 (0) 1223 766559
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 766452


From pauls_postbus at hotmail.com  Fri Mar 24 13:51:06 2006
From: pauls_postbus at hotmail.com (Paul Gr)
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:51:06 +0100
Subject: Mapping parallel port responses
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20060323152955.0217f028@blue.psychol.cam.ac.uk:143>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.MAR.2006.145106.0100.PAULSPOSTBUS@HOTMAIL.COM>

hi mike,

I think you will find some of the answers at:
http://www.psy.vu.nl/download/menu/xml/eprime_howto_port_lpt.xml

The responses returned by the Port device will always be decimal values in 
the range 1 to 8. When you use the 4 digital input lines of the printer port 
(as mention in the link above) the values will be 4,5,6,7 (or 8).

best,
paul



>From: Mike Ford <mford at csl.psychol.cam.ac.uk>
>To: eprime at mail.talkbank.org
>Subject: Mapping parallel port responses
>Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:43:24 +0000
>
>Hi.
>
>Excuse me if this is a silly question but I am an E-Prime newbie and not 
>particularly up on technical things.
>
>I am trying to see if I can get E-Prime to read responses from our current 
>parallel port response boxes (used with our previous experimental 
>software).
>
>I can't seem to work out what to put in the Allowable responses bit. How do 
>I code the output pins for the parallel port?
>
>Thanks
>
>- Mike
>
>Mike Ford
>Centre for Speech and Language
>Department of Experimental Psychology
>Downing Street
>Cambridge
>CB2 3EB
>
>Tel: +44 (0) 1223 766559
>Fax: +44 (0) 1223 766452
>
>


From leisha at decisionresearch.org  Fri Mar 24 18:36:03 2006
From: leisha at decisionresearch.org (Leisha Wharfield)
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:36:03 -0800
Subject: Variables in lists
In-Reply-To: <B68F9C2FB5456441821E39FFF2FA50885401FF@exchange01.pst.local>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.MAR.2006.103603.0800.LEISHA@DECISIONRESEARCH.ORG>

Yes, but this is a way more useful explanation than what you get from 
E-Basic help, which is as dry and difficult to traverse as Death Valley.

Your solution is smarter & more economical than mine, too. I suggested 
adding an attribute to a list to get it recognized, then updating it 
with an inline object.

Thanks for the Context lesson.

Leisha

Tony Zuccolotto wrote:

