Is there a way to convert an existing 'single file upload'' assignment, to 'Advanced file upload' without deleting and creating a new assignment?
This might save me a lot of work.
Thanks.
Brian
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In reply to Brian Mulligan
Re: Convert single file upload to Adanced file upload (easily)
by Dave Perry -
Brian
I've found a way that involves modifying the database entry for the assignment. In the table mdl_assignment, you need to find the row (use the description field contents to help) then edit the assignmenttype field value to become "uploadsingle" to "upload" - find a techy or database type if you need help accessing your database that underpins moodle.
To show ALL assignments id, description and type fields...
SELECT id,assignmenttype,description FROM mdl_assignment;
Find the value of id field where the description matches the one you want to change. When you know the id of the row to update (which I'm referring to as changeid here)...
UPDATE mdl_assignment SET assignmenttype='upload' WHERE id=changeid
Hope that helps,
Dave
I've found a way that involves modifying the database entry for the assignment. In the table mdl_assignment, you need to find the row (use the description field contents to help) then edit the assignmenttype field value to become "uploadsingle" to "upload" - find a techy or database type if you need help accessing your database that underpins moodle.
To show ALL assignments id, description and type fields...
SELECT id,assignmenttype,description FROM mdl_assignment;
Find the value of id field where the description matches the one you want to change. When you know the id of the row to update (which I'm referring to as changeid here)...
UPDATE mdl_assignment SET assignmenttype='upload' WHERE id=changeid
Hope that helps,
Dave
In reply to Dave Perry
Re: Convert single file upload to Adanced file upload (easily)
by Brian Mulligan -
Thanks, Dave. It helps to a point. I act as Moodle administrator insofar as I set up new courses and provide some level of support to teaching staff. Neither I nor any of the teaching staff would be able to do what you described. We are hosted externally by Moodle specialists who could do that for us, but I would imagine that if the demand was small it would be easier to create new assignments (and ask students to resubmit if necessary).
At least now i know where we stand on this.
thanks again.
Brian
At least now i know where we stand on this.
thanks again.
Brian
In reply to Dave Perry
Re: Convert single file upload to Adanced file upload (easily)
by Brent Phar -
Thanks David! This worked like a charm. Saved me hours of work, and explaining to the students that they needed to re upload their first assignment.
Brent
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Re: Convert single file upload to Adanced file upload (easily)
by Andrew Osiname -
can i convert an online assignment type to an advanced upload?
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Re: Convert single file upload to Adanced file upload (easily)
by Mary Cooch -
Hi there. No you can't, at least not "easily" as put in your subject. Whether there is a "difficult" way to do it via the database I don't know but certainly in Moodle the quickest way would be simply to make a new assignment and get the students to use that new one instead.