Re: Plethora of gradebooks

[Matt Wimer <matt@cgibuilder.com>]

If you have a url, that would be great.

We are hoping to replace these non free tools
with free ones, but i can understand wanting
to have compatability.  

i think bradley and i are going to come up with
a database schema that we are going to use.  An
importer and exporter could then be made from the
schema.

--matt wimer

On Mon, Dec 28, 1998 at 10:26:10PM +0100, Bill Tihen wrote:
> It would also be nice if the Gradebooks are compatible with Rediker and
> Blackbaud.  I know (at least used to know the input format for Rediker) if
> it is easy to get the data it would be easy to make the data Rediker
> compliant.
> 
> Also would it be possible to allow a program like gradequick to import data
> into the database?
> 
> I am also currious if data locking once the data is approved is possible.
> For example once a quarter (or trimester) has passed can the data be locked
> and only changed with a password and a designated user?  Rediker allows a
> careless user to accidentally import grades into the wrong spot and
> overwrite the entire database.  If the administrator doesn't have a back up
> then the administrator is in BIG trouble.  I see this as a major design
> flaw.  
> 
> PS.  I don't like Rediker database much, but learned a bunch from using it.