We are about to consider the use of Impatica for this. Their web site I
believe is at www.impatica.com - if anyone from the company is watching,
could they provide us with a discount (100%) for this bit of advertising
;-)
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Gary Clay
Learning Development Manager
Information Services
Telephone 01785 35 3648
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-----Original Message-----
From: Crowe David Dr (LIB) l151 [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 08 October 2003 18:06
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Powerpoint in Blackboard
Sounds like the problem addressed in the Blackboard knowledge base
entitled "Microsoft Office XP documents are not accessible in Blackboard
5.5.1" We had a problem with Powerpoint presentations only and this did
the trick.
The fix described in the knowledge base is aimed at those running the
server on a Microsoft platform. Something similar works for a Unix box.
The fix is to find the perl module ContentFileTools.pm, and edit the
line that starts my @exts_video (about line 22), using a text editor,
eg. vi in Unix or Notepad in Windows. You just have to add the
extensions ppt, pps and possibly doc to the line. Line 22 before
modifications: my @exts_video = qw(avi mpg mpeg mpe qt mov moov wma
asf);
Line 22 after modifications:
my @exts_video = qw(avi mpg mpeg mpe qt mov moov wma asf ppt pps doc);
If you need any more details Kathy, you can email me.
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David Crowe
Senior Systems Developer
The Library
University of East Anglia
Norwich
Phone 44 (0)1603 593501
Mobile 0770 2055 958
-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy Boyer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 08 October 2003 16:59
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Powerpoint in Blackboard
We are having great difficulty in getting powerpoint presentations to
work in Bb if they have been saved as web pages.
Anybody got any quick fixes for a frustrated team?
Kathy Boyer
VLE co-ordinator
Shipley College
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