[Help] Opensesame won't load

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• sebastiaan

  October 2017

  Hi Jeez,

  What happens exactly? Say you have downloaded the no-installation-required version based on Python 2.7. Then you extract the zip file, and double-click on opensesame.exe. And then what happens?

  Cheers,
  Sebastiaan

  
  
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• Jeez

  October 2017

  Hi sebastiaan,

  thanks for replying.
  Quite simply put nothing happens at all. I click it and get the loading cursor, than after about 5 seconds it's gone and nothing happens.
  If I look in the task manager, I can't find any open processes, so somehow it seems that it just can't open the program.
  I tried older versions as well as the installer and .zip versions. I also tried running as adminstrator and running in compatibility modes for older windows versions.

  I am honestly at my wits end right now
• sebastiaan

  October 2017

  Hi,

  There are many reasons why OpenSesame might crash, so let's try to get some more info by launching OpenSesame with the command prompt.

  You can start the command prompt by launching cmd.exe through the start menu. You then navigate to the OpenSesame program folder. And then launch OpenSesame by executing:

  python Scripts\opensesame-script.py
  

  Say that your username is dev and you've extracted OpenSesame in the Downloads folder, then this might look as follows:

  

  Once you've done that, you should probably see an error message of some kind. Please post that here.

  Cheers!
  Sebastiaan

  
  
  Check out SigmundAI.eu for our OpenSesame AI assistant!
  
• Jeez

  October 2017

  Hey Sebastiaan,

  I have no idea why it would make a difference, but if I open it via the cmd console, IT WORKS!!
  It might be a minor inconvenience, but I honestly don't mind as long as I can use it. If you want me to try anything else that might help you with future releases, please let me know and I'll be happy to do so.

  Thank you so much, you are awesome and so is your program - I know 10€ isn't much, but I am a poor phd-student

  Cheers,
  Joe
• sebastiaan

  October 2017

  If this works, then you could create a file opensesame.bat in the OpenSesame program folder, with the following text in it:

  python Scripts\opesesame-script.py
  

  Then you can launch OpenSesame by double-clicking on the batch file, which is a simple executable script. Saves you from having to start the command prompt every time.

  Thank you so much, you are awesome and so is your program - I know 10€ isn't much, but I am a poor phd-student

  Every little contribution is appreciated, thank you!

  
  
  Check out SigmundAI.eu for our OpenSesame AI assistant!