ass17 Posted March 14, 2018 Author Posted March 14, 2018 I know, I was just being cheeky Worth a cheeky punt [emoji1303][emoji1]
neimer Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 Would it also be possible to be able to enter text in the Centre Number field? For Cambridge International Examinations, the Centre Number starts with two letters, e.g. DE151. It would also be extremely useful to be able to use TABS and bullet points.
ass17 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Posted March 30, 2018 Would it also be possible to be able to enter text in the Centre Number field? For Cambridge International Examinations, the Centre Number starts with two letters, e.g. DE151. It would also be extremely useful to be able to use TABS and bullet points. Hi, Have you tried entering the centre number in the config file with letters? It should work as the centre number text box on screen will not allow letters on key press. So if you put it in the config file, it will be ok. Bullet points can be used, just enable them in the config file. Tab, I’m pretty sure cant be used.
neimer Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Hi, Have you tried entering the centre number in the config file with letters? It should work as the centre number text box on screen will not allow letters on key press. So if you put it in the config file, it will be ok. Bullet points can be used, just enable them in the config file. Tab, I’m pretty sure cant be used. Thank you so much for your rapid reply. It is really helpful. What I would really like to be able to do is have two options for the centre number text box. One allowing the CIE format (e.g. DE151) and one for the International Baccalaureate format (e.g. 004378). I have tried copying changing the config file in the same manner as the Exam Board by entering both centre numbers separated with a semi-colon, but that doesn't work. Is there an easy way to do this? I could, of course, just set it up differently on different laptops instead.
ass17 Posted March 31, 2018 Author Posted March 31, 2018 Thank you so much for your rapid reply. It is really helpful. What I would really like to be able to do is have two options for the centre number text box. One allowing the CIE format (e.g. DE151) and one for the International Baccalaureate format (e.g. 004378). I have tried copying changing the config file in the same manner as the Exam Board by entering both centre numbers separated with a semi-colon, but that doesn't work. Is there an easy way to do this? I could, of course, just set it up differently on different laptops instead. I will see what it can do to allow multiple centre numbers :-)
Arcolite Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 Great work on the software. It's reduced my headaches during Examination periods immensely. We've had one feature request which I thought I'd run past you. Our Exams Office has asked if it's possible to print the CIE Word Processor Cover Sheet as well as the JCQ sheet if the candidate has selected CIE as the Exam Board? http://www.cambridgeinternational.org/images/86448-word-processor-cover-sheet-exam-day-form-5.pdf
ass17 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Posted April 17, 2018 Great work on the software. It's reduced my headaches during Examination periods immensely. We've had one feature request which I thought I'd run past you. Our Exams Office has asked if it's possible to print the CIE Word Processor Cover Sheet as well as the JCQ sheet if the candidate has selected CIE as the Exam Board? http://www.cambridgeinternational.org/images/86448-word-processor-cover-sheet-exam-day-form-5.pdf Not a problem, I will add it to the list, as it takes some time but essentially, which ever board you select at print will print off the correct coversheet. I will let you know via this forum once done.
shoggie Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 Hi Just found this and it looks like just the answer. How many of you use it?
VXR Posted April 20, 2018 Posted April 20, 2018 First of all I'd like to say thank you for such an excellent piece of software!! I do apologise if it's just me losing my marbles but I could of sworn when I tested this a month ago a user had to enter in their name etc before starting to type for the exam and then their info automatically displayed on every new page. That is no longer happening and the candidate box only appears when clicking print. However their info still doesn't appear on the header/footer. I have checked the config file and that looks good - such as show candidate info screen on launch. Only difference since my original test that worked is we are now using Windows 10 ver 1709. Any ideas?