>Robert,
>
>You're very close to what you need to do.   You do need to use an
>attribute in the time limit box, but the part you're missing is that all
>attributes exist in the experimental "context" and you need to get the
>value you want to use into the context.   The Context is a concept
>unique to E-Prime and it constitutes a hierarchical/multi-leveled data
>space which is separate from E-Basic variables (e.g. variables you would
>declare with the Dim statement).  The Context in E-Prime conceptually
>represents all the "experimental data" that you care about and directly
>dictates what gets written to the data file.
>
>All attributes declared on List objects automatically get put into the
>context when the List is run.   Also, stimulus presentation objects will
>insert items into the context after they run or at the end of
>procedures, e.g. to add in dependent measures like Stimulus.RT,
>Stimulus.ACC, etc.
>
>You are free to put essentially any piece of useful data into context
>via script and can do so with the following syntax.
>
>	c.SetAttrib "attributeName", value
>
>for example...
>
>Dim Dura As Long		' declare a variable in E-Basic for
>computations
>Dura = AveRT - 0.5*stddev	' do the computation
>c.SetAttrib "Dura", Dura	' add the value of the computation into
>the context under the specified name (the names used do not have to
>match).
>
>After you call c.SetAttrib and add something into the context then the
>"[Dura]" syntax can be used on object properties and at runtime the
>system will look up the value of the specified attribute.
>
>When c.SetAttrib is called and an attribute already exists then the
>attributes value will just be updated.   If the attribute doesn't
>already exist it will be created.   Every new attribute you put in the
>context it will automatically become a new column of data in the data
>file.
>
>If you need to get a value from the context via script the syntax is
>	value = c.GetAttrib( "attributeName" )
>
>When you call c.GetAttrib the system will check the current level first
>(e.g. Trial level) and if it can't resolve the reference it will move up
>the next level of the hierarchy (e.g. Block level, then Session level)
>until it finds the attribute.  If an attribute can't be found you will
>receive a runtime error.  
>
>For more information you should look in the E-Basic help system under
>the Context object.
>
>Hope that helps.
>-Tony
>
>Anthony P. Zuccolotto
>President and Chief Executive Officer
>Psychology Software Tools, Inc.
>2050 Ardmore Boulevard
>Suite 200
>Pittsburgh, PA 15221-4610
>Phone     412-271-5040
>FAX       412-271-7077
>Email     anthony.zuccolotto at pstnet.com
>Internet  http://www.pstnet.com
>
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: eprime at mail.talkbank.org [mailto:eprime at mail.talkbank.org] On
>>    
>>
>Behalf
>  
>
>>Of Robert F. Buzan
>>Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:48 PM
>>To: eprime at mail.talkbank.org
>>Subject: Variables in lists
>>
>>I'm a fairly green E-Prime programmer and have encountered a problem I
>>can't
>>find an answer for.  I'd appreciate any help that anyone can provide.
>>    
>>
>I'm
>  
>
>>trying to create an experiment that limits the amount of time that
>>participants can respond.  It's done in this way:
>>
>>RT data is collected in the practice phase and the mean and standard
>>deviation
>>are computed.  We then create a variable to be used for the allowable
>>response
>>duration on one of the later blocks, thusly:  Dura = AveRT -
>>    
>>
>0.5*stddev.
>  
>
>>This
>>works just fine.
>>
>>Later, when I need to use this, I want to set the allowable response
>>    
>>
>time
>  
>
>>for
>>the stimulus to which participants must respond to Dura.  We've tried
>>putting
>>Dura directly into the timelimit box, but it must be an integer or an
>>attribute.  We've tried putting [Dura] directly into the timelimit
>>    
>>
>box,
>  
>
>>but
>>that is considered an attribute.  We've created a separate attribute,
>>[MyTime], and populated that column with Dura (which, I believe, it
>>interprets
>>as a string) or with [Dura] (which is then an attribute).  I think
>>    
>>
>I've
>  
>
>>narrowed the problem down to this question:  How do I use a variable
>>    
>>
>in a
>  
>
>>list?
>>
>>If that's the wrong question, does anyone have a suggestion for making
>>this
>>program limit response time to the value of Dura (Average RT minus
>>    
>>
>one-
>  
>
>>half
>>the standard deviation)?
>>
>>Thanks for your help.
>>
>>Gratefully,
>>
>>Robb Buzan
>>
>>    
>>
>
>
>
>  
>
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From leisha at decisionresearch.org  Thu Mar 30 23:07:48 2006
From: leisha at decisionresearch.org (Leisha Wharfield)
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:07:48 -0800
Subject: XP Start Menu trick
Message-ID: <THU.30.MAR.2006.150748.0800.LEISHA@DECISIONRESEARCH.ORG>

Hi,

Someone had posted a quick & easy way to stop all the processes running 
in the background on XP machines before launching an Eprime experiment. 
I can't seem to find it in the archives. Could you post it again?

Thanks,

Leisha


From tab2006 at med.cornell.edu  Fri Mar 31 15:56:54 2006
From: tab2006 at med.cornell.edu (Tracy Butler)
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:56:54 -0500
Subject: paid eprime/IFIS consultant needed
Message-ID: <FRI.31.MAR.2006.105654.0500.>

Ideally, I'd like someone to make eprime experiments run using IFIS 
hardware (LCD screen, RF detector, button response unit) without IFIS 
packages.  Call/email me _today_ if interested. 
Thanks,
Tracy

