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When uploading a file, the screen says it will take a file up to 5 MB, but it would only take 100 KB. This has been fixed to work up to 5 MB. March 10, 2023.
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Version 3.09.05 released. Added the ability to resume a QST if taken through the android app or Safari/phone browser. Minor interface updates. March 7, 2023.
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Fixed a bug in deleting a users QST if the instructor had resumed it but they had not tried it again. Mar. 7, 2023
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Version 3.09.04 released. Missed catching a bug in 3.09.03, has now been fixed. Feb. 12, 2023
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Version 3.09.03 released. February 10, 2023
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A user reported a bug when doing a QST Single Question - Jump mode and clicking on the question number in the right hand frame would not always show the question with their answers in the left frame. This was also happening when a QST was resumed in the Single Question - Jump mode. These issues have been fixed along with some minor interface fixes. Feb. 9, 2023
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We have now provided instructions for installing on a Mac. The install was done on a Mac mini M1 running Ventura, but should also apply to other versions as we used Homebrew and Perlbrew.
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Version 3.09.02 released. Mac install instructions are included. Minor interface updates. December 29, 2022.
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We have decided to include the performance enhancements for windows QST in the httpd.conf file by default. This will enable 4 threads for one httpd.exe and 1923 threads for the other by default. MySQL runs with 32 threads by default, so this provides a very robust windows production implementation.
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We are terribly sorry if you downloaded qst within the last day there was an error in qst.sql which has now been fixed. Download again to get new qst.sql . December 9, 2022.
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Version 3.09.01 released. WCAG 2.0 compatibility partially implemented, further work ongoing. Updated QST_Users_Manual.pdf. Code cleanup and minor language fix. December 8, 2022
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Version 3.08.07 released. A French version of QST is now available. New Language strings were added. Code cleanup. October 14, 2022.
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Version 3.08.06 released. More info added to the QST Details .csv download. You can now download the GradeBook in .json format also. Code cleanup. October 4, 2022.
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Version 3.08.05 released. Added more downloadable info (QST Details) to the Stats page for Quizzes and Tests. Fixed a possible bug in students Submitting a QST. September 13, 2022.
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Follow the instructions for installing on linux (download the qst_linux.zip). Contact us at qstsupport@shaw.ca if you have issues and we will work with you to get it installed. We do not currently have access to a mac, that is why there are no installation instructions but we would like to provide them with your assistance.
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Version 3.08.03 released. Fixed a bug in students Submitting a QST after the allotted time had passed. August 10, 2022
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We noticed there was an error in the installation document for Ubuntu (causing QST to return a blank page after logging in) and this has been rectified. Minor interface changes. July 10, 2022.
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Changed the instructions for AWS in install documentation. July 3, 2022.
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Uploaded a qst-android-http.apk so you can test your quiz on an android device connected to your wifi where your server is (your server does not have a SSL certiificate). Just put the ip address of you server in Server. This is not encrypted, so use with caution!
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Version 3.08.01 released. Enlarged the value of video and audio links in Basic editor because 75 for the url was too little for DropBox links. Changed it from 75 to 150. Updated QST_User_Manual.pdf. June 27, 2022.
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Version 3.07.05 released. Contains a fix for showing the time in the android app and Safari (cannot go forward until the time has loaded). Other minor cosmetic fixes. June 16, 2022.
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Version 3.07.04 released. This contains fixes to Importing questions and updated Hardware_and_Performance_Tuning.txt. May 20, 2022.
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We are terribly sorry, if you downloaded qst.zip in the last few days and did a windows install, there are the wrong configurations in C:\Apache\conf\ httpd.conf. Download the newest qst.zip, unzip it and copy the httpd.conf under \qst_gpl\WINQST_files to your C:\Apache\conf\httpd.conf and restart Apache. May 11, 2022.
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Version 3.07.03 released. There was a bug in exporting questions in QTI format on linux, this was fixed. May 9, 2022.
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Version 3.07.02 released. We moved all the package loading into the startup.pl script for linux. Updated Hardware_and_Performance_tuning.txt May 6, 2022.
