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Also turn on DebugApplication in the config, carry out your steps to reproduce the error, then send me the log file from the c:\programdata\ExamWritePad\ExamWritePad\22.05.02.140\ they are HTML files.

Hi, I would need a copy of your config file to know for sure and test but I’ve just tested the default config and set the paths to a usb drive D:\ then restarted my computer and then launched EWP, filled in the candidate details, then pressed export to DOCX and TXT, both exported the files fine, no issues. So not sure why you have different…

Quick update to mention the new release: ● CHANGED: EWP’s Icon now has rounded corners. ● FIXED: Added missing ConfigGUI option ‘SaveAs_NoOverwrite’. ● ADDED: New button to Export to Plain Text file. With this comes the usual ConfigGUI options to disable the button ‘Disable_Ribbon_Btn_ExportTXT’ andexport to a text file without overwriting another file with the same name ‘SaveAsTXT_NoOverwrite’, just as in the export to DOCX button and configoptions. ● CHANGED: ‘DefaultExportDOCXPath’ has now changed to ‘DefaultExportPath’ so that the exporting process of DOCX or TXT files will now use the samefunction and path. DefaultExportDOCXPath can still be used but is merged with DefaultExportPath when reading the config. ● CHANGED: The debug log file now has a filename that includes the hours/minutes/seconds of when EWP was launched. Each subsequent launch willresult in a new log file creation. This has been done to reduce the chances of an application crash because the log file is locked by another process or hashad its permissions removed. ● FIXED: The ‘File not saved’ message window would appear when filling in the candidate details on the first launch. This would only happen if you hit theautosave timer set in the config, this timer will now start when the candidate details have been entered and you are on the document window. ● CHANGED: The description for config option ‘PreviousVersionsRecoveryMinutesDisplay’ was incorrect stating 1440 was the max when it should be 200. ● FIXED: DefaultOpenPath, DefaultSavePath, DefaultBackupPath, DefaultExportPath all had issues when trying to resolve environment variable paths. Mainlypaths that included a variable not specified at the start. for example: C:\Users\%username%\Desktop would always fail and revert to a fallback path. Butthis has allowed me to reduce the long-winded function that does the path checking. down from 720 lines of code to now 180. Where to download? examwritepad.com or links in my EduGeek Signature

New version out this weekend, nothing critical but will post the usual change log and links in the next few days.

Thanks! Much appreciated. It was initially 1440 but in retrospect I changed it to 200, so that the backups were not visible to EWP when other exams might start even though they are unlikely to ever be the same. The auto backup files will still be available but only through explorer, not via EWP. Thus if you wish to open the backup in EWP via explorer, then you would have to rename the file extension from .ExamTextBackup to .ExamText Hope this makes sense.. and I will be changing the descriptions in the ConfigEditorGUI and documentation PDF when I release the new version this week…

No, this is a known issue with version number checking and always fails regardless. In the older versions it’s looking for an integer value but the new numbering system goes beyond the max integer into long numbers, this erroring with an incorrect error message. Hence I’m asking people manually to update via the website.

As with the default for the paths/locations, they default to the desktop if they are blank so no configuration is needed really. Blank is done intentionally because I’ve haven’t the foggiest where you might want them [emoji23]

I see what you mean with the alphanumeric but this is only on one board I think so most will be numeric, it is a case of restricting the mistakes students make on the candidate details screen. I know it’s not up to me/EWP but the pupils who have to check them, but if we can mitigate then we can do no more for them…

Yes which all these are configurable options in the config editor. It makes EWP more flexible this way!

There are 150+ options so I don’t blame you! But this gives people the chance to configure it specifically for their needs.

I thrive on feedback, lol. Answer to number 1, there is a config option you need to turn on to allow alphanumeric candidate numbers and one for long candidate number to max 16 characters. Number 2, we have just discussed a few replies back and I going to fix it so it doesn’t start the timers until you start writing on the document window. With regards number 3, there is a config option to suppress save messages which saved the document without the prompts.

I want EWP to be as near perfect as possible for people come exam time in 2/3 weeks.

This was something I want to sort out and had every intention of but the new print preview and other stuff took over, then forgot about it. My plan is for the autosave, auto backup and computer on battery checking functions to start once then have got past the candidate screen. I will be sorting this out this week with a couple of minor fixes too.

Just as a matter of urgency please can you all of you are running version 22.2.5.2334 or below, please upgrade to the latest version from the EWP website, primarily because you don’t want the hassle of a crash and a students exam work not saving. It’s a known issue that has been confirmed by a few schools. If you know other schools, please pass on the message. EWP doesn’t collection usage data so I have no way of knowing who is using EWP and what version. Thank you

With regards the portable ZIP version the only file you need to be wary of is the JSON config, copy it to another location, overwrite the files from the ZIP file then copy the JSON file back.

With the backups, on the new version they should open up fine otherwise yes you can copy the contents inside the XML tags and paste into a file that does open ok.

Ah I see, that version has a known issue with saving blank files, and a known issue with checking for updates within EWP, please upgrade your version from the download section of examwritepad.com

Hi, Are you referring to the autosaved file or the auto backups? They will be in different locations by default. Also can you tell me which version build number of EWP you are using..

Here is a basic but effective way to map a unique home folder for a single exam user account. And the good thing about this is you only need to edit one line!! https://github.com/sheldog17/Scripting-Snippets/blob/cbf60c96c390930b9e72ba8dd87f897c7610224f/Unique%20Home%20Directory Also make sure that you do NOT specify a home directory in AD for the user account you wish to apply this to.

