Duplicate songs

[wb6bna]

I recently re-installed all the songs that were in the buildsongdblog.txt and upon building the database I still come up with same songs shown as duplicates. What I did was to use the local database to list the songs on that disc, then changed the disc id by adding an "N" at the end `of the original disc id and created a new book, then imported them again. My book id is now there but the songs still show as duplicates. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong please.. Thank you very much.. Alan

[ddouglass]

Did you get Duplicate error messages when you rebuild or was it still in the log? Try deleting the log file and then rebuild. If that doesn't work used the Add instead of rebuild to get Hoster to reassign the duplicates with new ID.

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by wb6bna

I recently re-installed all the songs that were in the buildsongdblog.txt and upon building the database I still come up with same songs shown as duplicates. What I did was to use the local database to list the songs on that disc, then changed the disc id by adding an "N" at the end `of the original disc id and created a new book, then imported them again. My book id is now there but the songs still show as duplicates. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong please.. Thank you very much.. Alan

How exactly did you use the "local database" to change the diskid's?

Sam

[wb6bna]

I used the original cd's and imported them from the beginning. I used the local database to retrieve the names/artists then renamed the disc id with letter "n" following the disc id such as (sava09 to sava09n) the songs are now in the database but the build song database still shows them as duplicates. Currently I am rebuilding the database to see what happens. I just finished the rebuild and received the message that "148 duplicate book id's detected refer to buildsongsdb.txt" Thanks again Alan

[ddouglass]

Try using the "Add" instead of rebuild and see if it will add them with new bookids.

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by wb6bna

I recently re-installed all the songs that were in the buildsongdblog.txt and upon building the database I still come up with same songs shown as duplicates. What I did was to use the local database to list the songs on that disc, then changed the disc id by adding an "N" at the end `of the original disc id and created a new book, then imported them again. My book id is now there but the songs still show as duplicates. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong please.. Thank you very much.. Alan

I got the impression from this post that they were duplicate DISKID's. Now I see they are duplicate BOOKID's Which is a horse of a whole nuther color. Dales suggestion to use merge to add the dupes would be what's needed.

Generally this problem only arises when you are using two different computers to import cdg's and you aren't taking care to avoid using bookid's already in use by the other computer. There are other scenarios as well but this one is the most common.

Sam

[wb6bna]

It shows them in the database with new numbers and shows them when searching, but still shows them as dupes in the dblog.txt Am just wondering why they still are listed as dupes?

[ddouglass]

Did you delete the log before redoing the database? If not the file will still be there. If you didn't get any error messages when you did the merge (Add) then you are good to go.

[wb6bna]

Yes, I do delete the old file and it keeps coming back with the same info.

[ddouglass]

I don't know why they come back if you can see them in the search. Do they play correctly?

[mindonstrike]

Do a computer search for one of the files in the log, if it comes up in 2 folders you'll have your answer. Make sure you tell it to look in hidden and system folders as well.

Sam

[bryant]

Originally Posted by wb6bna

Yes, I do delete the old file and it keeps coming back with the same info.

I was getting that for a while too and could never explain it either.

[wb6bna]

I just tried to play one and it plays fine. Still no idea, maybe admin may have answer. Thanks again Alan

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by wb6bna

Yes, I do delete the old file and it keeps coming back with the same info.

If they show up in the database search and you can pull them up by bookid and they are in the duplicate diskid log then you've got 2 of each of those files. Follow the file path listed in the log and cut/paste them them to another folder somewhere and then rebuild (without listing the new folder). If that cures it you can just delete the new folder.

Sam

[wb6bna]

Thank you. I will try that. Thanks again Alan