I'm ready to join Simon and others to help you get up and running. Step 1 is a good place to start! Please forgive me/us if we ask you to verify steps you've already taken or ask you to repeat steps. And don't hesitate to ask questions that you might think are embarrassingly simple--I've asked my share! (Did you find this command line cheat sheet? There are plenty of others on-line.) And I'm filling this post with links just in case you're looking for more explanation.
I would recommend that you close all command prompt windows, and then open one again with administrative rights.
Your previous posts confirm that you have node and npm installed. To ensure that it is indeed installed globally, and because we're not looking over your shoulder, I recommend that you verify that your single window can find git and node. If they have been installed globally, you'll be able to run them from any folder. It can't hurt to navigate right away to the folder where you want to install the Adapt framework. So I recommend that you do so. Use cd
to move to that folder.
When you get to that folder, run the following command to verify that node commands are recognized:
node --version
It should return a version number. Node version 0.10.33 is indeed required for the Adapt authoring tool, but the Adapt framework seems to work fine with later versions of node. If you are set at v0.10.33, that's just fine. Sooner or later you'll want to explore the authoring tool, and you won't have to make any adjustments. (The difference between the framework and authoring tool.) Your previous posts have indicated that you are following directions for installing the framework as a stand-alone tool, so I'm continuing in that direction.
In the same folder, run the following command:
git --version
It should return a version number. We are not looking for any particular version; simply confirmation that git can be reached from within this folder.
If both node and git return a version number, I would try running the following command from the same place as before:
adapt --version
Based on your previous posts, I'm not expecting this to return a version number, but maybe we'll get lucky. Assuming it doesn't return a version number, the adapt-cli will need to be installed. Run the following command from the same place:
npm install adapt-cli -g
('adapt-cli' is one word; however, there is a space before the '-g' which stands for 'install globally'.) If this does not install successfully, please post (once again) the output from the install process that printed in the command prompt window. If it seems to install successfully, verify by running:
adapt --version
('adapt' is the command used by the 'adapt-cli'.) As always, if installed, it should return a version number.
Since this is where you seemed to have trouble last time, I'm going to stop here, but you don't have to. If adapt-cli installs successfully, continue with installing grunt and then try creating a course.
If any of this fails along the way, post the output that appears in your command window by copying and pasting. Too much information is better than too little--never can tell what we might spot.
Cheers!
Chuck