Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

This is a list of questions that have been asked about CleverPsych.

For detailed information refer to the manual.

1. Where is the CleverPsych manual? I cant find any manual file.


The manual is the PDF file CleverPsych.pdf in the doco folder within the CleverPsych folder.
i.e. C:\CleverPsych\Doco\CleverPsych.pfd.

To display it you simply need to find the file with Explorer (My Computer) and double click it.

We assume that everyone will have the Adobe application to do this these days, if not google for "Adobe Reader download".

2. I clicked on the CleverPsych icon but nothing appeared!


When I try to open it this is what it says in the black window:

"C:\CleverData\Scripts\CleverPsych.cmd.  The specified path does not exist.  Check the path, and then try again."



The earlier versions assumed that new users would work their way through the manual while using the demonstration version of CleverPsych and then set up the production version by making a copy of the demo system.

This has caused some confusion, so from version 5.3 this will be done automatically when the CleverPsych icon is first clicked.

If you have an earlier system...
Have a look at the SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM chapter (14) in the manual in CleverPsych\doco.

Basically...

  1. In windows explorer (My Computer) open up the C: drive
  2. You should have two folders, CleverPsysch which contains the software, manual etc, and CleverDemo which is the data for the demonstration.
  3. You need a CleverData folder. Only do the following IF IT IS NOT THERE
  4. Make a copy of the CleverDemo folder (copy and paste)
  5. Rename the copy to CleverData
  6. Go into the database folder in the new CleverData folder and DELETE the Database.xml file (this is Donald duck etc ) i.e. C:\CleverData\database\Database.xml
  7. Click on the CleverData icon to start up the system. A new database will be created.

3. Why does the archaic DOS black & white panel appear before the program opens, & the remain until deliberately closed? 

This will display any extraneous system messages. Without it the program may not run (e.g. some missing files) or you get some strange happenings  and you have no idea what is wrong.

See section 3.9 in the manual.

4. The manual says to modify a configuration file but when I edit the file it looks different.


When you download a new version you get new CleverPsych and a new CleverDemo folder.

Your CleverData folder is initially created as a copy of the CleverDemo folder.

When you start up after downloading a new version the system will attempt to update your CleverData files.

On older versions this may not happen.

You may need to copy new files from the new CleverDemo folder to your CleverData folder.

For example, if you want to change the Diary ranges as described in the manual, you may have to copy the start file first.


5. The backup procedure is complicated & clunky, including the requirement to manually enter the date of the last backup in the misc panel.

 
This is only to remind people to do a backup.

Backup is only a matter of inserting a DVD (or other media) and then dragging the folders (CleverData and your stuff) from explorer to it. There doesnt seem to be any  point of writing special software to do it. Theres also the Microsoft backup.


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