changing file paths

[Trevor Newell]

Hm. Due to the need for filepaths that are relative, a feature was added into the Experiment Editor which specifies shorter filenames for files that are found within the same directory or in subdirectories that the experiment file is located in.

For more information, see the following link: http://www.empirisoft.com/medialab/h...file_paths.htm

If these paths have already been created and specified - it might be a bit of work to actually go through and change them all. Around how many filenames do you believe need to be altered?

[dgprocess]

Thanks newell. I actually figured this out by reading the help file (duh). However, since the program was originally written (by my former grad student) with files in lots of separate folders, I had to put all the files in one folder and am now in the process of manually changing all the paths. I don't think the experiment is written as succinctly as it could be- there are 64 different .que files that need to have path files changed (and each one has about 7 variables).

[dgprocess]

By the way, I'm using v2006, which I don't think supports relative paths for subdirectories.

[Trevor Newell]

Hm - If needed, I can create a small tool for you tonight to do this process for you.

[dgprocess]

Wow- that would be fabulous! Its a bit tedious doing this by hand.... Do you need me to send you anything?

[Trevor Newell]

Hm - that's ok. I'll have the tool ready sometime later tonight.

[dgprocess]

Thanks.

Although I'm having a related problem- I started changing the paths, and now the experiment can't find the files at all. I moved all the files into one folder, and manually changed the paths for one condition (1A)- and tried to run that condition, but for every outside file, the program gives me the error that it can't find the file. I double and triple-checked that all the paths are correct. And each individual questionnaire runs fine when run as a stand-alone questionnaire. But when I run the whole experiment, when it calls up the files within the questionnaires, it suddenly can't find the files.

Weird.

Thanks for your help with this.

Oh, by the way... the ctl+alt+right arrow shortcut that's programmed to quit the experiment doesn't work on my computer... the same keys are used to change the orientation of the screen.