Why do URLs change when you download the html file?

Maureen.B.923

A coworker noticed an oddity: When you download HTML files from Brightspace, the URLs change.

Example of an image in a course:

Source	URL
Brightspace Editor HTML	<img src="/content/enforced/7322-Maestro_Building_Columns/Topic%201/Bldg%20Topic%201-1%20(2).png">
Downloaded HTML	<img src="Topic%201/Bldg%20Topic%201-1%20(2).png">

He's downloading the HTML of a course so he can use AI to mass edit the files, but because the URLs are automatically changing, when he uploads his files again, all URLs are broken.

Stephen.R.9819

Hello @Maureen.B.923, thanks for your question!

This would be expected behavior since the download is removing the image from the Course Offering file structure (which would be "/content/enforced/7322-Maestro_Building_Columns").

I wonder if a better method would be to try exporting a course package with the items needed and seeing if AI can extract the items needed and then re-build the structure to upload back into the course.

If you have any questions about the export process just let us know.

~Stephen