Allow compiled ".class" files in the dropbox

We have a teacher who teaches a programming course. He uses onCampus to power an assignment dropbox for his students. He's had trouble with kids not being able to submit certain assignments because they are Java .class files.  onCampus says that this is not an allowed file type.

I understand that the online system needs to protect itself against possible exploits, and that .class files might be potential exploits, but given that many schools teach programming courses and use files like this, it would be great to have some way for them to submit compiled files like .class files.

 

By the way, can anyone point me towards a list of _allowed_ file types in the class dropboxes? I haven't been able to find one yet...

  • Sylvie Andrews
  • Sep 28 2015
  • Implemented
Blackbaud Learning Management / Assignments
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  • anson kendall commented
    November 15, 2019 14:32

    @Angela  Can you share the complete list of which file types are now allowed for both students to submit via OnCampus submission as well as the file types that teachers can post to Assignments/Topics for download? I can't find one and Support wasn't able to find it either.

     

    It would be ideal if the link was to a page that Blackbaud continuously updates, so that we can just post that to our faculty to see the most current information. 

     

    Thanks!

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  • Angela Addison commented
    October 14, 2019 15:35

    We will be adding a long list of file types to our whitelist in November and I've included both .class and .css. If you have other file types you are especially concerned with please get in touch and I can make sure those are on there. Thank you for your patience.

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  • Bill Soistmann commented
    September 29, 2015 16:04

    I teach programming and I thought a good workaround would be to have students save as plain TXT

    That "works" in that it allows them to upload the files, but I would love to be able to review some assignments in oncampus without downloading. Seems like we should be able to view plain text files - perhaps even annotate them ( but not a deal breaker ).

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  • Stanley Golanka commented
    September 29, 2015 14:07

    By the same token, it would be nice to allow .css files--and for the same reason, this may be difficult.

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