[Xerte] SCORM 2004 question

[Mary Ann Ahearn]

Thanks.  We actually tried that after posting to the list and have 
had promising results.

At 10:42 AM 5/7/2010 +0100, you wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I would try removing the files from the scorm packaging folder to 
>somewhere safe and seeing what happens.
>
>Pat
>
>
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>From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Mary Ann Ahearn
>Sent: Thu 06/05/2010 21:27
>To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>Subject: [Xerte] SCORM 2004 question
>
>Hello Xertians......Xertetians......XerteGurus......Xertites.....??
>
>
>We are using desktop Xerte 2 to produce many SCOs that we will put 
>together into a SCORM 2004 content package using the ADL Reload Editor.
>
>
>Right now when you select Package SCORM 2004, it seems you get a 
>SCORM content package made up of a single SCO that comes with a 
>manifest file and lots of other files that an individual SCO doesn't need.
>
>
>What we'd like to do is to generate only the files the SCO needs, 
>along with a metadata file to make the SCO retrievable.  We've 
>looked at the Xerte source code a bit but would rather not modify it 
>if it's not necessary.
>
>
>Has anyone dealt with this issue who can offer any advice on the 
>most efficient approach?  Are there any shortcuts or tricks - like 
>changing or removing files from C:\Program 
>Files\Xerte\publish\scorm2004 before packaging the SCO?
>
>
>We're going to be creating lots and lots of SCOs so any time we save 
>will be multiplied by a large factor.
>
>
>Thanks!
>ma
>
>
>p.s.
>Here's what I was able to find in the archives:
>
> From Sept 2009
>
>Q:  Are the pages that we create as part of LO called assets or 
>SCOs? or is the entire LO (with all the pages ) an asset??
>
>A:  The package you produce is a SCO. It is really the launching 
>HTML page. Everything else are assets (in SCORM speak). The scorm 
>manifest Xerte produces contains one organisation, with one 
>resource, the html page.  You can create more complex manifests with Reload,
>
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