[Xerte] Re: problem with syndicate.php with XOT 1.6 and previous versions?

Mon May 16 14:19:50 BST 2011

New file attached = only changed 2 lines to add cdata wrapper.

Could some one commit it.

Ta

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk> wrote:
> I'm not sure exactly where/how to do that. :-(
> However I did test a few older syndicate.php files on my localhost version
> and the attached from a much older install works in all 3 browsers.
> Not sure what the differences are, of if that breaks anything else?
> HTH
> Ron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat Lockley
> Sent: 16 May 2011 13:34
> To: Xerte discussion list
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: problem with syndicate.php with XOT 1.6 and previous
> versions?
>
> We did as a fix as the export and scorm links as dc:relation nodes a while
> back.
> The RSS feed validator says these pages have the issue.
> The only fix is to cdata those nodes - but as I don't have an install
> to play with thats my only suggestion (and it won't hurt to add it
> anyways).
>
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>
> wrote:
>> Hi Pat
>> thanks but I'm not just trying to fix my own problem with an installation
>> here. It seems that something has changed since a previous version which
> is
>> stopping the syndication functionality from working properly. I guess this
>> only crops up for those wishing to share their syndication feed and
>> therefore isn't widely reported as a problem but that same feed makes it
>> easy for individuals to share LO's for download even if their organisation
>> isn't plugging that feed into xpert so I think it's worth resolving
> whatever
>> is causing the problem and happy to test/troubleshoot/feedback.
>> HTH
>> Ron
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat Lockley
>> Sent: 16 May 2011 12:58
>> To: Xerte discussion list
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: problem with syndicate.php with XOT 1.6 and previous
>> versions?
>>
>> It's an RSS Feed issue -
>>
> http://validator.w3.org/feed/check.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmultimedia.bath.ac.u
>> k%2Fxerte%2Fsyndicate.php
>>
>> put cdata around the relation node in syndicate.php and see what happens.
>>
>> I'd also recommend replacing "Put your institution name here" with
>> your favourite Mr Man.
>>
>> I always go with Mr Tickle.
>>
>> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> thought it would be better to send this as a separate topic/thread rather
>>> than confuse the separate thread about problems with MainPreloader.swf...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Just been testing the same clean installs as well as a previous beta
>> install
>>> and it seems syndicate.php doesn't work on either. However there seems to
>> be
>>> different results with different browsers and XOT versions...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> With the latest versions and versions dating back to at least March if I
>>> visit http://localhost/xerte16/syndicate.php using IE I get a blank
>> browser
>>> window and via Firefox I get the  feed heading but no projects e.g.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Xerte Online Toolkits RSS Feed
>>>
>>> This RSS feed contains a list of all the syndicated content from the
> Xerte
>>> Online Toolkits installation at Put your institution's name here
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> However If I visit with Safari I get the heading and projects as expected
>> so
>>> all works fine with Safari.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In Firefox I get the above info but I don't see any project links even
>>> though I've made a couple of test projects part of the export and
>>> syndication feeds. In IE I just get a blank browser window and in Safari
>> it
>>> works as it should. http://localhost/xerte16/rss.php works fine in all
>>> browsers and Fiddler doesn't show any errors with
>>> http://localhost/xerte16/syndicate.php in IE or Firefox.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I've tried some previous installs dating back to March and syndicate.php
>>> doesn't seem to work on them either and what prompted testing this was a
>>> message from Susan Parnell on the xerteforteachers list where Bath's
>>> installation doesn't display syndicate.php either. This may be specific
> to
>>> my laptop but I get the same results with the bath link e.g.
>>> http://multimedia.bath.ac.uk/xerte/syndicate.php works in Safari but not
>> IE
>>> or Firefox with the latter only showing the feed heading.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> However I have older installs e.g.
>>> http://xerte5.techdis.palepurple.co.uk/syndication/ which works in all
>>> browsers.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So would be good if others could confirm as follows:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. does http://multimedia.bath.ac.uk/xerte/syndicate.php work for you in
>> all
>>> browsers and if not what works and what doesn't?
>>>
>>> 2. Likewise does http://xerte5.techdis.palepurple.co.uk/syndication/ work
>> in
>>> all browsers.
>>>
>>> 3. Where does the problem lie?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> Ron
>>>
>>> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and
>>> may contain confidential information. If you have received this message
> in
>>> error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do
> not
>>> use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any
>>> attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email
> do
>>> not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham.
>>>
>>> This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an
>> attachment
>>> may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer
>> system:
>>> you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the
>>> University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Xerte mailing list
>>> Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte
>>>
>>> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and
>>> may contain confidential information. If you have received this message
> in
>>> error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it.   Please do
>> not
>>> use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any
>>> attachment.  Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email
>> do
>>> not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham.
>>>
>>> This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an
>> attachment
>>> may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer
>> system:
>>> you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the
>>> University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Xerte mailing list
>> Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Xerte mailing list
>> Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xerte mailing list
> Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xerte mailing list
> Xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte
>
> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it.   Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment.  Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham.
>
> This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment
> may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system:
> you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the
> University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.
>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: syndicate_new.php
Type: application/x-httpd-php
Size: 5596 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/pipermail/xerte/attachments/20110516/02898343/attachment-0001.bin>