haas:scripts:semester

semester.sh

Objective

A grade not-Z support script to determine the current academic semester for use in calculations in other scripts.

This script features the following capabilities:

Attribute	Description	Contains
Class Flexible	Can be run for any class; is not hardcoded for one particular situation	YES
Configurable	Can pertinent options be set in variables at the start of the script?	NO (N/A)
Multi-Run Safe	Will the script appropriately overwrite appropriate entries, preventing duplicate or erroneous entries?	N/A
Error Checking	Are proper error checks in place to prevent incorrect data elements?	NO
User Executable	Can the script be run as a regular user (ie root privs not required)?	YES

look into ways to properly handle spring/summer, summer/fall, fall/winter, and winter/spring issues
- reference other files to compare start and end of given semesters against current date

In order to use semester.sh, the following conditions need to be met:

To use semester.sh, just run it:

lab46:~$ semester.sh
fall2010
lab46:~$

Common deployments are from other scripts, to determine the current semester.

extern> http://lab46.corning-cc.edu/haas/content/scripts/semester