[Xerte] Re: Issues sharing a tutorial made on Media Interactions template

[Ruth Russell]

Thanks - what should I do to fix this? I just need to be able to send a copy
of the tutorial to my supervisor to be marked by tomorrow.

Ruth

On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 8:18 AM, Pat Lockley <patrick.lockley at googlemail.com
> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Sounds like write permissions on the flash drive.
>
> You also get zinc error messages if you only the rlt and rlo from inside a
> zip file.
>
> Pat
>
>
> On 31 Jul 2011, at 07:33, Ruth Russell <rr5247 at bris.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the reply
>
> Yep, it says 'Zinc cannot create file'.
>
> Here's what I can see:
>
> <image.png>
>
>
> This is the file location.I've been working from 'Ruth Russell eSSC' on my
> desktop, and saving my changes.
>
> When I tried to save 'Ruth Russell eSSC' to a flashdrive, I got the Zinc
> Error message.
>
> When I click on 'index' on my desktop, a google chrome page opens with a
> fully interactive tutorial which works.  However, if I save the 'index' file
> to a flashdrive, then attempt to open it, I just get a blank page.
>
> I upload the zipped version of the whole 'Transcript Tutorial' file to a
> fluff server, then downloaded the folder to check it worked:
>
> <image.png>
>
> On this version, I cannot open any of the files, as it asks for a password.
> However, the original versions can be opened without a password on my
> desktop.
>
> Hope that's clearer
>
> Thanks
> Ruth
>
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 3:13 AM, Dave Burnett < <d_b_burnett at hotmail.com>
> d_b_burnett at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Generally, any error message like that points to a permissions error.
>> e.g. the Zinc wrapper that interacts with the file system is trying to
>> create a file somewhere (maybe a temp file or batch file) and does not have
>> permissions to the folder in question to do so.
>>
>>
>> I'm not so well versed on Xerte Online Toollkits, so I don't know
>> where/what files would be being denied.
>> Can you give more details, what you mean by open the shared version.
>> It can it be open, but fails when someone else tries to open it
>> concurrently?
>> That sort of thing.
>>
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:20:59 +0100
>> From: <rr5247 at bris.ac.uk>rr5247 at bris.ac.uk
>> To: <xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Subject: [Xerte] Issues sharing a tutorial made on Media Interactions
>> template
>>
>>
>> Apologies if this is a very stupid problem. I have very little computer
>> experience.
>>
>> I've made a tutorial using the 'Media Interactions' template.
>>
>> It is saved as an .rlt file. I am trying to share it. It uploads fine to
>> both a fluff server and an external hard drive, but when I try to open the
>> shared version I get this message:
>>
>> 'MDM Zinc v2 Error Handler'
>> 'Zinc has encountered the following error: Cannot create file'
>>
>> Any help massively appreciated. My deadline for submission is Monday
>>
>> Thanks
>> Ruth
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