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WebCT gotofile redirector

redirects WebCT javascript links directly to the file, for easier saving and file handling.

I created this because WebCT (used by my school for class websites/documents) makes all downloadable files go through a javascript prompt through a "go_to_file" command. For some reason, this would not work with my firefox, and I also wanted to make use of the PDF download extension, so I had to rewrite these into direct links. I'm not sure if this will be useful to anyone else (I hope it will be) or if it will even work on their school's server (please tell me if it doesn't and I'll try to fix it).






Jan 8, 2007
lyxus User

Hi Neil,

Webct is relally a PITA....

Just have a quick question they change their go_to_file for something else

Here is an example
Solution-Laplace

For this file the adress is GEN9593zarema01/scripts/Solution-Laplace.pdf

Is there any way you can update it, i can do it by hand but sometimes i have more that 150 files....

you can contact me at franck110 at gmail dot com

Thanks!
 
Mar 21, 2006
Albert Bachand Scriptwright

Thanks for the script! Now I despise WebCT a tiny bit less. Now, if only there was a way to bypass that totally useless "Dropbox" feature... Oh, and a way to download every submitted file of every student for a particular assignment, all in one step. Now, that would cool.

Sigh, WebCT is such crap.
 
Jan 2, 2006
Gaurav Manch... User

My class sites have a few links that didn't convert right. A bug: somehow the following link did not convert into giving the option to download the file.

javascript:go_to_file('TiVo, Cable, Satellite? Choose That Smart TV Wisely ', '/mba840wi2006robinson/', '0', '3', '0','TiVo%20Cable%20or%20Satellite%20NY%20Times.doc')

The following link converted the script fine.
javascript:go_to_file('Minding the Store: Analyzing Customers, Best Buy Decides Not All Are Welcome ', '/mba840wi2006robinson/', '0', '3', '0','Minding%20the%20Store%20Best%20Buy%20Decides%20Not%20All%20are%20Welcome%20WSJ.doc')
 
Jan 2, 2006
Gaurav Manch... User

Thanks for the script! Saved me from going back to IE. A tip: you could add the class.osu.edu web site to the default web sites for the script since this is a university wide problem; will make the script more useful for the tech challenged. :)

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