[DMDX] Re: Lost *.ZIL data due to accidently hitting "NO" when  asked if want to save data At 04:05 PM 11/17/00 -0600, you wrote:
>DMDX-
>Hello.  I lost data from a "*.ZIL" today.  I assume my mistake was to 
>accidently hit "NO" when it asked if I want to save the data after the 
>participant was done giving ratings.  I was wondering if there was a way 
>to retrieve it.  I am thinking the answer is "No", but I felt it would not 
>hurt to ask.

   It's in job1.zil till you run another job.

>Also, I was wondering if there is a way to set up DMDX to save the data 
>automatically without having to say "YES", I want to save the data?  That 
>would be great, and I would be able to avoid the problem of lost 
>data.  Also, it would ease my worry that a participant could hit the "ESC" 
>button and then hit "NO" and lose the data that way.
>If this automatic save feature is not currently available, could it be 
>something that could be included in an updated version of DMDX?

   If you run DMDX from the command line it will automatically save 
data.  An option can be added that will save data automatically too as 
well.  Custom requests like this unless seconded by many other people or at 
least one other person in the psychology department here are in the 
hardware donation to the UofA psychology department bracket though.


-jonathan (j.c.f.)

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