Marks return upload fails with 'Coding error detected...'

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Last updated: Apr 22, 2020 by Michael HughesVersion comment
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Marks return upload fails with 'Coding error detected, it must be fixed by a programmer: Unknown file type'


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Problem

When uploading a marks return spreadsheet to the system, the upload fails with the above error.



Solution

The spreadsheet contains an error in the column headings 'registrationno', 'mark', 'markcode'. The two most common are:

  • An uppercase character - 'Registrationno'
  • Additional whitespace - 'registration no'. NB this will be very hard to spot if it comes after the word!



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