Been there two days ago
Bulk rename utility The interface is tricky, uncheck everything except this one:
And you'll somehow get it
can't remember exactly how I did it, sorry 
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Bulk rename utility The interface is tricky, uncheck everything except this one:
And you'll somehow get it
can't remember exactly how I did it, sorry Start+S
cmd.exe
change the path with the CD command to go where the files are
rename [<drive>:][<path>]<filename1> <filename2>
or for the .image files: rename *.image *.svg
rename
Reference article for the rename command, which renames a file or directory.
learn.microsoft.com
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theoneandonly
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2 days ago i was too busy collecting thinking ill colate and correct laterBeen there two days ago
The interface is tricky, uncheck everything except this one:
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And you'll somehow get it
I'll probably try this method as i will also have some front ends to change.Start+S
cmd.exe
change the path with the CD command to go where the files are
rename [<drive>:][<path>]<filename1> <filename2>
or for the .image files: rename *.image *.svg
rename
Reference article for the rename command, which renames a file or directory.learn.microsoft.com
Thank you both
theoneandonly
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@ben Is there any rational way to upload data collected. All i have got is a load of unlinked files. for personal use its fine but for forum use a bit more structure would be useful. or we could pass them all to some poor sap to stich together to recreate a linked version after we done our dammedest to unlink
From a command prompt navigate to the folder containing the files then type:
ren *.image *.svg
and press enter.
Or download and install Microsoft PowerToys and use PowerRename:
PowerToys PowerRename utility for Windows
A windows shell extension for bulk renaming of files
learn.microsoft.com
Or use the free version of this:
https://www.den4b.com/products/renamer
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theoneandonly
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Yes, even if it is available for short term a medium long term strategy is required even if its purely file nomenclature and file type. I did try to save some as pdf and end up with empty saved files.@Wiltshire Chris I think (hope) there will be users having parts of the eLearn and willing to share
Most of the files I got for the moment are pdf files, some printed directly from the website + added vector graphics, others (tables) copied to excel, reformatted and then printed to pdf files
In my free time I'm trying to get more of them, but it gets more and more problematic I'd say, probably the server is more and more loaded with our requests.
In my free time I'm trying to get more of them, but it gets more and more problematic I'd say, probably the server is more and more loaded with our requests.
Wiltshire Chris
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What might be interesting to try is to generate the underlying database entries from what was harvested. That way the new stuff could be hosted in the, as yest unreleased and unfinished, openLearn. I've not looked at openLearn for (checks GitHub commits) three months and my memory for projects fades quicker as I get older! A nice big file bucket where everyone can put what they harvested would be a good idea and I could then see what could be done with it all.@Wiltshire Chris I think (hope) there will be users having parts of the eLearn and willing to share
Yes, there's a few different file types lurking in there and some of them are definitely compressed on the server side at least.
I might see if there's anyway I can scrape the page hierarchy from the testing site as that would make putting the rest together easier.
Another way of getting (most of) the info is to use a website-copier program (like HTTrack) and mirror the website.
Adding the copied structure to an IIS server and add a MIME rule for '.image' <=> 'image/svg+xml' you cab browse all links and the correct images/svg pictures will open.
The only thing needed extra needed is to add some of the JS-scripts in IIS so the 'enlarge image' button will function.
Adding the copied structure to an IIS server and add a MIME rule for '.image' <=> 'image/svg+xml' you cab browse all links and the correct images/svg pictures will open.
The only thing needed extra needed is to add some of the JS-scripts in IIS so the 'enlarge image' button will function.
Wiltshire Chris
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I was wondering about doing this but haven't used HTTrack before and was concerned about it flooding the site with traffic. Have you tried it on the eLearn site successfully as that would be a great start to getting a copy of the information? One thing to bear in mind is that the pages are tailored according to what engine type you've selected in the drop down on the left and I don't know how well HTTrack would exhaustively go through all the options. Any help you can offer would be appreciated
Selecting another engine changes the URL for the webpage.
As you can add several URL's in one HTTrack instance, and all files will be mirrored to the same directory tree, and the copier keeps track of what it has already downloaded, my best guess is that all files will be copied only once (e.g. there might be several common files, and several unique files for the engines)
As you can add several URL's in one HTTrack instance, and all files will be mirrored to the same directory tree, and the copier keeps track of what it has already downloaded, my best guess is that all files will be copied only once (e.g. there might be several common files, and several unique files for the engines)
The problem is sometimes while downloading we're getting empty files, probably due to server load.
This non prod eLearn is tricky, as it can't display the graphics files on the website. Tested with Chrome and Edge it just downloads them with the wrong extension. So, it requires several manual operations to get a proper pdf.
The graphics files are svg, but saved with a wrong extension (image). I've found out (and described here earlier) that renaming the file to svg allows opening it. Wiltshire Chris is aware of how to deal with the svg files, we've been discussing this subject some time ago.
The files being vector graphics is great, as it allows zooming with no quality loss. But as stated earlier, require some manual operation.
This of course would be totally different while getting the contents of the eLearn in an automatic process.
No idea about the empty files, I have not encounered this problem myself. Perhaps in the very beginning, using the proper browser. But can't remember anymore, just threw it out of my head as totally not relevant.
The graphics files are svg, but saved with a wrong extension (image). I've found out (and described here earlier) that renaming the file to svg allows opening it. Wiltshire Chris is aware of how to deal with the svg files, we've been discussing this subject some time ago.
The files being vector graphics is great, as it allows zooming with no quality loss. But as stated earlier, require some manual operation.
This of course would be totally different while getting the contents of the eLearn in an automatic process.
No idea about the empty files, I have not encounered this problem myself. Perhaps in the very beginning, using the proper browser. But can't remember anymore, just threw it out of my head as totally not relevant.
theoneandonly
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Is it now unvailable? I have tried a few times. I want to check my empty files.
When I try most of the times it's offline, but it comes back. I assume the web server cannot handle the number of requests.
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Many of the wiring diagrams in eLearn fot the x244 are obliterated by grossly oversize text when downloaded. Exampl here. I have used Inkscape to resize the text, and then converted to pdf, using the Microsoft print to pdf option. Major cicuit item names were added to the pdf.The files can also be opened in the open source Inkscape:
Inkscape - Draw Freely. | Inkscape
Inkscape is professional vector graphics software which runs on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows desktop computers.inkscape.org
If you want to maintain the vector properties (so it can scale without loss of quality), you can convert the SVG to EMF (Enhanced Metafile), which is compatible with Word.
Using Inkscape (Free Software) for Conversion:
- Open the SVG file in Inkscape.
- Go to File > Save As.
- In the Save as type dropdown, choose EMF (Enhanced Metafile).
- Save the file.
- Insert the EMF file into Word:
- Open your Word document.
- Click Insert > Pictures > This Device.
- Select the EMF file to insert it into your document.
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FWIW, I stumbled on this thread whilst searching for a solution to my own problems. I think this site is still up, but I've managed to mirror it to a flash drive. It's not elegant, and the images don't appear in-line, but I do have them.
Happy to share out on Google Drive or Dropbox if people need the files.
Happy to share out on Google Drive or Dropbox if people need the files.
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