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More updates to Installation documentation for Ubuntu 20 install. Additional bug fixes. April 29, 2022.
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Updated the Installation documentation. April 14, 2022.
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Version 3.07.01 released. A user suggested longer first and last names would be appreciated. We increased the length of both to 40 characters. This meant a change to the users table in the database. Added a check to the Ubuntu install for whether a compiler was installed, and what to do if not. Updated QST_Admin_Manual.pdf . April 6, 2022.
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Thanks for replying. Now others will know QST works with docker and MariaDB, and it's great you included the info..
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Version 3.06.03 released. Added a link for mobile phone browsers for students on main login page. Students will see the same interface as through the apps. Fixed equation displays in answers. April 2, 2022.
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Version 3.06.02 released. Fixed a bug in students submitting their QST after they had resumed it (when QST was displayed in Paper mode). Fixed a bug in Instructors submitting a QST for a student. Mar. 28, 2022.
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Forgot to mention, QST uses APACHE::DBI as the database connector, not the DBD::mysql module. This is needed as it runs under mod_perl. Sorry, should of mentioned this earlier (did not remember this until now). What you get as the last error looks more as if you may have forgotten a " or semi colon on that database connection string.
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Hi, unfortunately we are not familiar with docker and cannot offer any helpful advice. What version of MySQL are you running? The connection string for 5.x should be: my $dbh = DBI->connect('DBI:mysql:qst' , 'qst' , 'geheim', ... The connection string for 8.x should be: my $dbh = DBI->connect('DBI:mysql:qst' , 'qst@localhost' , 'geheim', ... This is on line 67 - 69 of QST.pm . If you are using 8.x comment out line 67 (put a # at the front of it) and remove the # from in front of line 69. Save and...
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Version 3.06.01 released. Added the ability to export questions in QTI 2.2 compatible format. Fixed a bug in importing images in Moodle XML and QTI format. Fixed a bug in displaying equations when Printing a QST. Updated QST_Users_manual.pdf Mar. 22, 2022.
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After further investigation, Moodle quit importing/exporting in QTI format after version 2.1. We have added the ability to export questions in QTI 2.2 compatible format.
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A user was kind enough to let us know the latest version of QST was not working properly. We found we had accidentally included an older version of qst.sql instead of the newer version in the .zips . We have now updated the .zips . If you recently installed QST and it was not working do the following at a MySQL prompt run: mysql> alter table qst_attempts add column resume tinyint(1); mysql> update qst_attempts set resume=0; Restart Apache. Feb. 23, 2022.
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Version 3.06.00 released. All the tables in the MySQL database have been changed to UTF8mb4 character set. This allows QST to be compatible with more languages. Read ReadMe.txt in Files for more info. Updated QST_Admin_Manual.pdf Feb. 12, 2022
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Version 3.05.00 released. A user emailed saying having the ability to add time to a user taking a QST, and the ability for an instructor to allow a user to re-log in to a QST they were currently taking would be very beneficial, and we agreed, so we added these features. Updated QST_Users_Manual.pdf Small design changes. Jan. 23, 2022
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Version 3.04.09 released. We mistook leyeaa's comment in reviews in regards to the GradeBook. We now realize it was in regards to downloading the GradeBook. The User Name now contains their user name, and Complete name contains their full name. Jan. 2, 2021
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Version 3.04.08 released. Fixed a bug in changing an administrators password. Refactored the security on the Administrative interface. Dec. 28, 2021.
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Version 3.04.07 released. Added another security check for administrators. Small cosmetic changes. Updated QST_User_Manual.pdf Dec. 27, 2021.
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Updated QST_Admin_Manual.pdf Added some info to rebrand QST to your liking. Dec 26, 2021.
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Version 3.04.06 released. Under the Administration section added the ability to bulk upload users photos. Also added the ability to reset all students in an organization to no classes, and the ability to remove all students from an organization. Dec 23, 2021.
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Version 3.04.05 released. Added the ability to export questions in Moodle XML format. Dec 13, 2021.
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You can now export your questions in Moodl eXML format. Import them to Moodle and choose from a number of formats (QTI included) to export them as. Moodle is an open source Learning Content Manager.
