We have a problem with the version 2.0 of Creo. With the former version we have (Wildfire 4), some information were included into the files (.prt, .dwg and .asm) to know which person worked on the file and when. This information is very useful since with homework, we can verify if students exchange files or if they work on their own file.
When we open a file made with Wildfire 4 (or older version) into a WordPad, there is a section called P_OBJECT in which we find all the information. We have developed a Perl script to open files, parse lines, and output the relevant data. With class of 150 students, with homework every week, with an average number of files around 12 per student per week, having a script that parse all the files automatically is very useful.
Now we have a problem. Files made with Creo 2.0 don’t have the P_OBJECT section anymore. We are unable to parse the files and identify students who have cheated. We would like to have a solution. Is there a way to address our problem? To have something that can parse files automatically? An executable file that PTC can provide to output the information?
From what we found, the information is still there but it’s encrypted into the file. So the only way we found to see the information is to open each file individually into Creo and watch the information there. As you may guess, we don’t want to spend several hours to do the operation each week.
So if a solution is possible, we’ll be happy to know it. Thanks for your help.
