Issue with uploading a DOCX file in Moodle2.0.1 (Build: 20101225)

Issue with uploading a DOCX file in Moodle2.0.1 (Build: 20101225)

by Kristina Schneider -
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Hello All,

I have an assignment activity where participants are asked to upload their assignment in doc, docx or rtf file format. However, half of them were successful while others have a document that was uploaded without an extension on it. They were using a Windows OS so it's not a Mac issue where the file extension wasn't added.

Any clues what might be going on? It's not a bug as many, including myself, could upload a docx, a doc and an rtf.

Is this an April fool's joke? smile

Thank you in advance for any help you might provide,

Kristina

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Re: Issue with uploading a DOCX file in Moodle2.0.1 (Build: 20101225)

by Kristina Schneider -

Just to provide more information on this very bizarre problem, 1/3 of the participants uploaded files that didn't have attachments whereas 2/3 had attachments.

Has this ever happened to anyone?

Kristina

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Re: Issue with uploading a DOCX file in Moodle2.0.1 (Build: 20101225)

by Mary Cooch -
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Did they rename them as they uploaded them? There was a bug in a previous version of Moodle 2.0 that wouldn't let you see the file if it had been renamed without an extension.

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Re: Issue with uploading a DOCX file in Moodle2.0.1 (Build: 20101225)

by Kristina Schneider -

Mary,

I put a notice telling them not to rename, but in some cases, they did not rename, just uploaded it. Very, very strange.

Well now I have given them all a tutorial on how to add the proper file extension if it disappeared while uploading. I guess that will have to do for now.

Thanks for your input.

Kristina

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Re: Issue with uploading a DOCX file in Moodle2.0.1 (Build: 20101225)

by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
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> participants are asked to upload their assignment in doc, docx or rtf file format

How about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument ?

Also check http://documentfreedom.org/2011/
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Re: Issue with uploading a DOCX file in Moodle2.0.1 (Build: 20101225)

by Kristina Schneider -

I am familiar with those document types. It doesn't matter which type they upload, the file extension dissapears.

Besides, all our participants useMS  Office as this is a corporate project.

Kristina

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