[Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation

Peter Pretorius pete.pretorius at gmail.com
Fri Sep 4 22:46:34 BST 2009


Julian,

I've been using Xerte desktop.  Pat and others were helpful in showing me
how to access the templates there, since I'm not coding saavy.  For some
reason, when I publish as a SCORM 1.2, it produces a password protected
package.  So when I upload the password protected package to Moodle 1.9.4,
Moodle can't find the IMS manifest, even though it's present.

Other list members have suggested I unzip and rezip the package, and I've
tried that, but I'm a novice at zipping (using ZipCentral and jZip), and I
seem to lose the folder structure in the package when I do it ... not sure
how I'm messing up there.

That said, as I think about it, I think maybe I'm making an error in the
initial publishing step, resulting in the password protection.  Since I'm
using Page Templates within the desktop version, is there a step I need to
take before publishing it as a SCORM 1.2?

I have the feeling maybe I need to rename the .rlt file as a .rlo file.  I
haven't been doing so.  But could that be why I'm ending up with a password
protected package and having trouble importing into Moodle?

- Pete



On 9/4/09, Julian Tenney <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>  What's going wrong with the SCORM packages for Moodle? Or are you trying
> it some other way? I'm keen Moodle works well with Xerte. Are other Xerte
> moodlers having any problems?
>
> J
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Peter Pretorius
> *Sent:* Fri 04/09/2009 16:33
> *To:* Xerte discussion list
> *Subject:* Re: [Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation
>
>
>  Ron,
>
> Just curious.  Adding the mime types (.rlo and .rlt) on the server.  Do you
> know if that can be done from within Moodle (as an Administrator), or is
> that a backend task?
>
> I've been trying to use Xerte desktop to create packages for Moodle without
> success.
>
> Thanks,
> Pete
>
>
>
> On 9/4/09, RonM <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>  Hi Thomas
>>
>> as far as I know it makes no difference to Moodle whether the file is an
>> .rlo or a .rlt as long as both are added as mime types on the server.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
>> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Rochford, Thomas
>> *Sent:* 04 September 2009 13:15
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* RE: [Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation
>>
>>
>>
>> Please forgive my ignorance, but perhaps you could save the file twice,
>> once as a .rlo (e.g. for Moodle) and one as a .rlt (for Xerte)?
>>
>>
>>
>> Kindest Regards,
>>
>> Thomas
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
>> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Patrick Lockley
>> *Sent:* 04 September 2009 12:30
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* RE: [Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation
>>
>>
>>
>> the option is look for version and foldername as i would guess they mean
>> it must have been from a template (i guess template data doesn't have to,
>> but same deal), but even then its still a bit let's hope.
>>
>>
>>
>> I assume the logic would be, if the RLO is with a xwd and xml that might
>> work as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> We've changed it since we released toolkits, it originally did the RLT
>> approach, i think the problem is if you open the RLT in desktop xerte you
>> don't get the nice screen?
>>
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Julian Tenney
>> *Sent:* Fri 04/09/2009 11:57
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* RE: [Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation
>>
>> For it to be any use it would have to be…
>>
>>
>>
>> Check the templateData property?
>>
>>
>>
>> I think we ought to change it to send out .rlt, and make the corresponding
>> change to the filename in the htm. We probably didn’t anticipate the
>> roundtripping so much when we made that call, and xpert was only a glint in
>> our eyes, and .rlt can still be edited locally in Xerte.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
>> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Patrick Lockley
>> *Sent:* Friday, September 04, 2009 11:50 AM
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* RE: [Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation
>>
>>
>>
>> Some people wanted it to export as RLO, so we set it to do that.
>>
>>
>>
>> I haven't had time to work out how to decide whether an RLO coming in is a
>> template or not.
>>
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Julian Tenney
>> *Sent:* Fri 04/09/2009 09:03
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* RE: [Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation
>>
>> Should it export it as .rlt? The roundtrip ought to be seamless.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
>> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Patrick Lockley
>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 03, 2009 11:22 PM
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* RE: [Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation
>>
>>
>>
>> rename the rlo to an rlt
>>
>>
>>   ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Rochford,
