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

[Ruth Russell]

It's worked! Thank you so so much!

On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Dave Burnett <d_b_burnett at hotmail.com>wrote:

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> Change the rlo as well.
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> No spaces in the path or file name.
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> Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:05:25 +0100
>
> From: rr5247 at bris.ac.uk
> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Issues sharing a tutorial made on Media Interactions
> template
>
> Thanks for clarification, really appreciate it, I'm giving that a go
>
> Ruth
>
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Dave Burnett <d_b_burnett at hotmail.com>wrote:
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>    >Ooh ok I'll try searching for the password
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> Just to clarify, there is no password to find.
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> When there are spaces in the path to your content, it causes the "ask for
> password" issue.
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> e.g. if your content is located at:
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> C:\something\my xerte\something\
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> It will cause the password prompt to appear when zipped.
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> The folder needs to be renamed so the path becomes:
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> C:\something\myxerte\something\
> or
> C:\something\my_xerte\something\
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> From: patrick.lockley at googlemail.com
> Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:41:15 +0100
>
> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Issues sharing a tutorial made on Media Interactions
> template
>
>
> Ah the fluff server probably won't support the file location xerte uses as
> the locations will change.
>
> If you don't have a webspace maybe see if you can create it using google
> websites? That should work.
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> On 31 Jul 2011, at 10:37, Ruth Russell <rr5247 at bris.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> It's what my university uses for large file sharing rather than emailing -
> you upload a file to the fluff server, it sends you a link, then you email
> that link to whoever you want to be able to access the file
>
> Ooh ok I'll try searching for the password
>
> Thanks again
>
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Pat Lockley <
> patrick.lockley at googlemail.com> wrote:
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> What is a fluff server?
>
> The password is usually due to spaces in the filename I think? That should
> be in the archives if you search at the xerte homepage
>
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> On 31 Jul 2011, at 09:55, Ruth Russell <rr5247 at bris.ac.uk> wrote:
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> OK, I'll give the website option a go.
>
> I think the second option I have already tried: I uploaded to a fluff
> server and tried to unzip and run index.html and it asked for a password....
>
> Thanks so much for your help
>
> Ruth
>
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Pat Lockley <
> patrick.lockley at googlemail.com> wrote:
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> Could you upload the file to a website? If not, just say please unzip and
> run index.html to access?
>
> I'd try the website approach though if you can
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> On 31 Jul 2011, at 08:48, Ruth Russell <rr5247 at bris.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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> 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:
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> <image.png>
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> 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>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
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> ------------------------------
> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:20:59 +0100
> From: rr5247 at bris.ac.uk
> To: 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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