Song Book - Do you use...

[admin]

If you use Hoster's built in Song Book printing feature, I have a question for you.

Do you ever print with Firstname first?

Or, do you always print with Lastname first?

It makes a big difference how we order the Import Database (bucket.mdb).

Post your answers here please.

[mikedomi]

LAST NAME FIRST!!!!!
99% OF DATABASE FORMATE IS LAST NAME FIRST
THERE ARE A FEW WHO DO IT THE OTHER WAY
BUT MOST SONG DATA BASE COMPANYS
DO LAST NAME FIRST
LAST NAME FIRST,SPACE THEN FIRST NAME

ALL SO THIS

Brooks, Garth
Black & Garth Brooks, Clint

this is the way most do that i know of
see ya mike

[bjswaim]

I always print with first name first. However, they are entered with last name first. When it is printed, for an example, Garth Brooks is listed as Garth Brooks in the G section.

[kedmison]

Group is just like it's pronounced.

"Jethro Tull."

Person "Garth Brooks" is listed as "Brooks, Garth".

Kelly

[Beavis]

im with ked !

i just started using the song book from hoster, i am very pleased with the layout. it took me a while to correct my data base (spelling) but it was well worth it !

the only thing i dont like is there has to be a printer connected to the computer.

is there anyway around this bryan ?

[lmcmains]

Last name first. Jones, George

[Eric Whitehouse]

Last name first, everytime.
Many thanks.

[gduns - with the Lord]

Beavis,
the reason you have to have a printer connected, is for formatting. Depending on which printer you use the formatting is diffrent. If they set it up for a generic printer, it wouldnt work for all.

[MTUSUPPORT]

Beavis,
You can just install the Printer Drivers, this is where it takes the Formatting from. This is the only way that you can get around the Printer actually being connected to the computer.

[Nitecat]

I always use Last Name, First Name in my books.

When I printed my books, I copied the Title and Artist files in Windows Explorer to a USB Pocket Drive. Then I opened the files in Word from the Pocket Drive on the computer where I wanted to print from. Seemed to work fine. I didn't have a printer hooked up to my lap top where the original files are located.

[songpony]

Last name first - but I've only been able to use it once! I have many Video CDs, Laser Disks, and DVDs that obviously can't be loaded into Hoster, so I used it once when I got all my CD+Gs loaded, then added all my video songs to the books manually; consequently, any update I do now has to be manual as well. Is there ANY way to incorporate my non-Hoster songs with the Hoster-generated books? Maybe merge the file it generates with another file, or have a way to enter the song information into Hoster where it can retrieve them as part of a songbook build (instead of just looking for .kma files)? I know it's not likely, but it would sure be nice... Having video songs listed in a separate section so I can use the existing Hoster songbook feature won't cut it for my customers - too many places they'd have to go look for a single song. Thanks.

[xxyzz]

last name first

[rikkitikki300]

[quote=admin]If you use Hoster's built in Song Book printing feature, I have a question for you.

Do you ever print with Firstname first?

Or, do you always print with Lastname first?

It makes a big difference how we order the Import Database (bucket.mdb).

Post your answers here please. [I PREFER LAST NAME, THEN FIRST NAME. RIKKI TIKKI]

[sleightofhand]

I vote Last Name first. Thanks from Sleightofhand