Macro File

This is an example of a macro file used in the COM program. It contains a list of all the parameter sets that define the trials that are to be executed in a given run of COM. Note that the list must contain one fixed parameter file, which is specified by the keyword fpf. It must also contain one or more parameter files, each containing a parameter set for a set of trials of a given task type. Each such parameter file is specified by the keyword pf.

Note that all text to the right of a semicolon is a comment, and is ignored by the COM program. 

; macro file
;
fpf	run100.prm	; Fixed parameter file
;
; Saccade parameter sets
pf	sac201.prm	; visual
pf	sac219.prm	; auditory
pf	sac220.prm	; visual and auditory
; Delayed saccade parameter sets
pf	dsac301.prm
pf	dsac314.prm
; Fixation parameter sets
pf	fixate115.prm
pf	fixate118.prm
; Precedence effect parameter sets
pf	prec611.prm
pf	prec640.prm

See also the following documents:
Example of a fixed parameter file
Example of a fixation parameter file
Example of a saccade parameter file
Com Program Documentation -- General
Task Types
Glossary of Parameters

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This page last modified on : June 26, 1996