MediaLab Version 2008.1

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Improved MediaLab's video playing capability on Windows Vista.

In response to www.empirisoft.com/support/showthread.php?p=5082 you can now run a custom item at full screen (i.e., avoiding the usual MediaLab black border) by adding a (w-1) parameter. This is akin to using (w-1) to run a video at full screen.

Improved installation package to minimize licensing issues as a function of permission and admin vs regular user problems.

In response to www.empirisoft.com/support/showthread.php?t=1432 and www.empirisoft.com/support/showthread.php?t=424 you can now check an option on the MediaLab Preferences menu to "Disable Secret Keys"

In prior versions, the SPSS .sav data file had a 50 character limit on string (alphanumeric) variables. This has now been increased to 255 characters but will only take effect on newly generated .sav files. Note that, as before, the .csv and .txt data file formats have no limitation to the length of the data strings. Those wanting full text values in their datafile can use the .csv file in Excel, or importing the .csv file into Microsoft Access or other database program.

In prior versions, variables collected from custom items were written to the regular MediaLab data files. You now have the option to save the collected data to external files in the same manner as essay item data. To do this, simply add the following line to the form section in the HTML of your custom item:

<input type="hidden" name="save_external" value="true" />

That will cause MediaLab to create (or append to) an external data file dedicated to the current variable. If multiple form variables are being captured within the current MediaLab custom item, a separate external file will be created for each. These external text files will be of an identical structure to essay item data files.