Moodle

Just after creating a Lesson Import to Powerpoint option does not work!

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
  • Affects Version/s: 1.6
  • Fix Version/s: None
  • Component/s: Lesson
  • Labels:
    None
  • Environment:
    All environments and platforms. Using Firefox
  • Database:
    MySQL
  • Affected Branches:
    MOODLE_16_STABLE

Description

Create a Lesson
Changed Practice Lesson to YES
Allow student review to YES
Save Changes
In the new window
Choosed Import Powerpoint
Browse for .ppt file, Upload this file
Get this error
PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Unable to find End of Central Dir Record signature
Zipped the ppt file and upload it.
Message: Could not get data
press continue and bump me out of the course back to the main page of the site

Saved the Powerpoint has Web Page
zipped the folder with all the files created by MS PowerPoint
repeated the procedure above and after I tried to upload I get the same message:
Could not get data.

Another person using the same system says that she is able to upload a zipped WebPage generated with PowerPoint but I cannot.

Cannot find documentation on what the REAL meaning of Import Powerpoint is anywhere.

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Chris Collman added a comment -

Which version of PPT did you use.? Read below link carefully. Bill and the crew at Microsoft changed their file structure with 2003 and later.

Try moodle doc for more info. http://docs.moodle.org/en/Import_PowerPoint
Hope this helps. Chris

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Chris Collman added a comment - Which version of PPT did you use.? Read below link carefully. Bill and the crew at Microsoft changed their file structure with 2003 and later. Try moodle doc for more info. http://docs.moodle.org/en/Import_PowerPoint Hope this helps. Chris
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Chris Collman added a comment -

PS vote for Import OOI ! Bet somebody with lots of time on their hands might even be able to get Open Office Impress ( opensource program) to import into Moodle from a file without having to create the web folder. Well it is and idea

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Chris Collman added a comment - PS vote for Import OOI ! Bet somebody with lots of time on their hands might even be able to get Open Office Impress ( opensource program) to import into Moodle from a file without having to create the web folder. Well it is and idea
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Beatriz Beltran added a comment -

Well... I saved the PowerPoint presentation as a PowerPoint 95 and I still get the same message when trying to import it.
PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Unable to find End of Central Dir Record signature

The documentation you quoted was added on September 20. When I reported this problem was Septemebr 9, 2006.

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Beatriz Beltran added a comment - Well... I saved the PowerPoint presentation as a PowerPoint 95 and I still get the same message when trying to import it. PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Unable to find End of Central Dir Record signature The documentation you quoted was added on September 20. When I reported this problem was Septemebr 9, 2006.
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Joseph Rézeau added a comment -

Hi Beatriz,
You say you are using PowerPoint 95. But in 2 weeks' time it will be 2007! Can you not use a more recent version of Powerpoint?
Joseph

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Joseph Rézeau added a comment - Hi Beatriz, You say you are using PowerPoint 95. But in 2 weeks' time it will be 2007! Can you not use a more recent version of Powerpoint? Joseph
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Beatriz Beltran added a comment -

Joseph,

Where did you get I use PowerPoint 95??? I use 2003 but according to the instructions in Moodle Docs you cannot use 2003 unless you change the php code. I cannot tell my users to do that

So I converted my Presentation to 95 to see if that will work.

It still this process does not work at all.

http://docs.moodle.org/en/Import_PowerPoint#The_instructions

Check all the tweaks necessary to work with a PowerPoitn version 2003 and you will see what I mean.

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Beatriz Beltran added a comment - Joseph, Where did you get I use PowerPoint 95??? I use 2003 but according to the instructions in Moodle Docs you cannot use 2003 unless you change the php code. I cannot tell my users to do that So I converted my Presentation to 95 to see if that will work. It still this process does not work at all. http://docs.moodle.org/en/Import_PowerPoint#The_instructions Check all the tweaks necessary to work with a PowerPoitn version 2003 and you will see what I mean.
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J Dewitz added a comment -

Update to the header of this bug report:

You have this issue down as affecting 1.6 only. It's also affecting our 1.8.1 version sites, and it's not only occurring in Firefox browsers as stated in the header, but also IE6 and IE7.

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J Dewitz added a comment - Update to the header of this bug report: You have this issue down as affecting 1.6 only. It's also affecting our 1.8.1 version sites, and it's not only occurring in Firefox browsers as stated in the header, but also IE6 and IE7.
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Tucson Tom added a comment -

Also occurs on Mac browsers. I'm surprised there aren't more people reporting this. Is there a work around that others have figured out that some of us are not aware of?

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Tucson Tom added a comment - Also occurs on Mac browsers. I'm surprised there aren't more people reporting this. Is there a work around that others have figured out that some of us are not aware of?
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David Pirolo added a comment -

We are having the same problem. Brand new to moodle and am testing this system with our teachers for a new distance learning program we are starting up. This is the only issue that is causing us to consider finding a different solution.

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David Pirolo added a comment - We are having the same problem. Brand new to moodle and am testing this system with our teachers for a new distance learning program we are starting up. This is the only issue that is causing us to consider finding a different solution.
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Barb Hibino added a comment -

Hi, I'm also experiencing this problem, and I'm using PPT 2003, and Firefox 2.0.0.7.

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Barb Hibino added a comment - Hi, I'm also experiencing this problem, and I'm using PPT 2003, and Firefox 2.0.0.7.
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Ray Lawrence added a comment -

This is working for me exactly as expected by following the instructions in the help file.
PPT 2003, XP Home / Moodle 1.8.3 + (2007021534) / Firefox 2.x

I didn't mix the import with other question pages though.

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Ray Lawrence added a comment - This is working for me exactly as expected by following the instructions in the help file. PPT 2003, XP Home / Moodle 1.8.3 + (2007021534) / Firefox 2.x I didn't mix the import with other question pages though.
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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment -

First of all, it is not supposed to accept binary ppt file - it accepts zipped html export form powerpoint. The export was changed a bit in Office 2003, you might need to adjust the import code or tweak the directory structure in that zip file - presentation.zip must contain exactly one directory "presentation" which contains many html + picture files.

Second - unzipping fails if uploaded file not zip file, the pclzip php unzipping sometimes fails - configure system to use infozip binary instead. The zipping routines should be rewritten in 2.0 to use standard PHP 5.2.0 zip extension. But I do not think this is the case here, please everybody - read help and wiki docs.

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - First of all, it is not supposed to accept binary ppt file - it accepts zipped html export form powerpoint. The export was changed a bit in Office 2003, you might need to adjust the import code or tweak the directory structure in that zip file - presentation.zip must contain exactly one directory "presentation" which contains many html + picture files. Second - unzipping fails if uploaded file not zip file, the pclzip php unzipping sometimes fails - configure system to use infozip binary instead. The zipping routines should be rewritten in 2.0 to use standard PHP 5.2.0 zip extension. But I do not think this is the case here, please everybody - read help and wiki docs.

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