>> Thomas
>> *Sent:* Thu 03/09/2009 21:27
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* RE: [Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation
>>
>> Hi Patrick,
>>
>>
>>
>> There seems to be a problem with the scorm exports/imports from the online
>> toolkits v. 1.0.2 into the latest version 1.5.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have exported a module created with 1.0.2. as a scorm.zip file on one
>> laptop and tried to import it into 1.5 on another and I get the following
>> error message.
>>
>>
>>
>> ‘File transfer has failed.****Only Xerte templates are currently imported’
>>
>>
>>
>> I have also tried exporting a Test file from v. 1.5 and re-importing it
>> using the same laptop and I get the same error message.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have attached the Test file exported under 1.5 for you to examine.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kindest Regards,
>>
>> Thomas
>>
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>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
>> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Rochford, Thomas
>> *Sent:* 03 September 2009 17:19
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* RE: [Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation
>>
>>
>>
>> HI Everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>> I’ve just managed to get Xerte Online toolkits v. 1.5 installed on a
>> memory stick and will be releasing MAXOS 150 as soon as I’ve completed
>> testing. I need to check that the import feature works OK amongst other
>> things.
>>
>>
>>
>> However I thought I’ld document some bugs I cam across while doing the
>> Install.
>>
>>
>>
>> 1)      Copying the new toolkits across didn’t work I got errors trying
>> to edit a file. The application claimed it couldn’t find ‘edit.php’,
>> although it seemed to be there.
>>
>> 2)      I emptied the existing toolkits directory and used phpMyAdmin to
>> remove the old toolkits database and then ran the setup. I also ran into
>> quite a lot of problems, and had to edit the folowing files.
>>
>> a.       page2.php. I had to edit lines 94 through 96 to make the
>> str_replace function use the same tags as are in ‘database.txt’. The three
>> lines now read as follows:
>>
>> $buffer = str_replace("database_host",$_POST['host'],$buffer);
>>
>> $buffer = str_replace("database_name",$_POST['database_name'],$buffer);
>>
>> $buffer = str_replace("",$_POST['database_prefix'],$buffer);
>>
>> b.      database.php. I had to edit lines 15,20,25,30 and 35 to overcome
>> a parsing error in the original on line 35. The 5 lines now read as follows
>>
>> $xerte_toolkits_site->localhost = "localhost";
>> ...
>>
>> $xerte_toolkits_site->database_username ="root";
>> ...
>> $xerte_toolkits_site->database_password ="";
>> ...
>> $xerte_toolkits_site->database_name ="toolkits";
>> ...
>> $xerte_toolkits_site->database_table_prefix ="";
>>
>> I now seem to have a clean install – I used the ‘full install’ option in
>> the end. I did try the XAMPP option but that didn’t work either and I
>> remembered that Patrick had earlier advised me to use the ‘Full Install’
>>
>>
>>
>> I’ve documented this just in case anyone else runs into a similar problem
>> when working under windows. I now need to see if I can manage to import the
>> randomised quiz from the standalone version into my ‘on-a-stick’ version as
>> I note that it isn’t in the current release. Any ideas on how this can be
>> done would be very welcome.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kindest Regards,
>>
>> Thomas
>>
>>
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>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
>> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Patrick Lockley
>> *Sent:* 03 September 2009 15:43
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list; Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* RE: [Xerte] RE: Need help with Xerte toolkit instalation
>>
>>
>>
>> if you install an xampp version and choose the xampp version then demo.php
>> doesn't exist as it is renamed to index.
>>
>>
>>
>> But i wouldn't put that on a webserver.
>>
>>
>>   ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Julian Tenney
>> *Sent:* Thu 03/09/2009 15:39
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* [Xerte] RE: Need help with Xerte toolkit instalation
>>
>> Uninstall xampp and all its databases, make sure there is no trace of it
>> left.
>>
>> Then start again. To install it on a local machine is this simple:
>>
>> http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/manual/installingToolkits.swf
>>
>> To install it on a web server will need the help of the admin.
>>
>> Also, your emails are bouncing. Are you subscribed to the list?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pieter-dirk [mailto:pd at stinkmedia.co.za <pd at stinkmedia.co.za>]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 3:34 PM
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Subject: Need help with Xerte toolkit instalation
>>
>> Please look at the attachment we need help please.  We are struggling to
>> install this program as well as xampp.  Please come back to us please
>>
>> Thank You
>>
>> Pieter-Dirk Jacobs
>> (South Africa)
>>
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