ass17 Posted April 29, 2016 Author Posted April 29, 2016 Yes, I would prefer the backups to save to their user area so that everything is in their own account and I don't have to worry about any shared data issues. Your wish is my command :-) Version 1.9.3 is attached and you can now specify a "DefaultBackupPath" in the config file. ExamWritePad193.zip 2
ass17 Posted May 4, 2016 Author Posted May 4, 2016 Is anyone using it for exams in a live environment? Would love to know if so [emoji106]🏻
Boredguy Posted May 5, 2016 Posted May 5, 2016 Minor issue I've found @ass17 In posts 4 and 41 you said it needs .Net Framework 4 to run..... Just tried it on one of our XP laptops (since most of our exam laptops are that old!) and it just gives us an error that it's not a valid win32 application. Sure it doesn't need .Net 4.5 to run (which is fine for Windows 7 upwards where you can install it on the client)
gshaw Posted May 5, 2016 Posted May 5, 2016 (edited) Just tried this on my W10 machine and clicking Previous Versions on a mainly blank document causes a crash: See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box. ************** Exception Text ************** System.ArgumentException: The path is not of a legal form. at System.IO.Path.NormalizePath(String path, Boolean fullCheck, Int32 maxPathLength, Boolean expandShortPaths) at System.IO.Path.GetFullPathInternal(String path) at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.NormalizePath(String Path) at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.FindFilesOrDirectories(FileOrDirectory FileOrDirectory, String directory, SearchOption searchType, String[] wildcards, Collection`1 Results) at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.FindFilesOrDirectories(FileOrDirectory FileOrDirectory, String directory, SearchOption searchType, String[] wildcards) at ExamWritePad.Form2.PreviousVersionsToolStripMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) ************** Loaded Assemblies ************** mscorlib Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1078.0 built by: NETFXREL3STAGE CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll ---------------------------------------- ExamWritePad Assembly Version: 1.9.3.0 Win32 Version: 1.9.3.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Users/GShaw/Desktop/ExamWritePad.exe ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.VisualBasic Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 14.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2 CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/v4.0_10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll ---------------------------------------- System Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1075.0 built by: NETFXREL3STAGE CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Core Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2 CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Windows.Forms Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2 CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Drawing Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1078.0 built by: NETFXREL3STAGE CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Runtime.Remoting Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2 CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Configuration Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2 CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Xml Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1064.2 built by: NETFXREL3STAGE CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Deployment Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1078.0 built by: NETFXREL3STAGE CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Deployment/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Deployment.dll ---------------------------------------- ************** JIT Debugging ************** To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this application or computer (machine.config) must have the jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section. The application must also be compiled with debugging enabled. For example: When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer rather than be handled by this dialog box. Edit: just noticed the DefaultBackupPath string is blank by default, is that what causes the crash until a value is provided? Edited May 5, 2016 by gshaw
ass17 Posted May 5, 2016 Author Posted May 5, 2016 Minor issue I've found @ass17 In posts 4 and 41 you said it needs .Net Framework 4 to run..... Just tried it on one of our XP laptops (since most of our exam laptops are that old!) and it just gives us an error that it's not a valid win32 application. Sure it doesn't need .Net 4.5 to run (which is fine for Windows 7 upwards where you can install it on the client) Dot net 4.5 framework I'm afraid, so no XP support sorry. There is a feature in the code which is only in 4.5
ass17 Posted May 5, 2016 Author Posted May 5, 2016 Just tried this on my W10 machine and clicking Previous Versions on a mainly blank document causes a crash: See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box. ************** Exception Text ************** System.ArgumentException: The path is not of a legal form. at System.IO.Path.NormalizePath(String path, Boolean fullCheck, Int32 maxPathLength, Boolean expandShortPaths) at System.IO.Path.GetFullPathInternal(String path) at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.NormalizePath(String Path) at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.FindFilesOrDirectories(FileOrDirectory FileOrDirectory, String directory, SearchOption searchType, String[] wildcards, Collection`1 Results) at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.FindFilesOrDirectories(FileOrDirectory FileOrDirectory, String directory, SearchOption searchType, String[] wildcards) at ExamWritePad.Form2.PreviousVersionsToolStripMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) ************** Loaded Assemblies ************** mscorlib Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1078.0 built by: NETFXREL3STAGE CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll ---------------------------------------- ExamWritePad Assembly Version: 1.9.3.0 Win32 Version: 1.9.3.