[Xerte] Error at Publish- version 1.9
William Laakkonen
worldradiolabs at gmail.com
Tue Jan 15 15:19:01 GMT 2008
Thanks Julian- it works for me now!
I did not have a choice about the catch- you desrve the credit for the
resolution. Thank you again!
On Jan 15, 2008 9:58 AM, Tenney Julian <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk>
wrote:
> For some reason the MainPreloader file was missing from the latest setup.
>
> Download it again now and give it another try,
>
> good catch! thanks.
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *William Laakkonen
> *Sent:* 15 January 2008 13:59
>
> *To:* Xerte discussion list
> *Subject:* Re: [Xerte] Error at Publish- version 1.9
>
> The piece does not function in the browser. I did not have in preview mode
> at publish.
>
> Monitoring the folder, I get the "Cannot copy" error (apparently) at the
> moment the index.htm is created. It is hard to tell if just before or just
> after the index.htm appears in the folder window. After clicking OK I then
> get resources.swf, XMLEngine.swf, and rloObject.js only. No
> MainPreloder.swf file created.
>
> Unfortunately, I have three different machines I've duplicated this on.
> Shall I try some others? I have at least 3 or 4 more I could try. I know it
> is difficult to determine what the error is when you cannot duplicate it.
>
> On Jan 15, 2008 8:27 AM, Tenney Julian <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk>
> wrote:
>
> > Does the piece then function in the browser OK?
> >
> > Do you have all of these files after hitting publish:
> >
> > index.htm
> > rloObject.js
> > XMLEngine.swf
> > MainPreloader.swf
> > resources.swf
> >
> > Is Xerte in preview mode when you hit publish?
> >
> > I still can't reproduce it.
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> > xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *William Laakkonen
> > *Sent:* 15 January 2008 13:18
> >
> > *To:* Xerte discussion list
> > *Subject:* Re: [Xerte] Error at Publish- version 1.9
> >
> > I just downloaded (about 5 minutes ago) to a Server 2003 and right
> > click on desktop, create folder, right click folder, new xerte file, double
> > click to open, file->publish, get the error. As a note- ALL have firefox as
> > default browser, not IE
> >
> > On Jan 15, 2008 8:00 AM, Tenney Julian <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > just so we have the same version in front of us, can you download the
> > > latest xerte and try it again?
> > >
> > > www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/downloads.php
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > > *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> > > ] *On Behalf Of *William Laakkonen
> > > *Sent:* 15 January 2008 12:56
> > > *To:* Xerte discussion list
> > > *Subject:* Re: [Xerte] Error at Publish- version 1.9
> > >
> > > Hi Julian,
> > >
> > > That is indeed exactly what I am doing. I am a local administrator on
> > > the XP machine, a standard domain user on the 2000. On both the users have
> > > full access rights to the project folders created on the desktop.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Bill Laakkonen
> > > AVATAVA
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jan 15, 2008 7:29 AM, Tenney Julian <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks for the feedback.
> > > >
> > > > I can't replicate the error. If you make a new folder on your
> > > > desktop, right click in it and create a new RLO, double click it to open it
> > > > in Xerte and choose File -> Publish, do you still get the error?
> > > >
> > > > Julian
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ------------------------------
> > > > *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk]
> > > > *On Behalf Of *William Laakkonen
> > > > *Sent:* 15 January 2008 12:02
> > > > *To:* xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> > > > *Subject:* [Xerte] Error at Publish- version 1.9
> > > >
> > > > Hi Guys,
> > > >
> > > > First off - I must say I am delighted to use this wonderful tool. It
> > > > is a huge head-start for creating accesible learning content and I had no
> > > > trouble creating some basic content straight away. It is exciting to see
> > > > such a useful tool offered to the world to freely use. Great work and
> > > > documentation rivals many commercial works.
> > > >
> > > > I unfortunately must report an error I am experiencing upon attempts
> > > > to publish my own files as well as example files downloaded from the Xerte
> > > > site. When I go to File->Publish I get the following error:
> > > >
> > > > A dialog box labeled "Error Copying File or Folder" with the
> > > > message "Cannot copy file: Cannot read from source file or disk" with a
> > > > Button labeled "OK" followed immediately by a dialog box titled
> > > > "pcd_test.rlo" (one of the file names) with the message "Publish Complete.
> > > > All files for web deployment created" and a Button labeled "OK"
> > > >
> > > > When I look into the associated project folder, it appears the
> > > > template file was copied (as it is from the program directory). I have not
> > > > modified the template files.
> > > >
> > > > I looked at the list archives and did not see any other posts
> > > > regarding this. I have not used a previous version of Xerte on any machine
> > > > here.
> > > >
> > > > Here is what I am using to produce this error with Xerte Version 1.9
> > > > :
> > > >
> > > > Windows XP SP2 with IE7.0 and Flashplayer 9
> > > >
> > > > I also attempted this on another workstation here with the same
> > > > result:
> > > >
> > > > Windows 2000 SP4 with IE6.0 and Flashplayer 9
> > > >
> > > > Both workstations are part of a Server 2003 Windows domain. Both
> > > > have Office Professional 2003.
> > > >
> > > > Please let me know if I've left off any details you guys may further
> > > > need to help me resolve this issue. Or have I missed a pre-requisite
> > > > somewhere?
> > > >
> > > > May I suggest you consider a couple of additions to the error and
> > > > publish dialogs?
> > > >
> > > > It may be easier to diagnose such an error in the future should the
> > > > "error copying file or folder" dialog box be modified to contain the names
> > > > of files and folders that have failed to copy. It also may be helpful for
> > > > new users should the box with the "Publish Complete..." message explicitly
> > > > refer to the path and files created (or not) in the publish process.
> > > >
> > > > Once again, I enjoy using this marvelous tool as far as I've been
> > > > able to use it. I hope this error is something simple that I have missed and
> > > > I look forward to resolving this with your help.
> > > >
> > > > As another suggestion it would be nice to see the program requisites
> > > > and recommendations for OS and associated programs listed on the web site;
> > > > or have I missed the listings?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks and best regards,
> > > >
> > > > Bill Laakkonen
> > > > AVATAVA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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