Schedule instructions

Create a text file (for example with vi, emacs, Notepad; not with Word) which will be sitting in you public_html directory on stokes and is called officetimes or officetimes.txt. (For example, for Alexander the file is

~hulpke/public_html/officetimes

If you are using Windows, the file is sitting in the public_html directory on your S: drive.

The file must be world readable (in the same way as all other files on the web pages are). Under UNIX, you can accheive this by the commands

cd ~/public_html
chmod go+x ~
chmod go+rx . 
chmod go+r officetimes 

The text file contains commands that indicate different types of events as well as their times and locations. Each event is given on a line by itself.

At the moment, events start at the full hour and run for one hour. Events that run longer have to be entered for each time slot. (If there is serious need for other start times, please let me know.)

Each command starts with an optional letter (OLWNR) which indicates the type of event. If subsequent events are of the same type, this letter does not need to be given again.

The types are:

O

Office hours. Only time needs to be given. You can optionally give a room.

L

Lectures. Lecture name and location have to be given.

W

Other events that will be listed on the web page schedule. Again Name and location have to be given.

N

Events that will not appear on the web pages but only in the printed list for internal use. The format otherwise again is the same.

R

Remark. Everything following this letter will be put verbation on the web pages. (Thus this item has to come last.) You can include HTML formatting. This can be used for example to indicate absence for certain days.

Unless the event is an office hour, this is followed by the name of the event and the location. (The last blank on the line separates the event from the location, thus room numbers are not permitted to contain a blank space.) If you do not want (or cannot) list a room, give a question mark.

Locations (Room Numbers) may not contain a blank (but events may, thus Algebra Seminar WB117 is parsed as expected).

For example:

O MW10
F2
L MWF11 M766 WB014
MWF14 M400X E202
W R2 Seminar WB117
N T3 Soccer ?
R This is my schedule

Schedule

The schedule files will be updated once every night, thus any corrections will appear on the web only the next day.

For questions please contact Alexander Hulpke.

Microsoft Windows Instructions

• Save the file.
• Close the file.
• Right click on the officetimes file icon and go to "Properties".
• Go to "Security"
• Left click on "Everyone"
• Left click to check the box to Allow "Read and Execute"
• Wait 24 hours.