[LON-CAPA-users] getting the due date for a problem

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Hi Bob,
       You don't need &EXT, I believe.
use the function 

&due_date()

It's in the Author Manual along with many other goodies.
Thanks to Guy Albertelli.

Cheers,
Ray



 

On Sun, 25 May 2008 16:21:33 -0400 lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org wrote:
> Hi Bob,
> 
> Have you looked at res/msu/albertel/test/ext_examples.problem?
> 
> Guy created this as a reference for &EXT().  I think the section at
> the bottom will give you the incantation you need, but it may not work 
> properly unless you publish a version of the problem you're trying to
> code and import it into a course.
> 
> Will
> 
> >>> "Bob Gonzales" <rgonzal@binghamton.edu> 05/25/08 11:53 AM >>>
> I'm having trouble figuring out how to use &EXT() 
> to get the due date for a problem.  I'm able to 
> get the submission and the but not the due date.  Could
> someone enlighten me with the correct syntax and
> the format of the returned value?
> 
> Thank you,
> Bob Gonzales
> Binghamton University
> Chemistry Dept
> PO Box 6000
> Binghamton, NY  13902
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> rgonzal@binghamton.edu 
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Ray Batchelor
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Department of Chemistry
Simon Fraser University
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