Blackboard Moodle Converter - Revision history

Mxmsj: Text replacement - "— >" to "-->"

2022-12-10T10:22:49Z

Text replacement - "— >" to "-->"

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:22, 10 December 2022
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	'''Upload that zip file to Moodle:'''		'''Upload that zip file to Moodle:'''

	:: ''Site Administration — > Courses — > Restore Course ...''		:: ''Site Administration --> Courses --> Restore Course ...''

	== Preliminary results ==		== Preliminary results ==

Mxmsj: Text replacement - "--" to " — "

2022-12-10T10:04:15Z

Text replacement - "--" to " — "

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:04, 10 December 2022
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	'''Upload that zip file to Moodle:'''		'''Upload that zip file to Moodle:'''

	:: ''Site Administration --> Courses --> Restore Course ...''		:: ''Site Administration — > Courses — > Restore Course ...''

	== Preliminary results ==		== Preliminary results ==
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	Links to YouTube videos and external files were preserved.		Links to YouTube videos and external files were preserved.

	Links to files internal to the course were broken--the files were not transferred from the Blackboard zip to the zip file output by BMC. I see notices and warnings about various and sundry defects in the code. I do not know enough about the structure of Blackboard to fix what ails the code. I'm stuck on ''$bildobjekt[3]=$arr_files_embedded_label;'' in ''regex.php.'' It is not defined. It needs to be an object that is initialized with four or five correct parameters. I can't find the information I need to define it correctly. This causes a cascade of breakdowns later on in the code. I'm defeated. I think I'm defeated. I guess I've thought of another debugging technique I might use to get unstuck. ...		Links to files internal to the course were broken — the files were not transferred from the Blackboard zip to the zip file output by BMC. I see notices and warnings about various and sundry defects in the code. I do not know enough about the structure of Blackboard to fix what ails the code. I'm stuck on ''$bildobjekt[3]=$arr_files_embedded_label;'' in ''regex.php.'' It is not defined. It needs to be an object that is initialized with four or five correct parameters. I can't find the information I need to define it correctly. This causes a cascade of breakdowns later on in the code. I'm defeated. I think I'm defeated. I guess I've thought of another debugging technique I might use to get unstuck. ...

	Quiz questions were intact, but need a lot of re-editing.		Quiz questions were intact, but need a lot of re-editing.

Mxmsj: Text replacement - "â€œ" to "“"

2022-12-10T09:20:44Z

Text replacement - "â€œ" to "“"

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:20, 10 December 2022
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	=== Make Directories ===		=== Make Directories ===

	:- Make a directory called ~~â€œuploads”~~ in your main converter dir that is writeable by the webserver.		:- Make a directory called “uploads” in your main converter dir that is writeable by the webserver.

	:::: ''/var/www/html/bmc/uploads''		:::: ''/var/www/html/bmc/uploads''

	:- Make a directory called ~~â€œexports”~~ in your main converter dir that is writeable by the webserver.		:- Make a directory called “exports” in your main converter dir that is writeable by the webserver.

	:::: ''/var/www/html/bmc/exports''		:::: ''/var/www/html/bmc/exports''

	:- Make directory called ~~â€œactivities_src”~~ containing the files grades.xml, inforef.xml, roles.xml.		:- Make directory called “activities_src” containing the files grades.xml, inforef.xml, roles.xml.

	:::: ''/var/www/html/bmc/activities_src''		:::: ''/var/www/html/bmc/activities_src''

	:- Make a directory called ~~â€œmoodle_src”~~ in your main converter dir.		:- Make a directory called “moodle_src” in your main converter dir.

	:- In ~~â€œmoodle_src”~~, make two directories, one called "course" and the other called "sections."		:- In “moodle_src”, make two directories, one called "course" and the other called "sections."

	After you have obtained section directories with xml files in them from a dummy Moodle course and copied them to the sections directory (see the next set of instructions on this page for details), the final result should look like this:		After you have obtained section directories with xml files in them from a dummy Moodle course and copied them to the sections directory (see the next set of instructions on this page for details), the final result should look like this:

Mxmsj: Text replacement - "â€" to "”"

2022-12-10T09:04:55Z

Text replacement - "â€" to "”"

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:04, 10 December 2022
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	=== Make Directories ===		=== Make Directories ===

	:- Make a directory called ~~â€œuploadsâ€~~ in your main converter dir that is writeable by the webserver.		:- Make a directory called â€œuploads” in your main converter dir that is writeable by the webserver.

	:::: ''/var/www/html/bmc/uploads''		:::: ''/var/www/html/bmc/uploads''

	:- Make a directory called ~~â€œexportsâ€~~ in your main converter dir that is writeable by the webserver.		:- Make a directory called â€œexports” in your main converter dir that is writeable by the webserver.

	:::: ''/var/www/html/bmc/exports''		:::: ''/var/www/html/bmc/exports''

	:- Make directory called ~~â€œactivities_srcâ€~~ containing the files grades.xml, inforef.xml, roles.xml.		:- Make directory called â€œactivities_src” containing the files grades.xml, inforef.xml, roles.xml.

	:::: ''/var/www/html/bmc/activities_src''		:::: ''/var/www/html/bmc/activities_src''

	:- Make a directory called ~~â€œmoodle_srcâ€~~ in your main converter dir.		:- Make a directory called â€œmoodle_src” in your main converter dir.

	:- In ~~â€œmoodle_srcâ€~~, make two directories, one called "course" and the other called "sections."		:- In â€œmoodle_src”, make two directories, one called "course" and the other called "sections."

