E-Run program not working on Windows 7, works on XP computer the files were compiled on.

[Michiel Spape]

Hi,
What a weird error... To be sure, however, could you see whether something /does/ work if you make an extremely simple experiment, just running that very video you want to use (one procedure with just the moviedisplay)? So, first try to see whether the simplest thing ever, including your video file, runs on the win7 pc, and only then go on with the more complex one. One of the things I had in mind which might be 'OS-related', is that if you should store your videos in documents and settings\my videos\ etc, then this folder is different between OS'es, thus running into problems. To be sure, always put your .avi (and .bmp and whatnot) files in the same directory as the experiment, and always use relative paths. Anyway, you might also try add a little inline just before the moviedisplay to see whether indeed, the filename is set, something like 
Debug.print "File name is: " & MovieDisplayObjectName.FileName

I mean, if the filename is indeed not set (which E-Prime seems to claim), then there seems very little reason the OS is responsible for that.

Best,
Mich

Michiel Spapé
Research Fellow
Perception & Action group
University of Nottingham
School of Psychology
www.cognitology.eu

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From: e-prime at googlegroups.com [mailto:e-prime at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of cjp87
Sent: 23 September 2011 23:16
To: E-Prime
Subject: E-Run program not working on Windows 7, works on XP computer the files were compiled on.

The problem seems to occur when it tries to load a video (the program
runs up until that point). Upon switching to the video frame, the
program fails with an error code "11045, File Name on MovieDisplay has
not been set". The problem with this is that the filename (and path)
is set and identical on all computers, and it works on my one XP
computer, but does not on the three Windows 7 computers I tried it on.
Unfortunately, I need to use the three Windows 7 computers to run
participants next week, up to three at a time.

I know I don't have a ton of details, but it seems that the problem is
related to the operating system. E-prime worked just fine last
semester on these computers, but I didn't try to load any videos in e-
prime for those studies.

Has anyone come across this problem before? Is there anything I can
add that will help you guys understand what's going on?

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