User`s guide

E-Prime User’s Guide
Chapter 2: Using E-Studio
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2.10 Stage 8: Running the Experiment
Once experiment development is completed and you have thoroughly tested the experiment and
examined the data file to determine that the necessary information is logging appropriately, data
collection is ready to begin. With a subject-ready experiment, E-Studio is no longer needed to
launch the E-Run application.
2.10.1 Running subjects
To run a completed experiment, the E-Basic Script (EBS) file may be launched directly from E-
Run. From the Start menu, choose Programs-E-Prime to display the E-Prime menu. Then from
the E-Prime menu, select E-Run to launch this application.
The E-Run application opens to a blank EBS file. While it is possible to enter or edit script in the
E-Run application window, it is not recommended that E-Run be used in this manner. The single
most important reason for this is because the EBS file is regenerated every time a compile
procedure is performed from within E-Studio. Any edits performed on the EBS file would be
overwritten when the EBS file is regenerated.
To open a pregenerated EBS file in E-Run, select the Open command from the File menu. The
familiar Windows Open dialog will be displayed to allow the user to navigate to the directory and
file to be opened. Select the EBS file to be opened, or type the name directly into the File Name
field on the Open dialog, and click the Open button. The generated E-Basic script for the
selected experiment will be loaded into E-Run. To run the script, click the Run tool button, or
simply press the F7 key.