Thanks to those who replied to my message. We have solved the problem. We
solved the problem related to storing the student answers by setting full
permission on the server (including the delete permission; we had not
included this permission in our previous testing).
I believe we have also solved the mystery of only 25 out 32 computers being
able to access the program, even though we have not yet tried. We realized
that the error reported by the 26th and 27th, etc. computers had nothing to
do with metacard but with a files misisng from our server. The students in
that case had to just click ok on the window reporting the errors and then
restart metacard. I guess they did not do that and I did not bother
checking the problem becasue I was busy with the problem 1.
To answer those who asked me the structure of the test, this is my reply.
The stack are downloaded from the server each time they are used. The
answers are stored on each of the downloaded stacks (one stack for every
exercise). The student can go from one exercise to the other at any time
and change his/her answers. Once they finish the test, the program will
create a file with the student answers and store it on the server. If the
computer freezes or the program is closed illegally, when the stack is
restarted all the answer will be recovered with a password.
Thanks again to all those who have helped.
Salvatore
> Where are the answers supposed to be stored? In a single stack on
>the server, or...? How are the answers supposed to get there?
At 07:00 PM 9/26/01 -0700, you wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Salvatore Bancheri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 12:39 AM
>Subject: metacard and a server
>
>
> > Hi to all. I have a question regarding Metacard (2.3 for Windows)
>and the
> > server. I have created a language test for my students. I have
>installed
> > the metacard player and all the files which are part of the test on
>a
> > server. I have two questions based on what happened during a dry
>run of
> > the first test.
> >
> > Problem 1 --
> >
> > The program (which works perfectly on the individual computer)
>records the
> > student answers in the answer field of each module (= exercise). If
>the
> > students switch modules, they can always go back and a previous
>exercise
> > and their answers will always be there. On the server this feature
>does
> > not work, even though we have all the appropriate permissions set on
>the
> > server. Because of this, the files which the program generated at
>the end
> > of the test does not contains the student answers.
>
>
>Can you tell us a little more about your application's architecture?
>For example:
>
>- When the student uses a module, does the module stack already exist
>on his computer, or is it downloaded from the server each time it's
>used?
>
>- Where are the answers supposed to be stored? In a single stack on
>the server, or...? How are the answers supposed to get there?
>
>This will help us better understand the context of the problem. Then
>we can be ignorant at a deeper level! ;o)
>
>Thanks,
>
>Phil
>
>
> >
> > Problem 2
> >
> > In our language lab we have 32 compute stations. However, we were
>able to
> > use only 25 out of the 32 computers. Is this a limitation of
>Metacard? I
> > noticed that after a couple of students completed the test, two of
>the
> > other remaining students were able to start their test in the same
> > computers which before had denied them the access.
>
>
>What kind of server? What kind of client computers? Can all 32
>computers simultaneously use the network okay otherwise?
>
> >
> > Please help.
> >
> > Salvatore
> >
> >
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