External application to call a series of .ebs2 files?

[liwenna]

Hello Frank,

Thanks for your quick reply! It would be great if you could try the
numbers-thing. At my university I can only 'run' the au3 scripts, and
edit them in notepad, but in order to do that I first need to figure
out the language... My guess is that if you get the program to run
orderly, editing the code is fare more simple, right? But as said, ICT
guys won't let me.  At home I also can't do that as I am the proud
owner of a Mac, which I really love but sometimes it's a pain (and yes
I should get myself some parallels).

I am homeworking today but I'll try the script you posted first thing
on monday!

Sincerely,

liwenna.

On Apr 16, 8:55 pm, frankbosco <goo... at frankbosco.com> wrote:
> Hi Liwenna,
>
> Thanks for your message.  Re: having autoit automatically insert
> subject/session numbers, I have not tried this (now that I think about
> it, it would be very handy for me)... Perhaps try something like the
> following:
>
> To start, you'd need a basic autoit data collection box at the start
> of the executable (i.e., before the randomly selected .ebs2 files
> begin) - autoit provides a good example of this code in one of their
> sample code files (see example file "inputbox.au3") .  The next part
> (having autoit automatically populate the subject/session values) is
> more complicated, but perhaps try something like the following:
>
> In the current code, there are lines that include (something like)
> "winwait.open; winwait.close" -- you may be able to tell autoit to
> wait until the "enter subject #" box appears (by simply providing
> autoit with the name of that box, as is done in my current code with
> "E-Run"), then have autoit insert a subject/session number collected
> at the start (i.e., from the input box in the previous step).  You may
> be able to tell autoit to wait until "enter Ss #" box appears, then
> code it to press "TAB" (x) times, the value from the input box, then
> "RETURN" (these can be done with ASCII code).  I know it sounds silly,
> but it might actually work...
>
> Tell you what - I'll play around with this idea (very) late tonight,
> then send you a code file if I figure it out...  For now, you can
> download a newer version of the ebs2 call autoit file from my personal
> website: [www.frankbosco.com/ebs_call_new.au3]  -- this version
> includes code to call a few ebs2 files in a determined sequence (after
> a series of randomly-selected ebs2 files).
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Best,
> Frank
>
> On Apr 16, 9:56 am, liwenna <liwe... at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It is like magic!!!
>
> > This is exactly what I need to run my battery of tests. Well... almost
> > exactly... except for the random part that is. I am trying to get that
> > part out, yet I am experiencing troubles using auto-it as my
> > university ICT guys won't let us install nifty little programs like
> > this.
>
> > Would there be a way to have autoit also insert subject and session
> > numbers? Perhaps even make a shiny litle autoit interface wherein you
> > enter subject and session numbers and then run the whole everything
> > from that? I'll work on it myself and keep you guys informed if
> > something good comes from it, just wondering if you, Frank, had
> > allready tried something similar?
>
> > Greetings,
>
> > liwenna
>
> > On Mar 16, 9:00 pm, David McFarlane <mcfar... at msu.edu> wrote:
>
> > > Frank,
> > > Wow, this looks really cool, thanks very much for taking on the
> > > assignment and writing back.  Looks like it will be worth my time to
> > > look into AutoIt further, and continue recommending it to others.
>
> > > Thanks,
> > > -- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder
>
> > > At 3/14/2009 02:21 AM Saturday, you wrote:
>
> > > >David,
>
> > > >Thanks very much for your suggestion!  I've created a script for this
> > > >purpose in Autoit (it works very well).  I don't know how to attach a
> > > >file in this window, so please feel free to download it from my
> > > >personal website (see link below), and share.  In the .zip file, I
> > > >have included the Autoit script file, a compiled version, and a
> > > >basic .txt instruction file.
>
> > > >http://www.frankbosco.com/call_ebs.zip
>
> > > >All the best,
> > > >Frank
>
> > > >On Mar 13, 10:47 am, David McFarlane <mcfar... at msu.edu> wrote:
> > > > > Frank,
>
> > > > > This question has come up before (e.g.,
> > > > seehttp://www.pstnet.com/forum/Topic2485-12-1.aspx), and I keep
> > > > > suggesting AutoIt
> > > > > (<http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3>http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3
> > > > > ).  So far no one has reported back on this, and I never have time to
> > > > > try it myself.  Perhaps you could give that a try and let us all know
> > > > > how it works.
>
> > > > > Other than that, you might try a good old DOS-style batch
> > > > > file.  Also, someone once suggested (sorry, I do not have the link)
> > > > > using links in a .pdf to guide the course of a battery of
> > > > > tests.  That would still require some manual interaction, but might
> > > > > help a little.
>
> > > > > Please let us know what you find.
>
> > > > > -- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder
>
> > > > > >Dear E-Prime group,
>
> > > > > >I am searching for a (presumably) simple external application (e.g., a
> > > > > >small VB-based program) to call several EBS2 files to run in a desired
> > > > > >order (preferably random order).  I would like to administer a battery
> > > > > >ofexperimentsin a group setting, and am having a great deal of
> > > > > >trouble integrating the procedures from each separate .ES2 file into
> > > > > >one "main" .ES2 file with blocklists (E-Prime support suggested that
> > > > > >my individual procedures exceed E-Prime's copy/pastecapacity, and E-
> > > > > >Prime's automatic renaming of duplicate objects is making the task
> > > > > >even more difficult).
>
> > > > > >Would anyone be willing to share something along these lines?  Any
> > > > > >help would be greatly appreciated.  I am not very familiar with
> > > > > >programming languages.
>
> > > > > >Thanks in advance!
> > > > > >Frank
>
> > > > > >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > > > > >Frank A. Bosco
> > > > > >Doctoral Student
> > > > > >Dept. of Management (OB/HR)
> > > > > >Fogelman College of Business & Economics
> > > > > >The University of Memphis
> > > > > >fbo... at memphis.edu
> > > > > >Office: (901) 678-4531
> > > > > >Cell: (901) 387-7864
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