-- 
Tracy Butler, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology in Psychiatry
Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory
Department of Psychiatry
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1300 York Avenue
Box 140 / Room F1314
New York, NY  10021

phone: 212 746 3766
fax: 212 746 5818
email: tab2006 at med.cornell.edu

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From leisha at decisionresearch.org  Fri Mar 31 19:04:30 2006
From: leisha at decisionresearch.org (Leisha Wharfield)
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:04:30 -0800
Subject: XP Start Menu trick
In-Reply-To: <20060331054746.3614C33E76@smtp2.bgu.ac.il>
Message-ID: <FRI.31.MAR.2006.110430.0800.LEISHA@DECISIONRESEARCH.ORG>

I'm beginning to think that this maillist is not where I saw the trick. 
We're using one that I think is a bit advanced for our research 
assistants. I know there is a more superficial way that does not involve 
asking several inexpert users to run msconfig, but I can't find it.

In the meantime, here's the procedure we are using, from our wonderful 
computer geek, Mike Daniels:

"The built in method for turning off startup items is to go to
    > Start
    > Run
    > type in "msconfig"
    > click OK
    > choose startup tab
    > click deselect all
    > click apply
    > click OK to restart.

When the PC restarts it won't have extra things running in the 
background. A reminder comes up telling you that the startup has been 
altered. It looks complicated, but it goes pretty fast.

Mike"

Leisha

Shai Danziger wrote:

>Dear Leisha,
>
>Could you please send me the email once you get it. I would like to know how
>to do this as well. We work on PCs that seem to have a lot of things going
>on in the background which sometimes screws up my RT data collection.
>
>Shai
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: eprime at mail.talkbank.org [mailto:eprime at mail.talkbank.org] On Behalf
>Of Leisha Wharfield
>Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 1:08 AM
>To: 'E-Prime'
>Subject: XP Start Menu trick
>
>Hi,
>
>Someone had posted a quick & easy way to stop all the processes running 
>in the background on XP machines before launching an Eprime experiment. 
>I can't seem to find it in the archives. Could you post it again?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Leisha
>
>
>
>  
>


From leisha at decisionresearch.org  Fri Mar 31 19:25:04 2006
From: leisha at decisionresearch.org (Leisha Wharfield)
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:25:04 -0800
Subject: XP Start Menu trick
In-Reply-To: <442D7D3E.9050007@decisionresearch.org>
Message-ID: <FRI.31.MAR.2006.112504.0800.LEISHA@DECISIONRESEARCH.ORG>

I found another method that is simpler & does the exact same thing.

   > Start
   > Run
   > type in "msconfig"
   > click OK
   > on the General tab (default), click Selective Startup
   > deselect Load Startup Items
   > click apply
   > click OK to restart.

Leisha Wharfield wrote:

> I'm beginning to think that this maillist is not where I saw the 
> trick. We're using one that I think is a bit advanced for our research 
> assistants. I know there is a more superficial way that does not 
> involve asking several inexpert users to run msconfig, but I can't 
> find it.
>
> In the meantime, here's the procedure we are using, from our wonderful 
> computer geek, Mike Daniels:
>
> "The built in method for turning off startup items is to go to
>    > Start
>    > Run
>    > type in "msconfig"
>    > click OK
>    > choose startup tab
>    > click deselect all
>    > click apply
>    > click OK to restart.
>
> When the PC restarts it won't have extra things running in the 
> background. A reminder comes up telling you that the startup has been 
> altered. It looks complicated, but it goes pretty fast.
>
> Mike"
>
> Leisha
>
> Shai Danziger wrote:
>
>> Dear Leisha,
>>
>> Could you please send me the email once you get it. I would like to 
>> know how
>> to do this as well. We work on PCs that seem to have a lot of things 
>> going
>> on in the background which sometimes screws up my RT data collection.
>>
>> Shai
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: eprime at mail.talkbank.org [mailto:eprime at mail.talkbank.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Leisha Wharfield
>> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 1:08 AM
>> To: 'E-Prime'
>> Subject: XP Start Menu trick
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Someone had posted a quick & easy way to stop all the processes 
>> running in the background on XP machines before launching an Eprime 
>> experiment. I can't seem to find it in the archives. Could you post 
>> it again?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Leisha
>>
>>
>>
>>  
>>
>
>