[Xerte] Re: Importing LOs over top of existing LO's

[Patrick Lockley]

It replaces the one highlighted

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 16 February 2011 11:58
To: 'Xerte discussion list'
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Importing LOs over top of existing LO's

Ok thanks Pat.
So just to check before I even try that - if the checkbox is selected and then the form submitted does it then display a list of LO's and ID's to choose from? e.g. which one to replace.
Cheers
Ron

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 16 February 2011 11:41
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Importing LOs over top of existing LO's

Sorry, my mistake

The code isn't even commented out, it's just the post variable is never sent.

In website_code/php/import/import.php it checks to see if $_POST['replace'] is true.

So on the import panel, but in a checkbox or something, name it true, and then add that to the ajax in the javascript

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 16 February 2011 10:32
To: 'Xerte discussion list'
Subject: [Xerte] Importing LOs over top of existing LO's

Pat - Ok been fishing but didn't catch anything! :-(

Found the functions in both the .php and .js files but couldn't find where the option has been commented out. Is it commented out or just not included? Gis a clue where to find it?

Cheers
Ron

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 15 February 2011 13:40
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: merging LOs

I do like how I try to encourage you lot to maybe try some code out and you end up sending me a request :)

But - that code is already in the import file - it's just commented out. So have a fish and you should be able to set it up as an option straight away.

I'll put it back in officially when we next release a version.

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 15 February 2011 13:27
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: merging LOs

Pat
if you were going to work on a merge script I wonder if a related addition would be possible too? e.g. at the moment selecting workspace and then import always creates a new LO which then obviously has a new ID but what people often ask is about importing and replacing/updating an existing LO and keeping the same ID so that existing links and embeds aren't broken. So I wonder if a tick box or use of the same LO name could control updating/replacing rather than creating new but obviously retaining the option to create new instead like a prompt or something.

Ron

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 15 February 2011 11:57
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: merging LOs

A merge script wouldn't be that much to be honest :)

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Adam Read
Sent: 15 February 2011 11:55
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: merging LOs

Not really, once I get past echo (); and get/post I'm sort of lost!


From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 15 February 2011 11:38
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: merging LOs

It was all going so well till the last sentence :)

Adam do you know much PHP? Fancy dabbling?

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Alistair McNaught
Sent: 15 February 2011 10:57
To: Xerte discussion list; A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online Toolkits
Subject: [Xerte] Re: merging LOs

If Xerte is being used alongside another system (eg Moodle, web pages, Intranet etc)   I would tend to argue that having smaller disconnected units hyperlinked together from a central page is better, giving more opportunity for differentiation, alternative sequencing and so on.

... but then part of my argument would be because I didn't know how to join them together anyway :)

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Adam Read
Sent: 11 February 2011 13:49
To: Xerte discussion list (xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk)
Subject: [Xerte] merging LOs

Hi

I've had an email from a group of staff/students that are building a number of LOs using toolkits. They asked me how easy (and what the process is) to join the content of the LOs together (e.g. amalgamating say 2 learning objects into 1).

Is there a quick way to do this or is it a case of copying content across manually?

Any wisdom well received, Adam

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