Specifying output data file location?

[LizaM]

Thanks for a very comprehensive post there David - I will peruse that
when I have a little more time...

Many Thanks

Liza

On Feb 2, 2:12 am, David McFarlane <mcfar... at msu.edu> wrote:
> Hmm, on further thought (without benefit of getting StartupInfo files to
> work yet myself) I think that, in order to have each student's data
> files go into a separate directory, you would still need to give each
> student their own copy of the experiment program along with a mated
> StartupInfo file.  This still seems rather clumsy -- among other things
> every time you revised the experiment program you would have to redo all
> the copies for each student, and you could accomplish much the same end
> without StartupInfo files just by giving each student their own
> directory containing their own copy of the experiment program.  So I
> might have to retract a bit of my earlier enthusiasm for the StartupInfo
> file mechansism.
>
> (BTW, the "New Features Guide" that went out with EP2.0.8.73 has the
> wrong figure for section 1.6.2.1 about the StartupInfo Editor.  Matt at
> PST kindly sent me his original (and correct) version of that section,
> and I posted that athttp://www.pstnet.com/forum/Topic4015-6-1.aspxfor
> everyone.)
>
> But now the good news -- I totally cracked this longstanding problem!
> (Or did I just fail to do a proper search of the archive?).  It's not
> even that hard, and we had the clues all along in the code that E-Studio
> generates for the Main() routine.  I will post my solution in a separate
> thread with a title like "How to use a custom data file or path name."
>
> -- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder
>
> On 29 Jan 2010 David McFarlane wrote:
>
>
>
> > Liza,
>
> > OK, now that I have looked at the documentation, I can say that the
> > StartupInfo file absolutely addresses your original question, i.e., it
> > provides a fine mechanism for managing the data file name and path in
> > any way you like, and many more things besides.  Your programs can even
> > modify the StartupInfo file with your own script.  Think of the
> > possibilities!  Every once in a while PST gets something right, and this
> > looks like one of those times.  It's just too bad that they are so
> > stingy in releasing the information.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

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