** Using WeBWorK **

PG environment variables

Vital state information

$psvn

psvn (Problem set version number) is a number which identifies an individual problem set. This is the primary key in the record table defining the problem set.

$psvnNumber

A synonym for $psvn

$probNum

Problem number. This number identifies the order in which this problem appears in the problem set.

$questionNumber

Synonym for $probNum

$fileName

The path to the template for this problem (relative to the template directory.)

$probFileName

A synonym for $fileName

$problemSeed

The number used to initialize the random number generator. A problem seed is stored for each problem in each individualized problem set record. The template ($fileName) and seed ($problemSeed) completely determine the individual problem seen by the student. Changing the seed changes the coefficients in the problem. Using the same seed for all students gives them identical problems.

$displayMode

One of HTML (text mode), HTML_tth (formatted text mode) or Latex2HTML (typeset mode)

$languageMode

Obsolete synonym for $displayMode

$outputMode

Obsolete synonym for $displayMode

Problem Information

$formattedOpenDate

Text string containing the date after which students will be able to view the problems.

$openDate

Number representing the date in the unix system. This is useful for comparing dates.

$formattedDueDate

Text string containing the due date of the problem set. After this date, answers are not recorded.

$dueDate

Number representing the date in the unix system. This is useful for comparing dates.

$formattedAnswerDate

Text string containing the date the answers will be viewable by students .

$answerDate

Number representing the date in the unix system. This is useful for comparing dates.

$numOfAttempts

The number of previous times this problem has been attempted. You can use this to trigger hints or other information.

$problemValue

A number (default is 1) representing the problem value within the set. Hard problems can be assigned a greater weight from the professor page.

$sessionKey

A string which is used as the time limited "password" for this session. (A session lasts from the login until the student logs out, or the session logs out because of inactivity for more than a specified period of time (usually set to about 20 minutes). After a timeout, the student resumes by entering their password again, and a new session key is issued. One possible use of the session key is to generate the problem seed so that the student sees a new problem set with every session. This might be useful for using WeBWorK to administer gateway exams.

Student Information

$sectionName

A text string -- usually containing the name of the professor administering the lecture session.

$sectionNumber

A synonym for $sectionName

$recitationName

A text string -- usually containing the name of the TA administering the recitation session or the time and place of the recitation.

$recitationNumber

A synonym for $recitationName

$setNumber

A string identifying the set.

$studentLogin

The student's login name. At the U of R this is usually the same as their user name for the campus e-mail system.

$studentName

Text string containing the student's full name.

$studentNID

Text string containing the student's identification number.

Answer Information

$inputs_ref

A reference to a hash containing all of the inputs from the HTML form. This can be used to access the students answers. ($inputs_ref->{Answer1} will obtain the students answer to the answer rule labeled "Answer1".) This data is certainly tainted and should be used with great care.

$refSubmittedAnswers

Obsolete -- list of answers labeled with the default answer label (= AnSwEr ???). Use inputs_ref instead.

Default values for evaluating answers

functAbsTolDefault

functLLimitDefault

functMaxConstantOfIntegration

functNumOfPoints

functRelPercentTolDefault

functULimitDefault

functVarDefault

functZeroLevelDefault

functZeroLevelTolDefault

numAbsTolDefault

numFormatDefault

numRelPercentTolDefault

numZeroLevelDefault

numZeroLevelTolDefault

Directories and URL's

cgiDirectory

cgiURL

classDirectory

courseName

courseScriptsDirectory

htmlDirectory

htmlURL

macroDirectory

templateDirectory

tempDirectory

tempURL

scriptDirectory

webworkDocsURL

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You should document the fact that you can define your own environment variables in webworkCourse.ph

See my post in the discussion list.

Zig

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