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You will have to make a French language Pack. Go to line 700: Another Language Pack and follow the instructions under it. You will see the following for example: $LANGUAGE{2}{8} = "Click on QST/Assignment number for options"; Change all the English language to the right of the = with comparable French. There may be a phrase or two that we have missed, let us know and we will add it. Once you have it finished and running, we ask that you donate the language pack to us, so we can include it in the...
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Thank you for the kind words. You must already have a working LDAP server on your network that can be reached by the server QST is on. Open the file QST.pm: Go to line 30: #use Net::LDAP; Remove the #: Now go to line 2159: # $compare_password = &authenticate_ldap("username","$INPUT{user}","password","$INPUT{pass}"); Remove the # and place it in front of line 2160; Now got to line 2243 and do the same: Put the # in front of line 2244: Now go to line 2673: my $base = "ou=staff,o=gmc"; change staff...
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Updated the qst.sql file in each zip.
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Version 3.04.04 released. A user mentioned it would be nice to have the time remaining in a qst to be displayed in the android app, this has been implemented. October27, 2021
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Hi, sorry, there is an error in the sql installation file. Line 711 should read : INSERT INTO users VALUES (1,1,'Head',NULL,'Administrator','admin','{X-PBKDF2}HMACSHA2+256:AAAD6A:o5iFYQ==:go0PHh41pJxiyPOB7wWxz3++HXhP3AFfLj1Lzeaj5Wo=',0,'A',0,'',''); Replace line 711 in qst.sql with the above, save, and rerun the command: mysql -u qstuser -p qst < C:\Strawberry\qst.sql If you have any more issues, please let us know. We will be updating the download files to fix this. Thank you for bringing it to...
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Recently we had a request in regards to what formats we support in exporting questions to Learning Management Systems. As there are no agreed upon international standards (IMS QTI is not a standard and is only supported by a limited number of companies) and there is a cost to join and certify your software (not in the spirit of open source that we follow) for now, we have made the decision to stay with only our QST XML format (as the others do not support some of our question features such as inserting...
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Sorry to hear you did not get QST installed. We are always here to answer your questions. Although we do allow some importation of IMS QTI 2/3 questions, we have not had anyone yet suggest that they would like this feature. We have looked closely at the IMS QTI organization and specification (there is a fee to join the organization and then another fee to certify your software) we do not believe it supports the open source philosophy we are committed to. Therefore we cannot say that we can export...
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A user informed us that they could not add a student. We found we had somehow missed updating the sql file. That has now been fixed. Thank you to the user and all others who have found and reported issues they have had with the program. We do our own testing, but sometimes something slips by.
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Version 3.04.03 released. Added an android app so students can do a qst on their android mobile devices. August 8,2021.
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Version 3.04.02 released. Added the ability to import QTI 2/3 questions: multiple choice (one or many), matching, true/false, essay and short answer. Includes images. Change in folder icons. July 21, 2021.
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Version 3.04.01 released. Added the ability to upload pdf's and include them in questions (using Basic Editor). Questions with pdf's in them will also import and export as QST XML. Fixed a bug in displaying qst start and end times if they were within the first hour of the day. May 24, 2021
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Version 3.04.01 released. Added the ability to upload pdf's and include them in questions (using Basic Editor). Questions with pdf's in them will also import and export as QST XML. May 24, 2021
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Thanks for the catch! The first statement should be : mysql>create user 'qst'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED by 'Qst#captain2'; Instead of: mysql>grant usage on * . * to qst@localhost IDENTIFIED by 'Qst#captain2'; Tested on Windows 10. We will change the documentation.
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QST is access controlled and users may only attempt a QST if they are in the group it is assigned to, and made available. In an exam situation the QST should only be allowed to be attempted once. Once a user starts a QST, that QST is no longer available to be started again by anyone using that users credentials. In a proctored situation, have the users log into QST and then check their names and photos match those being shown on their home page before they start, and also after they have started....