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Users/GShaw/Desktop/ExamWritePad.exe ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.VisualBasic Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 14.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2 CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/v4.0_10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll ---------------------------------------- System Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1075.0 built by: NETFXREL3STAGE CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Core Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2 CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Windows.Forms Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2 CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Drawing Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1078.0 built by: NETFXREL3STAGE CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Runtime.Remoting Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2 CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Configuration Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1038.0 built by: NETFXREL2 CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Xml Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1064.2 built by: NETFXREL3STAGE CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Deployment Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 4.6.1078.0 built by: NETFXREL3STAGE CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Deployment/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Deployment.dll ---------------------------------------- ************** JIT Debugging ************** To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this application or computer (machine.config) must have the jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section. The application must also be compiled with debugging enabled. For example: When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer rather than be handled by this dialog box. Edit: just noticed the DefaultBackupPath string is blank by default, is that what causes the crash until a value is provided? If the backup path is blank then the app will set it to the program data path. I will double check tomorrow just to make sure it is ok.
ass17 Posted May 5, 2016 Author Posted May 5, 2016 @Boredguy I've managed to make it .net 4 compatible so give it a try on Windows XP @gshaw The Previous Version with Blank DefaultBackupPath is now fixed Attached is version 1.9.4 ExamWordPad194.zip
Boredguy Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 Cheers @ass17 We went through and updated a handful of our exam laptops yesterday to Windows 7 as the Exams Officer was very impressed with the Exam Wordpad when we showed it to her. I'll give the new version a try on one of the XP units but didn't actually expect you to update it to work with .Net 4. Just thought I'd clarification as to the base level it needed
howartp Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 Hi @ass17 Just been playing with this. When you go to print, and change the printer to something other than default, it still prints the work to the users' default printer. Peter
howartp Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 Also, when you view 'previous versions', if the backups are in the same folder as the actual save file, you can reload the save file's content - complete with XML - into the textbox of the open file. I realise you probably wouldn't normally have save and backup files in the same folder, but for testing I did, and managed to confuse the software. Might be worth a different file extension for backups versus live files, particularly as some are XML and some are only text. What is 'undo' supposed to do? It currently wipes my entire document, then (per redo functionality discussed above) puts it back again. Is it more a 'revert to last backup/saved version'? Peter
ass17 Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 Also, when you view 'previous versions', if the backups are in the same folder as the actual save file, you can reload the save file's content - complete with XML - into the textbox of the open file. I realise you probably wouldn't normally have save and backup files in the same folder, but for testing I did, and managed to confuse the software. Might be worth a different file extension for backups versus live files, particularly as some are XML and some are only text. What is 'undo' supposed to do? It currently wipes my entire document, then (per redo functionality discussed above) puts it back again. Is it more a 'revert to last backup/saved version'? Peter I will look into different file extensions and quite agree that they should be separate. The undo function is what ever the .net 4 textbox.undo does. May need to take a look further, into this.
ass17 Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 @%1; I have now fixed the printer selection issue. Also I have changed the file extension from "ExamText" to "ExamTextBackup" for the purpose of Previous version backups. Version 1.9.5 is now available to play with... have fun!! ExamWordPad195.zip 1
ass17 Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 Looking at the Undo bit you referred to before. This is what Microsoft say about textbox.undo "This method will undo the last Clipboard or text change operation performed in the text box control if the CanUndo property returns true."
ass17 Posted May 9, 2016 Author Posted May 9, 2016 Just putting this little one out there, would anyone see the benefit of disabling keys like ALT+F4, ALT + TAB, Windows keys etc? Just to stop people closing the app unintentionally or switching away from the app, what do you think?
