E-Prime on a VM
Rick O'Gorman
rickogorman at gmail.com
Mon Apr 20 10:03:16 UTC 2009
Liwenna,
I am thinking you meant thanks to Greg here?
Rick
liwenna wrote:
> *small update*
>
> The script to call files in a fixed order is working as properly as
> expected. Rick, thank you so very much.
> The auto-it forum is offline right now (maintenance) so toying around
> with the script to make it give in subject and session numbers will
> have to wait.
>
>
>
> On Apr 18, 5:55 pm, Rick O'Gorman <rickogor... at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> Well, that's one difference, and I suppose there are different bugs in
>> the versions of VB for Mac and XP. However, still seems odd. Definitely
>> went smoothly for me on the Mac host/XP guest using VB. I assume you're
>> using a recent version of VB (2.1 or better)? Other than that, I'm out
>> of ideas.
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> Greg Osenbach wrote:
>>> I use Sun Virtual Box. The installer runs fine. I have tried with both
>>> the install files copied from the CD and a mounted .iso file. when it
>>> gets near the end of the installation process, The virtual machine
>>> crashes. I have tried with several versions of vurtual box and on
>>> several different laptops with the same results. I had actually come to
>>> the conclusion that for some odd reason, e-prime could not be used in a
>>> virtual machine. However hearing that someone got it to work, that
>>> gives me hope to be able to get it running eventually. Although I
>>> should note that this was an XP virtual machine running in both XP and
>>> Vista for hosts. Not a mac.
>>> On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Rick O'Gorman <rickogor... at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:rickogor... at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> Hi Greg,
>>> I don't remember any problems with installing E-Prime on my VM per se,
>>> only with getting it to see the dongle, which was a pain. This was
>>> partly because I had to learn how to get Virtualbox to allow the guest
>>> OS (WinXP) to see the USB dongle. The first time I did this, Windows
>>> also didn't try to find drivers, so I used Aladdin's HASP driver, but
>>> the wrong kind (but they still worked). The second time (I had to
>>> reinstall when we upgraded from 2.x beta to 2.x gold) I used the right
>>> ones. My bootcamp also failed to look for drivers with the beta (a
>>> pattern?) but did find them for the gold install.
>>> I think both times I copied across the install file rather than just run
>>> it from the CD--maybe that's a factor?
>>> Are you using VB, or one of the commercial options (Fusion, Parallels)?
>>> Rick
>>> Greg Osenbach wrote:
>>> > Was there anything special you had to do to get e-prime to
>>> install in a
>>> > virtual box virtual machine? I have tried installing it in my
>>> virtual
>>> > machine several times and it always crashes during the install...
>>> > Greg
>>> > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 5:29 AM, Rick O'Gorman
>>> <rickogor... at gmail.com <mailto:rickogor... at gmail.com>
>>> > <mailto:rickogor... at gmail.com <mailto:rickogor... at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>> > Liwenna:
>>> > As an aside to your topic, I also have a Mac. You can get a
>>> program
>>> > called Virtualbox (www.virtualbox.org
>>> <http://www.virtualbox.org> <http://www.virtualbox.org>)
>>> > for *free* from Sun which does
>>> > the same kind of thing as Parallels. Its a little more techy
>>> but I
>>> > didn't have too much trouble setting it up. You still need a
>>> legal
>>> > Windows copy, but probably you can get a discounted copy from
>>> your univ.
>>> > I run E-Prime on that setup and it works fine. Getting the dongle
>>> > recognised was a little tricky, as you have to tell
>>> Virtualbox to access
>>> > the USB dongle and may also have to get drivers for it (one
>>> time I did,
>>> > the next time I didn't as Windows found some itself, not the
>>> ones I used
>>> > previously)--I got them from
>>> > http://www.aladdin.com/support/hasp/enduser.aspx, using the
>>> HASP HL ones
>>> > I think (I tried both options there). It might depend on
>>> whether you use
>>> > an individual ddongle, network dongle or no dongle (if that's an
>>> > option).
>>> > The E-Prime people (PST) are completely unhelpful in this
>>> regard, as
>>> > 'they don't support Macs' which is a total cop-out. They went
>>> so far as
>>> > to deny any responsibility to help me with my bootcamp Windows
>>> > install--even though its running natively and is as
>>> legitimate a version
>>> > of Windows as any other. I found that a disgrace and frankly
>>> has made me
>>> > keep a firm eye out for E-Prime alternatives, when the chance
>>> presents
>>> > itself.
>>> > Rick
>>> > liwenna wrote:
>>> > > 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
>>> <mailto:goo... at frankbosco.com>
>>> > <mailto:goo... at frankbosco.com
>>> <mailto: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
>>> <http://www.frankbosco.com/ebs_call_new.au3>
>>> > <http://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
>>> <mailto:liwe... at gmail.com>
>>> > <mailto:liwe... at gmail.com <mailto: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
>>> <mailto:mcfar... at msu.edu>
>>> > <mailto:mcfar... at msu.edu <mailto: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
>> ...
>>
>> read more »
> >
--
Rick O'Gorman, PhD
Psychology, Faculty of Development and Society
Collegiate Crescent Campus,
Sheffield Hallam University,
Sheffield
S10 2BP
Phone: 0114 225 5788 Fax: 0114 225 2430
http://www.shu.ac.uk/psychology/staff/OGorman.html
No passion can survive a woman's seeing her lover hold
his fork in the wrong way.
~Edith Wharton
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