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Why are only the blue parts of the code editable?

What is a Template?

What is an Instance?

What is an Annotation?

How do I stop the Run, Check Program and Download functions getting blocked in Internet Explorer?

How do I add ELP to the Trusted sites Security Zone in Internet Explorer?

Why do I get the "The application failed to initialize properly" or "MSCOREE.DLL was not found" error message when running the compiled program?

The light blue parts of the code are the gaps. These are the sections that the author has set as editable because these are the only sections that need to be changed to successfully complete the exercise.

A Template is the group of skeleton files that make up the exercise. Only users with author access can select the template and edit the files. In this mode, the gaps are shown as empty markers.

An Instance is the group of files that make up the exercise. An ELP exercise has two instances, the solution and My Program. The author will setup the solution and each student will have their own My Program instance to attempt the exercise.

An Annotation is a question or comment that can be attached to an ELP exercise, file or gap. Tutors can load a student's exercise and reply to any annotations that have been added. An annotation in ELP is represented as an envelope; blue for a student annotation, and red for a tutor annotation. The envelope icon is either open when it has been read by the intended recipient, or closed if unread. The colour and type of the envelope icon indicates the author and read/unread state of the last annotation for that particular ELP exercise component.

Using ELP in Internet Explorer may result in the download file blocker popping up as shown below. If this happens click on the popup bar and select "Download File...". After the ELP Applet refreshes, you need to perform the function that was blocked again. NOTE: For Run and Check Program, you will have to re-compile first. Alternatively, add ELP to the Trusted sites Security Zone to stop the download file blocker appearing at all.

1. Select "Internet Options..." from the Tools menu.
2. Select the Security tab.
3. Select the "Trusted sites" security zone.
4. Click the "Sites..." button.
5. Insert "*.qut.edu.au" in the text field and uncheck the "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone" check box.
6. Click Add to add the site.
7. Click OK to close the Trusted sites dialog.
8. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog.

These error messages indicate that the .NET Framework has not been installed. In order to run C# exercises ELP requires the .NET Framework v1.1, available from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/.