GRitchie Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 I think that would be good, but they'll always be able to access CTRL+ALT+DEL For example, the Pearsons Online Exam software does this too - stops you from being able to quit, then asks for a password. I like the idea, so if you can pull it off - do it!
vitalstatistix Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 Hi, This software looks great and works well when logged in as me (administrator), however when I try to run the software with a staff/student or locked down exam account I get 'ExamWritePad has stopped working'. the Application log states: Faulting application name: ExamWritePad.exe, version: 1.9.5.0, time stamp: 0x572cb3aa Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.1.7601.19135, time stamp: 0x56a1c9ac Exception code: 0xe0434352 Fault offset: 0x000000000000965d Faulting process id: 0x141c Faulting application start time: 0x01d1aaac34cdf31a Faulting application path: \\PATHTOUSERSDOCUMENTS\ExamWritePad.exe Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\KERNELBASE.dll Report Id: 73399cce-169f-11e6-b69a-f8bc12889fea AND: Application: ExamWritePad.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException Stack: at System.Net.Sockets.Socket..ctor(System.Net.Sockets.AddressFamily, System.Net.Sockets.SocketType, System.Net.Sockets.ProtocolType) at System.Net.Sockets.TcpListener..ctor(System.Net.IPAddress, Int32) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpServerChannel.SetupChannel() at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp.TcpServerChannel..ctor(System.Collections.IDictionary, System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.IServerChannelSinkProvider, System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.IAuthorizeRemotingConnection) at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.RegisterChannel(ChannelType, Boolean) at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.Run(System.String[]) at ExamWritePad.My.MyApplication.Main(System.String[]) Any ideas what might cause this? I also seem to have a problem in that every time I press save, it gives me a dialog box asking to confirm where I want to save the file, as if I am pressing 'save as' every time.. Thanks!! Jake
howartp Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 I also seem to have a problem in that every time I press save, it gives me a dialog box asking to confirm where I want to save the file, as if I am pressing 'save as' every time.. Thanks!! Jake Ah, I had this at the end of my testing, but I thought it was because I'd messed up the files by opening a live file as a backup (historical version), so the text area contained XML that it shouldn't have when I saved it.
Barcrest Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 I think that would be good, but they'll always be able to access CTRL+ALT+DEL CTRL+ALT+DEL Can be disabled as well. Another Idea might be to force the always on top focus.
vitalstatistix Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Hi, So the loading issue was caused by the application being run from a mapped drive. Seems to be OK with that as administrator but not as users. Running from the C:/ drive or USB works fine. The 'Save', 'Save As' issue is still prevalent, haven't managed to get to the bottom of that yet. Any info most welcome!
RLR Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Is there any way to set a default save location? Or restrict it so they can only save to a particular place?
howartp Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Is there any way to set a default save location? Yes - edit the .config file that comes with the .exe Peter
ass17 Posted May 11, 2016 Author Posted May 11, 2016 When I run it live or in debug it is from my H: drive which is a mapped home folder. Never crashes. I'm pretty sure that .net framework 1 and 2 apps had to have security setup on each client to allow running from a network location but .net 3/4 I'm not sure how it now works so will check it out. In terms of the save issue I will check it out, not sure what has happened there but will release a new version tomorrow with a fix [emoji106]🏻[emoji106]🏻[emoji1][emoji1]
ass17 Posted May 11, 2016 Author Posted May 11, 2016 I have now sorted the issues with general saving and saving from restored backup Also its too much effort to disable CTRL+ALT+DELETE, so I have forced ExamWordPad to stay on top most above all programs, If you wish to disable Task Manager then please do so via GPO. version 1.9.6 is attached below ExamWritePad196.zip 2
krudler Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) My friend, you are a legend. I never post on forums and things (as you will most likely tell from my info) but you sir deserve my gratitude. This is the first year we're doing exams at my place and picking apart Office is more trouble than it's worth so you've saved me a lot of messing about. FYI: If I change the font colour value in the config file it doesn't appear to apply. I don't need to do it but I just like poking around with the values in configs and things! The character map also appears behind the app now it is forced above all other windows and the print dialog is stuck behind too. Edited May 12, 2016 by krudler
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