Techniques for previewing content package files through a portal
First Claim
1. A method for generating a preview of a content package file, the method comprising:
- retrieving first level content files referred to in the content package file;
extracting content from the first level content files and replacing references to the first level content files in the content package file with the content from the first level content files to create a combined file; and
creating a preview of at least a portion of the content package file based on the content in the combined file.
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Abstract
Techniques for previewing a content package file through a portal interface before the file is imported to the portal server computer are provided. A content package file is a relational data structure that contains references to a first level of content files. The first level content files within the content package file can contain references to second level content files, the second level content files can contain references to third level content files, etc. The references to the content files are replaced with content from the content files. Information about the content files is displayed in a preview format through a portal interface before the content files are imported. The user can be notified if any of the references to content files contain errors.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for generating a preview of a content package file, the method comprising:
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retrieving first level content files referred to in the content package file;
extracting content from the first level content files and replacing references to the first level content files in the content package file with the content from the first level content files to create a combined file; and
creating a preview of at least a portion of the content package file based on the content in the combined file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for previewing a content package file comprising code stored on a computer readable medium, the code comprising:
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code for fetching first level content files referred to in the content package file;
code for obtaining content from the first level content files and replacing references to the first level content files in the content package file with the content from the first level content files to create a combined file; and
code for generating a preview of the content package file based on the content in the combined file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system that previews a content package file containing references to content files, the computer system comprising:
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a portal server that fetches content files referenced within the content package file, replaces references to the content files with content extracted from the content files to create a combined file, and creates a preview screen of the content package file and the content files using the combined file; and
a client that displays the preview screen. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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