[Building Sakai] manifest xml file?

vinoth vinothkumar at latchiya.com
Fri Mar 6 03:30:42 PST 2009


hi all,

In test&quizzes,I upload the question with image..Its uploaded..after I import the same file by selecting "content packaging"..I get zip file folder..In this zip folder,two xml file and one attachment folder is there(.jpg)...

what is manifest file?what is the use of this file in sakai?
Inside the zip folder,
imsmanifest.xml file
In this imsmanifest.xml file,
<resources><resource identifier="Resource1">
<file href="/attachment/e8c0459f-ea10-4e96-935c-5ecc25aa457f/Tests_Quizzes/302e1c96-c9e1-4a33-84b8-528f0c178703/SpaceMan.jpg"></file>

what is it represent <file href>tag?
can anyone tell me <file href> tag represents(i.e each and every value)?eg:<file href="/attachment/e8c0459f-ea10-4e96-935c-5ecc25aa457f/Tests_Quizzes/302e1c96-c9e1-4a33-84b8-528f0c178703/SpaceMan.jpg">

attachment is an folder name?

what does it mean e8c0459f-ea10-4e96-935c-5ecc25aa457f?It refers to siteId or anything?
Tests_Quizzes is an folder name?
what does it mean 302e1c96-c9e1-4a33-84b8-528f0c178703 ?

how the <file href > is generated?automatic or manual?if it generate randomly,where i get this value?

Regards,
vinoth






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