More Problems!!!!

[Skybird74]

I can add songs to the Playlist using the Search & Singers buttons. But I cannot add any songs using the Bood ID or Brand buttons. Are these buttons not yet functional?

[ddouglass]

They are working fine. Does your dropdown list show the BookID numbers? If not rebuild your database.

[Skybird74]

Yes, everything is there like it's supposed to be. I can see the song in the list - but when I PRESS EITHER THE BRAND ID or BOOK ID buttons, THEY DON'T ADD THE SONG. Again, both of these buttons worked fine in 3.321. Many of my singers will just give me the Book ID & nothing else, so I know how to use it. I've been doing so for over 2-1/2 years with no problems! (Sorry I sound so bitter, but YES I am!)

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by Skybird74

Yes, everything is there like it's supposed to be. I can see the song in the list - but when I PRESS EITHER THE BRAND ID or BOOK ID buttons, THEY DON'T ADD THE SONG. Again, both of these buttons worked fine in 3.321. Many of my singers will just give me the Book ID & nothing else, so I know how to use it. I've been doing so for over 2-1/2 years with no problems! (Sorry I sound so bitter, but YES I am!)

Hey Sky,
Try reinstalling Hoster.

1. Uinstall Hoster

2. Restart your computer

3. reinstall Hoster

Freaky little things like what you are seeing can be caused by a bad install (nobodies fault, just a glitch).

I Hope This Helps

Jim

[laddie]

What happens when you push the "Add Track" or "S+" Button?

I did'nt know that selecting "BookID" or "Brand" would actually add the song to the Playlist.

[Skybird74]

laddie

Selecting "BookID" or "Brand" is how you look up songs, besides using "Search".

If you only used the "Search" feature, then you won't miss anything. But many customers just give me the BOOK ID#. So, when you click on BOOK ID, you just Type in the number, the song comes up in the list & then you click ADD. That's the way it has always worked for years!

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by Skybird74

Yes, everything is there like it's supposed to be. I can see the song in the list - but when I PRESS EITHER THE BRAND ID or BOOK ID buttons, THEY DON'T ADD THE SONG. Again, both of these buttons worked fine in 3.321. Many of my singers will just give me the Book ID & nothing else, so I know how to use it. I've been doing so for over 2-1/2 years with no problems! (Sorry I sound so bitter, but YES I am!)

When you enter the BookID does the correct title show in the box for it?
If not then rebuild your database.

[Skybird74]

Yes, everything is correct, the song list is populated and the song shows in the window. When I click Add Track, nothing happens. It will NOT add a song to the playlist. If this is working for everyone else, then maybe it is just my install.

Are you saying you don't use "Search" to look up your songs? I've been in this business for so long, before computers, that I am familiar with the Disks and companies, so that I usually know which is the better version. So, when a singer asks for a song, using only the BookID, I always look up the song anyway. 9 times out of 10, they just gave me the First number listed in the Songbook, and didn't pay attention to the "Disk/Brand". So, 9 times out of 10, if I just type in the # they gave me, it is usually a Version that don't want and then I have to look the song up while they are on the stage to give them the version that they wanted in the first place.

[GMANN]

If this is working for everyone else, then maybe it is just my install.

Skybird......I see what you mean (at least how you use Book ID button etc.)....just thought i would give you feeback.

I have 4.03 installed and I am able to search this way (by Book ID) and add the song to the play list with the "Add track" button and it plays. I also have people that ask for Book ID sometimes. At any rate, it works for me.

I am sorry you are having problems. I hate to say it; but did you try re-installing...don't know if this will help your situation...just thought i would respond to your question

--G

[goonie227]

Originally Posted by Skybird74

Yes, everything is correct, the song list is populated and the song shows in the window. When I click Add Track, nothing happens. It will NOT add a song to the playlist. If this is working for everyone else, then maybe it is just my install.

Are you saying you don't use "Search" to look up your songs? I've been in this business for so long, before computers, that I am familiar with the Disks and companies, so that I usually know which is the better version. So, when a singer asks for a song, using only the BookID, I always look up the song anyway. 9 times out of 10, they just gave me the First number listed in the Songbook, and didn't pay attention to the "Disk/Brand". So, 9 times out of 10, if I just type in the # they gave me, it is usually a Version that don't want and then I have to look the song up while they are on the stage to give them the version that they wanted in the first place.

Why is that in yor book trim your book down tothe best ones and you won't have that problem

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Originally Posted by Skybird74

Yes, everything is correct, the song list is populated and the song shows in the window. When I click Add Track, nothing happens. It will NOT add a song to the playlist. If this is working for everyone else, then maybe it is just my install.

Are you saying you don't use "Search" to look up your songs? I've been in this business for so long, before computers, that I am familiar with the Disks and companies, so that I usually know which is the better version. So, when a singer asks for a song, using only the BookID, I always look up the song anyway. 9 times out of 10, they just gave me the First number listed in the Songbook, and didn't pay attention to the "Disk/Brand". So, 9 times out of 10, if I just type in the # they gave me, it is usually a Version that don't want and then I have to look the song up while they are on the stage to give them the version that they wanted in the first place.

Skybird74,

Quick! Did you try closing Hoster 4.03 and then starting again? I got an error message by not having a cdg in the disk drive prior to a Disc search, and then was unable to use I.D. search, or Brand search until I closed and re-opened Hoster! They both worked After I restarted Hoster! Probably too simple to solve your problem, but it happened to me when I tried to re-create the way you were searching, and since I had been trying to make 4.03 crash since I upgraded ( I haven't been successful yet!) thought I would try a few of the buttons ( tabs ) that I don't normally use during my shows!

As to the other posts here to your problem, try the easiest fix first, and work your way to the most complex! My show computer was running fine until I first upgraded to 4.0 and then the common problems with locking, slow lyrics, etc., started piling up as I tried to use more of the features that the new version allowed! I always seem to jump in, instead of getting just a toe wet first!

I too have been through the Karaoke wars ( remember the video karaoke discs that looked like 78's), most of my cdg's have been added since mid 90's when it worked out to about $2.00/song in the beginning, so you didn't want to duplicate any more than you had to, so you waited for a version of the song to be produced by your preferred Licensed manufacturer! Of course there weren't that many back then!

Do trim your song book down to your favorite version of each title, it will save you time, and headaches with unknowledgable regulars, that you have probably already trained to know that you know what is the best version for them from your library! It will be that walk-in client like me, that will come into your show for the first time, without my personal cdg collection, asking you to play the Chartbuster versions, and take it down two steps! 1 in a 100, and you seem already prepared to handle that type of clientele!

Stick with Dale, & Jim, and the other helpful KJ's on this forum, and they will get you steered in the right direction. They have solved several problems that I have had with being computer challenged!

4.03 is loaded with features, and makes up for the wait, and the short time that we had to deal with the glitches, from the earlier versions.

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke