You need the following files:
1. an Access Database: hotpot.mdb
2. a connection to the database: hotpot.asp
2. a file confirming that your results have been stored: results.asp
3. a file to close the results window: ok_i.html
> to download the files mentioned above, click
here >
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Settings:
1st - Configure Outputs in HotPotatoes
- select CGI in"Outputs"
- under URL write the name of the file: results.asp
- insert your email and the instructions to your students
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2nd - Change the path to the database in the file "hotpot.asp"
- open the file "hotpot.asp" with a text editor like Notepad
or NoteTab Light and replace the path to your database on your
server.
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3rd - change some data in the file results.asp
- replace "mail.prof2000.pt" by the SMTP of your server;
- replace "prof2000@mail.prof2000.pt" by a valid email used by your
server administration, which will be the sender of the scores to your own email;
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the mailer used in this case is DundasMailer, installed on the server where
you have your files stored.
It is free and can be downloaded from: http://aspalliance.com/dundas/default.aspx
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4th - Upload your files
- send the mentioned files to your server, together with your
HotPotatoes exercises.
You can use this as a test:
And you can see the results here:
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Actions executed by the *.asp files:
- they store the following results in the database:
- student's name, exercise name, score,
exercise date and start time, exercise date and end time.
- email notification to the author of the exercise containing the student's
name, score and end time.
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