For WeBWorK2.0 instructions for importing class lists see http://webhost.math.rochester.edu/webworkdocs/discuss/msgReader$2397
NOTE: Be sure you understand the difference between the classlist
and the classlist database. This is a new feature, and might not be
fully documented. Often, the database should be edited (through the
Professor's Page), rather than the classlist file itself.
Classlist files reside in the templates directory and have a
".lst" extension. "The" classlist file (usually named e.g.
"mth101.lst") is used to initialize the classlist database for mth101.
The classlist database can be imported from and exported to a classlist
file (and also updated over the web). Other classlist files (e.g.
"test_email.lst", "my_section.lst") can be used to send email to
selected students.
The class list file is an ascii file whose structure structure is as follows:
Every line is a separate record with fields separated by $delim. $delim is defined in the Global.pm file
with default value a comma (","). No field should contain a $delim .
Every record must contain $noOfFieldsInClasslist records. $noOfFieldsInClasslist is
a positive integer defined in the Global.pm file. It's current default value is 9.
There are no header lines in the file.
The studentID (the first field) and the login name (the last field) must be unique. Both
can contain only upper and lower case letters, digits, -, . , and _ . The fields are
studentID, lastName, firstName, status, comment, section, recitation, email, and login name. Only the
studentID and login name fields are required to be non blank but certainly the lastName field should be
filled in. Also, if a student's email field is blank, email will not be sent to that student.
However, a student can enter his or her own email address from the web.
Here is a sample classlist file.
000-00-000a ,PRACTICE1 , ,C , ,Pizer , , ,practice1
000-00-000b ,PRACTICE2 , ,C , ,Pizer , , ,practice2
000-00-000c ,PRACTICE3 , ,C , ,Pizer , , ,practice3
000-00-000d ,PRACTICE4 , ,C , , , , ,practice4
000-00-000e ,PROBLEM ,RANDOM ,C , ,Gage , , ,practice5
000-00-000f ,PRACTICE6 , ,DROP , ,Gage , , ,practice6
000-00-000g ,PRACTICE7 , ,DROP , ,Gage , , ,practice7
000-00-000h ,PRACTICE8 , ,D , ,Gage , , ,practice8
000-00-000i ,PRACTICE9 , ,D , ,Pizer , , ,practice9
111-11-1111 ,PIZER ,ARNOLD ,C , ,Pizer , Rec. 1 ,apizer@math.rochester.edu ,apizer
222-22-2222 ,DOUGLASS ,SCOTT ,C , ,Pizer , Rec. 1 ,douglass@math.rochester.edu ,douglass
333-33-3333 ,MOUSSA ,BASEM ,C , ,Pizer , Rec. 1 ,moussa@math.rochester.edu ,moussa
444-44-4444 ,GAGE ,MIKE ,C , ,Gage , Rec. 1 ,gage@math.rochester.edu ,gage
010-01-0100 ,CABOTT ,JOHN ,DROP ,9/4/96 ,Gage , Rec. 2 ,jc001f@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ,jc001f
020-02-0200 ,BONET ,JANE ,DROP ,9/11/96 ,Gage , Rec. 2 ,jb004f@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ,jb004f
030-03-0300 ,HOYER ,MARK ,DROP , ,Gage , Rec. 2 ,mh010f@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ,mh010f
040-04-0400 ,RICHARD ,JOAN ,DROP , ,Pizer , Rec. 2 ,jr001f@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ,jr001f
060-06-0600 ,ROBERTS ,HAL ,DROP , ,Pizer , Rec. 3 ,hr002f@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ,hr002f
070-07-0700 ,MUELSON ,JOY ,DROP , ,Pizer , Rec. 3 ,jm002e@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ,jm002e
050-05-0500 ,SAMSON ,WENDY ,DROP , ,Pizer , Rec. 3 ,wsamson@frontiernet.net ,050-05-0500
080-08-0800 ,THOMAS ,SALLY ,audit , ,Gage , Rec. 4 ,st008c@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ,st008c
090-09-0900 ,SMITH ,DAVID ,DROP , ,Gage , Rec. 4 ,dsoo9e@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ,ds009e
009-09-0009 ,SMITH ,JUDY ,C , ,Gage , Rec. 4 ,js005e@uhura.cc.rochester.edu ,js005e
The perl script readURClassList.pl reads a semi-colon delimited file
from the UR registrar and outputs a classlist file having the required
format.
The fields of the class list file in left to right order are:
- studentID
- (normally a SSN in the format 123-45-6789 or a bogus SSN such as
000-00-000a. This must be unique and can contain only upper and lower
case letters, digits, -, . , and _ . )
- lastName
- (e.g. Public)
- firstName
- (including middle names and initials, e.g. Jane Q.)
- status
- (usually blank or C (for current), but could be D, Drop, or
Withdrawn. @statusDrop in Global.pm lists the words which indicate the
student has dropped. Anything else indicates the student is active.)
- comment
- (a field for comments, e.g. "added 3/3/96")
- section
- (e.g. Pizer MWF9)
- recitation
- (e.g. Smith M 2:00)
- e-mail
- (student's e-mail address)
- login name
- (student's login name. This must be unique and can contain only upper and lower case letters, digits, -, . , and _ . )
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