Querying Exam Papers databases
Exam papers
link to /exams/papers.php (on main website, http://www.library.uq.edu.au/)
Query String must contain ...
stub
- can be whole course code (e.g. biol2001)
- can be truncated, with a minimum of 2 characters
- if 2 characters, will search old course codes, up to the year 2000, unless a later endyear is specified.
- if 4 or more characters, or 3 characters plus an endyear later than 2000, will search 1995 to the present (or the endyear if specified), substituting pre-2000 course codes where necessary.
- if fewer than 2 characters given, will open a search input form (search.html)
Query String may contain ...
startyear, sy, s will be accepted
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minimum: 1995 if none specified
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maximum: current year
endyear, ey, e will be accepted
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minimum: 1995
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maximum: current year unless 3-character course code specified, in which case default is 2000
Examples
papers.php?stub=bi
will bring up all current courses beginning "bi", and all pre-2000 subjects beginning "bi" (if any) + all pre-2000 subjects which link into current "bi.." courses.
papers.php?stub=biol2010
will bring up exams for that specific course
papers.php?stub=biol2
will bring up papers for all second-year BIOL subjects
papers.php?stub=biol2010&s=2007
will bring up papers for BIOL2010 from the year 2007 onwards
papers.php?stub=biol2010&e=2007
will bring up papers for BIOL2010 up to the year 2007
papers.php?stub=biol2010&s=2007&e=2007
will bring up papers for BIOL2010 for the year 2007 only.
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