The following FAQs have been prepared. If your question is not answered please send it to colin.milligan@strath.ac.uk.

• I'm having problems with a setting called user.home when working over a network. Can you help?
• What do I need to run the tools?
• What version of the IMS specifications does it support?
• When will the Metadata editor support the IEEE LOM?
• Why can't I enter multiple fields in the Metadata editor?
• What about SCORM?
• How much does it cost?
• OK, it sounds really cool! Where can I download it?

I'm having problems with a setting called user.home when working over a network. Can you help?
To alleviate this:
Create a shortcut or batch file or script file pointing to the application (or edit the existing one) and append an argument to the target such as:

"C:\Program Files\Reload Tools\Reload Editor\ReloadEditor.exe" user.home=mydir

or

ReloadEditor.exe user.home=\\APath\shared

or if running the jar:

reload-editor.jar user.home=//appath/mydir

If there are spaces in the path, surround the argument with quotes:

"user.home=d:\some dir"

What do I need to run the tools?
For the Windows versions, you will need a fairly good PC with a good chunk of RAM. Say, at least a Pentium 3 700mhz with 256Mb RAM. The PC versions ships with their own local Java Virtual Machine. The preferred Operating System is Windows XP or Windows 2000, although it will run on Windows 98. It will not run on Windows 95 or earlier.

For a Macintosh, OS X and Java 1.4.1 are required (Java 1.4.1 is included with the latest version of OS X.)

The Linux versions of the software require that you install at least Java version 1.4.1 prior to installing the software. Please see the installation instructions in the Download section for instructions.

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What version of the IMS specifications does it support?
IMS Content Packaging 1.1.3, IMS Metadata 1.2.2 and ADL SCORM 1.2. These are the most recent versions (apart from SCORM which is in beta for version 1.3.)

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When will the Metadata editor support the IEEE LOM?
We currently support the IMS Metadata 1.2.2 XML binding. The IEEE LOM binding will come later.

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Why can't I enter multiple fields in the Metadata editor?
Well, you can. However, the Metadata Editor Form view is a basic one-field to one-element view that is customisable via Helper files. It is simply a "filter" onto the complexity of the Metadata elements for fast data entry. These form views, or "Profiles" are currently basic views but we are working on better ones. To have full control over all elements select the "Tree" view on the tab. This provides a tree view where you can enter as many elements as you like.

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What about SCORM?
Support for ADL SCORM 1.2 has been added to Reload Editor version 1.1 and later. Support for SCORM version 1.3 and Simple Sequencing will come later. A SCORM run-time player is also available.

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How much does it cost?
It's free and it's open source!

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OK, it sounds really cool! Where can I download it?
Here.

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