convert HDZIP files
 

I have run this a number of times to clean up all the bad zipped files.

It now burns through it and there are none that are left to be converted. But the HDZIP files display still comes up. (19,152 records)

When I get to about file 1,000 I get a window which says
Error Allocating windows memory and maybe that's the reason the Convert HDZIP files window continues to appear.

Once the conversion is done everything works fine, but it would be nice to not have to do this conversion everytime I bring Hoster up.

What do you think I need to do:?

It needs to get through it so you can close Hoster down normally. This will save the fact that it has been run and won't pop-up again.
Not sure if this is a memory problem or if it is involving virtual memory (space on the hard drive). Try opening Task Manager before you start Hoster again. Watch the performance tab and see how much your memory goes up and how much processor per centage is being used.

I did this as you requested, the performance tab does nothing significant. I have better than 70% free space on my C disk. and better than 50% free space on my external hard drive.

The CPU usuage peeks at about 3%, so this makes no sense to me.

The zipped files have all converted successfully. So why doen't the display go away like it says it will?

Thanks again, Stu:s

If I recall, there was a check box on the converter window asking about back-up. Did you check this?

Jim :g

The physical memory on the Task Manager does not change at all.

I believe the error message is a Hoster error message.

Hoster
! Error allocating Windows """ memory

OK

Once I press OK it goes on to the end of the file.

The very first time very slowly while it's converting. When I reached a bad file and fixed it, it would go fast to that point and slow until it reached the next bad file and so on.

After all the files were converted successfully it will go through the entire file quickly. It will go through the first 1,000 songs or so quickly and get the message above, then after hitting OK it go through the remaining 18,000+ song in about a minute or less.

I have checked a boat load of songs and they are all working fine.

I could be wrong but I don't think it has anything to do with memory.


Thanks, Stu:?

Somewhere in there at the 1000 file there has to still be a bad file that is causing this.

Just for something to try, If you have MS Access, open songs.mdb and look down file type column and see if one of them is still HDZIP. If you don't have Access, upload the file here and I will look.

And/or it will tell you what song that record number is that Hoster gets stuck on.
Sam

i'll try to locate the bad file. I don't think it will be that easy. The other bad zip files were easy because they identified themselves

This one gives a incorrect error message about memory.
I hope this will not take long, I'll run this machine at a show tonight don't think it will cause any problems.

I'll let you know if I found the file sometime tomorrow, in any case I don't think the error message is correct and should be looked into.

Thanks, Stu:)

A message like that comes from XP even though it says Hoster in the box it is XP saying Hoster tried to do something that isn't right. So MTU has no way to change or remove that message.

I have the same problem, as it was converting it gave me the me "Error Allocating windows memory" several time. I fixed the bad zips, opened hoster the conversion program ran, still got the memory error. I click ok and it goes to the end. The problem is that the nag screen comes up each time i open hoster.:?

My show went fine. Hoster 4.01 and 4.02 works well for me, never any problems.

This message does not go away, it only takes a minute or so but it's still annoying, is there any hope!:f

Could it have something to do with the number of records that need to be converted.

It always stops at record 770, I don't know if it's going through this file alphabetically, but remembering the bad zip files I had I think it does. I checked from 720 to 820 and the songs were all fine??:f

You do understand that the number refers to the record number in the Songs database and not the BookID? To find out what bookid it is you will have to open the Songs database in Access.

I don't have access and wouldn't know what to do if I did.

I personally don't think it is a bad file, I think that because I'm getting this message from Windows the Hoster conversion process thinks there is a bad file when there is not.

I'm not getting a Hoster error and if it was a bad zip file I think I would get that error??:?

Have you tried to rebuild the database?

Post your Songs.mdb file here and I can take a look at it and find the record number that is giving you the error. then you can move taht one out of the folder and let it run to see if it will complete without the error.

I don't know how to post the message here.

With an attachment?

The attachment field has .kma types but not .mdb

I'm not sure what I'm to send here the SONGS (Microsoft Access Database) or my .kma files.

Thanks, Stu

The list of file types and maximum size below where you add the file to attach is just a guideline and doesn't restrict you to those file types.
Attach your Songs.mdb file not the KMA files.
For the error message just write down what it says and type it in a post so we can see exactly whet error you are getting.

I found the record by accident. I have an external mini hard drive. I inadvertently ran the process without the hard drive attached. I don't remember what the message said (different from the bad zip files from before) but it did identify the record. I fixed the record and now I'm OK.

I still think this is a wierd problem, but if anybody has this same problem and has an external hard drive maybe that could be their solution.

Thanks for all your help, Stu:):):)