[Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation

Fri Sep 4 15:20:42 BST 2009

HI,

I've just tried this out by adding a copy of the .rlo file to the zip as a
.rlt file. It imported perfectly into Online Toolkits.

So I then had a go at tinkering with the import.php code by changing line 193
from

if(!(strpos($y,".rlt")===false)){

to 

if(!(strpos($y,".rlt")===false) || !(strpos($y,".rlo")===false)){

That seems to have worked. I accept that there is no error checking but given
that I'm only proposing to use this with my USB-based version of OnLine
Toolkits, I don't think that's going to be too great a problem. It will, at
least, mean that I can make version 1.50 public and that folk can
export/import their existing work 'seamlessly'.

While writing this I've just seen emails from Julian and Ron. I'm not sure
that I understand why an inxtra index.htm file is needed as the .rlo file
would be there anyway. I've done an import with the modification above and
run it both from within online toolkits and also as an http reference (i.e.
http://localhost/toolkits/play.php?template_id=4) and they both seem to work
fine. Am I missing something?

Kindest Regards,

Thomas

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?

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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.

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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

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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
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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
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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.

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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]
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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