EYE expects datafiles to be arranged with one datapoint per line in the file. Each datapoint consists of a sequence of floating point numbers, specifying the values of each of the variables for that datapoint. If you wish to include comments in your datafiles, you can do so by starting each line of comment with the `#' character. For instance, here is part of the garden.mbl datafile:
# GreenG MinDrop Water Temp Height Brightness
2 2 2 15 11.9 2
2 2 2 20 12.1 2
2 2 2 25 11.5 2
2 2 4 15 27.9 2
By default, EYE assumes that the rightmost column of numbers
represents the output value, and that all the other variables are
inputs. To find out how to specify other formats, see section
5.2 (in brief: you need to select the advanced option from
the ``Run GMBL'' dialog box, and then edit the format slot in the
advanced dialog box).
You are now ready to try out EYE on your own data. In doing so, you may spot unfamiliar terms appearing on the screen, such as GMString or AutoRSM. The following section describes how to get online help that will explain cryptic terms like these. Later sections describe such things as how to switch to the previous screen, how to halt EYE midway through a computation, and how to use the advanced interface to gain additional control.