[Xerte] Importing projects to Xerte On-line Toolkits

[Watson, Owen]

Hi Pat,

Thanks again for the reply. Can I automatically generate the required files for the learning objects in standalone Xerte?

I tried modifying a learning object I exported from the toolkits server, however it didn't import for reasons I don't understand as the error was too long to fit on the message box.

Also, looking in the RLO from the toolkits server there is a lot of javascript describing how the pages should be structured, 
however the RLO generated from the stand alone version doesn't have any of this.

When you get the chance could you send me a very basic (i.e. blank) project with the bare minimum of files in it, which will successfully import to the toolkits server, for me too look at?

Thanks,

Owen


-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Patrick Lockley
Sent: Sat 25/07/2009 00:47
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Importing projects to Xerte On-line Toolkits
 
A template should have an RLT, an XWD and a piece of XML, as a bare minimum.
 
Again. not with the code, but as far as I recall the code loops through the zip looking for an RLT.
 
In the RLT it looks for the folder name and version number attributes to check there is the same one on the system.
 
If it finds them it looks through the RLT for the XML path.
 
If it passes both of these it should import ok.
 
You can add any attribute you like within xerte, including custom ones.
 
Best bet is compare your RLO with the exported RLO to see what the server expects.

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Watson, Owen
Sent: Fri 24/07/2009 23:19
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Importing projects to Xerte On-line Toolkits




Hi Pat,

Sorry for being dense, but I still don't quite understand... When I save an RLT or an RLO from within the standalone client, I only have a single file, (the afore mentioned RLT or RLO). Am I supposed to be including other files with this when I zip it and try and upload it?

If I export a project as a zip from the toolkits server it has a shed load of files... do I need all of these when I upload a project from the standalone version?

Do I need to add the version number attribute manually, or can I add it within Xerte?

Owen


-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Patrick Lockley
Sent: Fri 24/07/2009 17:45
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Importing projects to Xerte On-line Toolkits

Hello,

You need to add a version number attribute as well - I am guessing the template that goes out with the installer has changed. Best bet is to take the RLT off your toolkits server, and replace it with the one in the folder before you zip it up.

Pat

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Watson, Owen
Sent: Fri 24/07/2009 15:42
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Importing projects to Xerte On-line Toolkits



Hi Pat,

Thanks for your quick reply, however I still don't understand what exactly I'm supposed to be doing to make it work.

I have tried creating a new project leaving the default settings, saving it as an RLT, zipping it and then uploading it and I still get an error about no corresponding templates.

In standalone Xerte there is no option to add 'folderName' to the learning object properties. I tried adding this attribute to the RLT using XML Notepad, (and manually), and setting the value to be 'Nottingham' which, as far as I can tell, is the name of one of the two templates installed by default in Xerte Online Toolkits.

This is a bit of a show stopper ATM as we have quite a few learning objects which have been created in the standalone version of Xerte using the default template supplied which we can't import.

Again, any help you can provide would be much appreciated, as this is proving to be a major headache.

Thanks,

Owen



From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 24 July 2009 14:49
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Importing projects to Xerte On-line Toolkits

Hello,

Can't be certain as I am not near the code at the moment, but as long as you rename the rlo to be an rlt, it should work.

The only reason you get a no corresponding template error is if the folderName attribute in the learning object node of the rlt is not equal to a template you have installed on the system.

Offline and online versions of Page templates, should be identical.

The wizards and the editor are also the same.

Pat

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Watson, Owen
Sent: Fri 24/07/2009 13:28
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: [Xerte] Importing projects to Xerte On-line Toolkits
Hi,

I'm working on Bolton's implementation of Xerte, (which should be going
live soon), and have run into a problem importing projects created in
Xerte v2.5.7 into Xerte Online Toolkits v1.0.2.

Initially I thought you did this from Workspace -> Properties -> Import,
however uploading *any* zip file, be it a project or a template results
in the error "You can only import Zip files."

After discovering that this only seems to be a problem in Firefox 3.5.1,
I then discovered this method is seemingly only for importing templates.

However, after creating a basic project with a fresh download of Xerte
2.5.7 and saving a 'new' project as a template, I was then presented
with a message saying that no corresponding templates could be found.

So my questions are...
1) How do you import projects into Xerte Online Toolkits which were
created in the standalone version of Xerte?
2) What templates (if any?) are common between the two 'versions' of
Xerte?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Owen Watson


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