ass17 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Posted April 20, 2018 First of all I'd like to say thank you for such an excellent piece of software!! I do apologise if it's just me losing my marbles but I could of sworn when I tested this a month ago a user had to enter in their name etc before starting to type for the exam and then their info automatically displayed on every new page. That is no longer happening and the candidate box only appears when clicking print. However their info still doesn't appear on the header/footer. I have checked the config file and that looks good - such as show candidate info screen on launch. Only difference since my original test that worked is we are now using Windows 10 ver 1709. Any ideas? Hi, that is strange, I'm now developing and testing on win 10 1709 and have no issues so far, but I have a new version coming out this weekend, so it worth a try with this one. Just out on interest what is printing on the header footer, anything? make sure "DisableHeaderOnPrint" is set to 0 and the "HeaderOffset" is set to 0 in the config. 1
VXR Posted April 20, 2018 Posted April 20, 2018 Hi, that is strange, I'm now developing and testing on win 10 1709 and have no issues so far, but I have a new version coming out this weekend, so it worth a try with this one. Just out on interest what is printing on the header footer, anything? make sure "DisableHeaderOnPrint" is set to 0 and the "HeaderOffset" is set to 0 in the config. Hi, Thanks for your quick response. It does actually print on the paper so that's fine, I was sure it appeared on the screen before but as long as it prints on the paper that's perfect. The Candidate Info box only appears when I click print and doesn't appear on startup. Config is currently set as - 1 I know that was working before. I have tested it on several machines including a fresh build of Win 10 1709 without anything else installed. Thanks
ass17 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Posted April 20, 2018 Hi, Thanks for your quick response. It does actually print on the paper so that's fine, I was sure it appeared on the screen before but as long as it prints on the paper that's perfect. The Candidate Info box only appears when I click print and doesn't appear on startup. Config is currently set as - 1 I know that was working before. I have tested it on several machines including a fresh build of Win 10 1709 without anything else installed. Thanks Can you send me your config file please for testing :-)
RLR Posted April 20, 2018 Posted April 20, 2018 Hi, Thanks for your quick response. It does actually print on the paper so that's fine, I was sure it appeared on the screen before but as long as it prints on the paper that's perfect. The Candidate Info box only appears when I click print and doesn't appear on startup. Config is currently set as - 1 I know that was working before. I have tested it on several machines including a fresh build of Win 10 1709 without anything else installed. Thanks We're on Win10 1709 and don't have this issue. It's working okay for me.
VXR Posted April 20, 2018 Posted April 20, 2018 Can you send me your config file please for testing :-) Attached and renamed to .txt for uploading.ExamWritePad.exe.txt
caffrey Posted April 20, 2018 Posted April 20, 2018 Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe it needs latest .net framework which won't work on XP, I was about to try this out myself though
kjadams Posted April 20, 2018 Posted April 20, 2018 Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe it needs latest .net framework which won't work on XP, I was about to try this out myself though Hi Caffrey, I did try it quickly today and it failed to run. Our exam laptops run a basic XP locked down using SteadyState. Worked well for us for many years but some students are even struggling to save the text file to the only location available to them.
ass17 Posted April 21, 2018 Author Posted April 21, 2018 Hi all, Yes it will run on Windows XP as it requires .net 4.0 one reason I haven’t moved up the frameworks to 4.5 or 4.6 or 4.7 But on the same not I won’t be testing it on XP, just windows 7 and 10 moving forward. As far I’m concerned, I will hold off upgrading the framework as long as I can, likely to be after summer exams 2019. On a different note, new version this weekend, and, if you ever have issues big or small, drop them in here and I will do my best to investigate and fix them :-) 1
ass17 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Posted April 22, 2018 Hi All, Its that time of year for another release, see below for changelog and download links. As always please test this version before deploying it into a live environment so all issues can be reported back to me ASAP. Changelog 2.1.2.5 Changed - backend code cleanup/reorganisation/optimisation 2.1.2.4 Added - You can now specific you School Name as default in the config file using option "ExamCentreName". 2.1.2.3 Added - Extra candidate information is now saved to any saved ExamText file. These are "Exam Board", "Syllabus Code", "Centre Name" and "Centre Number". 2.1.2.2 Added - CIE Coversheet can now be printed off, if selecting CIE as the Exam Board when printing. 2.1.2.1 Changed - ExamWritePad was set to 'TopMost' for a reason so as not to allow other applications to take the focus amoungst other things. There is now a new config option called 'DisableTopMostPriority' that when set to 1, will stop EWP from being above all other windows allowing to switch between apps as normal. 2.1.2.0 Added - Centre Number now allows for multiple centre numbers if required, if more than one centre number is require seperated each number by a semi-colon ( ; within the config option of "ExamCentreNumber". Changed - Alphanumeric Centre Numbers also now allowed. Download Link https://drive.google.com/open?id=13hyPY7koghUF7O-G_cq_xxZff6L27Ual 3
VXR Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 Thanks for the new version. The candidate info box is now appearing but it won't let me continue when pressing the green button and the button is behind the text. (See Pic) Can't do anything at this point so have to close it from task manager.
AJWhite1970 Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 Thanks for the new version. The candidate info box is now appearing but it won't let me continue when pressing the green button and the button is behind the text. (See Pic) Can't do anything at this point so have to close it from task manager. [ATTACH=CONFIG]48599[/ATTACH] Seeing exactly the same issue as VXR here (Win 10 1709 x64 if it helps)
ass17 Posted April 23, 2018 Author Posted April 23, 2018 Seeing exactly the same issue as VXR here (Win 10 1709 x64 if it helps) thanks folks, I will sort it out ASAP. expect an new version within the hour..
ass17 Posted April 23, 2018 Author Posted April 23, 2018 Fixed: 2.1.2.6 Fixed - OK button on Candidate Information screen was incorrectly located. Download: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QsFm5T9Ys7rFE94HD-rlVd-3EpP2TFyA 2
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