	After you have obtained section directories with xml files in them from a dummy Moodle course and copied them to the sections directory (see the next set of instructions on this page for details), the final result should look like this:		After you have obtained section directories with xml files in them from a dummy Moodle course and copied them to the sections directory (see the next set of instructions on this page for details), the final result should look like this:

Mxmsj: /* Preliminary results */

2017-12-02T21:37:53Z

Preliminary results

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:37, 2 December 2017
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	Links to YouTube videos and external files were preserved.		Links to YouTube videos and external files were preserved.

	Links to files internal to the course were broken--the files were not transferred from the Blackboard zip to the zip file output by BMC. I see notices and warnings about various and sundry defects in the code. I do not know enough about the structure of Blackboard to fix what ails the code. I'm stuck on ''$bildobjekt[3]=$arr_files_embedded_label;'' in ''regex.php.'' It is not defined. It needs to be an object that is initialized with four or five correct parameters. I can't find the information I need to define it correctly. This causes a cascade of breakdowns later on in the code.		Links to files internal to the course were broken--the files were not transferred from the Blackboard zip to the zip file output by BMC. I see notices and warnings about various and sundry defects in the code. I do not know enough about the structure of Blackboard to fix what ails the code. I'm stuck on ''$bildobjekt[3]=$arr_files_embedded_label;'' in ''regex.php.'' It is not defined. It needs to be an object that is initialized with four or five correct parameters. I can't find the information I need to define it correctly. This causes a cascade of breakdowns later on in the code. I'm defeated. I think I'm defeated. I guess I've thought of another debugging technique I might use to get unstuck. ...

	Quiz questions were intact, but need a lot of re-editing.		Quiz questions were intact, but need a lot of re-editing.

Mxmsj: /* Preliminary results */

2017-12-02T21:26:44Z

Preliminary results

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:26, 2 December 2017
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	Links to YouTube videos and external files were preserved.		Links to YouTube videos and external files were preserved.

	Links to files internal to the course were broken--the files were not transferred from the Blackboard zip to the zip file output by BMC. I see notices and warnings about various and sundry defects in the code. I'm not ~~willing~~ to ~~start debugging at~~ that ~~level today~~. ~~The array used~~ to ~~create page links is out~~ of ~~kilter~~.		Links to files internal to the course were broken--the files were not transferred from the Blackboard zip to the zip file output by BMC. I see notices and warnings about various and sundry defects in the code. I do not know enough about the structure of Blackboard to fix what ails the code. I'm stuck on ''$bildobjekt[3]=$arr_files_embedded_label;'' in ''regex.php.'' It is not defined. It needs to be an object that is initialized with four or five correct parameters. I can't find the information I need to define it correctly. This causes a cascade of breakdowns later on in the code.

	Quiz questions were intact, but need a lot of re-editing.		Quiz questions were intact, but need a lot of re-editing.

Mxmsj: /* Preliminary results */

2017-12-02T16:29:40Z

Preliminary results

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:29, 2 December 2017
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	Links to YouTube videos and external files were preserved.		Links to YouTube videos and external files were preserved.

	Links to files internal to the course were broken--the files were not transferred from the Blackboard zip to the zip file output by BMC. I see notices and warnings about various and sundry defects in the code. I'm not willing to start debugging at that level today.		Links to files internal to the course were broken--the files were not transferred from the Blackboard zip to the zip file output by BMC. I see notices and warnings about various and sundry defects in the code. I'm not willing to start debugging at that level today. The array used to create page links is out of kilter.

	Quiz questions were intact, but need a lot of re-editing.		Quiz questions were intact, but need a lot of re-editing.

Mxmsj: /* Using the converter */

2017-12-02T15:55:43Z

Using the converter

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:55, 2 December 2017
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	'''In Blackboard:'''		'''In Blackboard:'''

	:: Control Panel -> Packages and Utilities -> Export/Archive Course -> Export Package		:: ''Control Panel -> Packages and Utilities -> Export/Archive Course -> Export Package''

	Save the zip file that is exported from Blackboard.		Save the zip file that is exported from Blackboard.
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	'''Upload that zip file to Moodle:'''		'''Upload that zip file to Moodle:'''

	:: Site Administration --> Courses --> Restore Course ...		:: ''Site Administration --> Courses --> Restore Course ...''

	== Preliminary results ==		== Preliminary results ==

Mxmsj: /* Preliminary results */

2017-12-02T15:54:58Z

Preliminary results

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:54, 2 December 2017
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	Links to YouTube videos and external files were preserved.		Links to YouTube videos and external files were preserved.

	Links to files internal to the course were broken--the files were not transferred from the Blackboard zip to the zip file output by BMC.		Links to files internal to the course were broken--the files were not transferred from the Blackboard zip to the zip file output by BMC. I see notices and warnings about various and sundry defects in the code. I'm not willing to start debugging at that level today.

	Quiz questions were intact, but need a lot of re-editing.		Quiz questions were intact, but need a lot of re-editing.

Mxmsj: /* Using the converter */

2017-12-02T15:05:57Z

Using the converter

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:05, 2 December 2017
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	If and when the script completes, it will provide a download link for a zip file.		If and when the script completes, it will provide a download link for a zip file.

	'''Upload that zip file to Moodle.'''		'''Upload that zip file to Moodle:'''

	:: Site Administration --> Courses --> Restore Course ...		:: Site Administration --> Courses --> Restore Course ...

Blackboard Moodle Converter - Revision history

Mxmsj: Text replacement - "— >" to "-->"

Mxmsj: Text replacement - "--" to " — "

Mxmsj: Text replacement - "â€œ" to "“"

Mxmsj: Text replacement - "â€" to "”"

Mxmsj: /* Preliminary results */

Mxmsj: /* Preliminary results */

Mxmsj: /* Preliminary results */

Mxmsj: /* Using the converter */

Mxmsj: /* Preliminary results */

Mxmsj: /* Using the converter */

Mxmsj: Text replacement - "â€" to "”"