Hi Jessica, The current answer is no but I can give you the config option to remove it from the splash’s teen and ribbon bar. But would also have to remove the function that opens to stop users from double clicking on an examtext file. But this function is also used when restoring a backup in the event of a crash or battery outage. The other option is to get your IT team to script unique home directories upon login like we do. The user account has a separate login script that maps a home directory created on a server with a folder name that has the workstation name and the date time. So it is completely unique. I can provide the VB script if you wish to see it.

If the built in updater works as expected, which it should do, then it will extract the contents and will not overwrite any existing config or your custom logo. But always keep a backup of your config just in case! But not highlighted in the release notes is a fix with the checking for updates function. So most people will fail to get the latest version because the code is looking for an integer when the version number is now a long number. Probably get an error cannot connect to server etc.. to fix this you will need to manually update your version of EWP.

What's New/Fixed? FIXED: A major overhaul of the ‘Default Paths’ for saving, exporting, opening, backups, wherein all instances of a dropped network connection or unstable USB drive set to any of these paths would result in a lock-up of the main EWP GUI for a good few minutes while waiting for the standard Windows API to timeout. To address this, each time a call is made to save, export, open or backup, each instance will now check if the path exists before proceeding for a maximum of 5 seconds, if after this timeout has passed and the result is 'path not found', EWP will automatically failover to the local user's temp folder. Each subsequent call to a save, export, open or backup will try to re-establish a connection to the default path and revert back or continue in the temporary failover path. FIXED: When the splash screen is disabled, if you click on the ‘Candidate Details’ button and then press Exit, the application would display a blank screen with no option other than to quit. ADDED: A new config option called “AddComputerNameToBackupFilename”, so that if you wish to append the auto-backup filenames with the computer name, you can. The default is 0, no change to the filename, 1 is to append the filename at START with the computer name and 2 is to append at the END. FIXED: Duplex printing was set to Horizontal and the printed pages would appear upside down. This has now been set to Vertical. ADDED: You can now select which specific pages to print. ADDED: A new config option called “AddDatTimeToFilename”, so that if you wish to append the filename with the date/time, you can. The default is 0, no change to the filename, and 1 is to append the filename at the END. FIXED: If the Quick Formatting popup box was disabled, it would stop the font family and font size from updating on the main ribbon bar when moving the arrow keys through the text document. FIXED: If a document had a specific background colour upon launch it would revert to white and also when printing. FIXED: When printing a document that has different fonts used (family names and sizes), the page count on the screen would not match the actual printed document because the document text would have been converted using the ‘PrintFontSize’ and ‘PrintFontName’ config options. Therefore smaller font size would equal fewer pages to print if you PrintFontSize was less than that used in the document itself. A message box has now been added to inform the user that the printed document has a different page count than that of the on-screen document. This is to help the user not get confused when reviewing the printout. Off the back of this, an overhaul of the printing system has been done to reduce the codebase and allows EWP not to have to change the main document window for the purposes of printing and then reverting back the changes. ADDED: Print Preview is now visible when printing FIXED: ‘Suppress_Save_Messages’ within the ConfigEditor had an incorrect description and values associated with it. FIXED: The function that attempts to save an ExamText document, in the event of an exception/error would lock out the document file making it impossible to save to. ADDED: When on the Printing screen, the AutoSave, PowerStatus and AutoBackup timers are paused while there is nothing to do and will resume/reset when you click the close button on the Print screen. ADDED: Config option to create a unique filename for Exporting to DOCX. ‘SaveASDOCX_NoOverwrite’ needs to be set to 1 if you wish to use it. FIXED: Config option ‘SkipDeleteOldVersionsCheck’ was missing from the ConfigGUIEditor. FIXED: Page size button, upon clicked, would display an erroneous message box not required. FIXED: Page Margins sidebar didn’t retrieve existing margins on load or reset the red background colour in the event of an incorrect value. FIXED: Page Margins, on opening an EWP file, were not passed to the margin label on the help tab or the margin sidebar. UPDATED: Bass Audio and Spire.Doc libraries. FIXED: When showing the Line Numbers, if you Zoom in and out of the document, below 80% and above 120%, the size of the line numbers is way out and doesn’t line up. FIXED: When exporting to DOCX, the footer wasn’t spaced correctly, which made the signature line wrap underneath instead of being a single straight line. FIXED: When trying to check for the latest version up on update, EWP would return a ‘Cannot contact server’ error. This was down to the version number checking again integers when they should be specified as long numbers. Therefore checking for updates within EWP would not work. Download Here: https://sheldnet.co.uk/examwritepad/download/

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Yes it is but no reason why can’t have it if people wish to use EWP as an everyday package. After all People are supposed to be using a word processor as their normal way of working according to the exam boards… On the other hand, it’s not something in the road map because it’s most definitely a paid service add-in I’d have to buy into. So unless I have a serious amount of donations or a thriving kickstarter, it’s not going to happen. The project itself, I believe is perfectly suited for its intended purpose now, and the next release with a major new feature to the printing side, yes you now get a print preview, I think it’s the best version yet.

Hi all, Im due to release the next version of EWP in April ready for the summer exams. Does anyone have any mocks coming up and would like to test the new version? or do you have any issues or requests with the current version you are using? Please reply here or email [email protected] Thank you!