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Version 3.03.02 released. Added the ability to import Moodle XML questions (multiple choice, matching, true/false, short answer and essay). Include images in questions and answers. Minor display fixes. May 9, 2021
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Unfortunately, QST will not run on any service provider like GoDaddy due to them using cpanel. Many times we have attempted to install QST on these services but to no avail. Cpanel uses it's own installation of apache which is not compatible with running mod_perl (which QST runs under to give it it's high efficiency). If you just have a linux server (Ubuntu) or vm it will install fine. QST on windows works if you install according to our instructions (we do not recommend XAMPP because it installs...
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Unfortunately, QST will not run on any service provider like GoDaddy due to them using cpanel. Many times we have attempted to install QST on these services but to no avail. Cpanel uses it's own installation of apache which is not compatible with running mod_perl (which QST runs under to give it it's high efficiency). If you just have a linux server (Ubuntu) or vm it will install fine. QST on windows works if you install according to our instructions (we do not recommend XAMPP because it installs...
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Version 3.03.01 released. Can now add photos to the students and their photo and name will appear on their home page in QST. More minor fixes to display. April 15, 2021
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Version 3.02.18 released. Fixed a bug we had accidentally introduced to creating survey questions. More minor fixes to QST. March 23, 2021
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Version 3.02.17 released. QST_User_Manual.pdf and QST_Admin_Manual.pdf further updated. Added more error messaging when trying to create a user. Fixed link to QST_Admin_Manual.pdf in Administrator instructions Minor bug fixes. March 13, 2021
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Version 3.02.16 released. Added more error messaging when uploading a file of users and classes. Also added more rules to read about file contents when uploading a file of users and classes. Fixed a bug when renaming a class to one that's already there and it does not show under classes. Cannot now rename a class to a class name that is already there. Updated QST_User_Manual.pdf March 8, 2021
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Uploaded a new QST_User_Manual.pdf. Added information for creating your own .qstxml upload file. March 6, 2021
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Version 3.02.15 released. Added more instructions for uploading a file of users and classes. March 3, 2021
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Version 3.02.14 released. Added more error checking and error reporting when creating users. Found a few more places where a cursor was not showing. March 3, 2021
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Added the last missing image for UI. Don't know how we missed it.... March 2, 2021
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Version 3.02.13 released. Last upload of qst.zip was wrong version. March 1, 2021
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Somehow missed including some images for the new UI. Added them now. Mar 1, 2021
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Version 3.02.12 released. Added the ability to change the QST interface to another language - see QST_Admin_Manual.pdf Fixed a bug in not being able to change the Delivery style. Some links/buttons where not showing a cursor when hovered over, this was fixed. February 28, 2021
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Currently, we are finishing the language pack. You will easily be able to replace words and phrases in the QST interface will ones in your language. Next we will be working on importing Moodle XML files (questions). This will include images in the questions and answers.
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Here you will find the exciting new features we will be adding to QST.
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Version 3.02.11 released. Finished changes to UI. Still working on the language converter. Will be adding other features while working on language converter. February 5, 2021
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2021/02/02 Fixed bug in gradebook weights when weight for a QST or assignment is 100 or more.
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2020/10/27 Added ability to shuffle answers.
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Version 3.02.09 released. Change to UI. Added more documentation for GradeBook to QST User Manual. Have begun a rewrite of QST to support other languages then English. January 12, 2021
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Version 3.02.08 released. Change of folder icons. Made class and QST/Assignments sticky in GradeBook when there are many students and have to scroll down. More code cleanup. January 5, 2021
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Version 3.02.07 released. Fixed a bug I introduced to posting a QST. Thank you to a user for making me aware of this. More refinement to Word XML import December 28, 2020
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Version 3.02.06 released. More refinement to the Word XML upload (was missing some images). Added a link to QST User Manual under the Show Instructions heading on Instructors page. December 23, 2020
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Version 3.02.05 released. Added spinners to the question imports page so users could see something was happening while waiting for upload to finish. December 17, 2020
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Version 3.02.04 released. Changed character set to UTF-8. Accents in French will now show correctly. Added ability for users to change their Word doc files to our format, save as XML and import the questions and images as Word XML. The images will be correctly placed in the questions and answers. Fixed error importing questions by a Bank Admin. More code cleanup. December 16, 2020
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