another gem related problem

[Roy Dennis]

Are all the files you have imported kmh files ?
Let me know if you have imported them as Zip files or as 2 seperate files MP3+G with CDG

I will do a test on my computer and see if it will work on the already imported kmh files and change those alright. I expect you may have to rebuild the database after editing them because you are editing them outside of Hoster's edit function but that wouldn't take long.

[Roy Dennis]

I can answer my above post already. You can't use the Bulk rename program to change the contents in the kmh file that is already imported, this can only be done in Hosters edit dialog.

The bulk rename program changes the original file names that can then be imported and will set the kmh info to the same name as the imported file.

Sorry but I can't see any other way but to re import them other than manually alter them one by one in the edit dialog.

[djbikeerrob]

that's what i was afraid of lol i also have noticed that when printing out song books i get the artis names both ways
example: beatles , the and the , beatles and somtimes even just ...beatles.

Is this due to mfg's using different parameters in nameing or is hoster just being obtuse? again thanks. it sure would be great if hoster had a bit more flexibilty to correct or rename things. now that would be a fantastic feature.

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by djbikeerrob

that's what i was afraid of lol i also have noticed that when printing out song books i get the artis names both ways
example: beatles , the and the , beatles and somtimes even just ...beatles.

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In a case like you point out with "the beatles" You can alter all of them to be consistent using the multiple edit feature.
Search for beatles but be sure to be in multiple mode, then double click on the Artist header this will order them as their different versions beatles, the beatles, Beatles,The, in order. Highlight all the ones to alter then type your preferred spelling in the artist box then press OK. They will all then be consistent.

[djbikeerrob]

thank roy i will do that

robert

[EmilioM]

I have a program called FileRenamer That let's you bring up any folder, ie. Hoster database, and let's you rename songs in one fell swoop. You can get it at CNET Downloads. When you open the program, on the left top side you'll see OS (C. Click the + next to it to expand it, and go down until you see MTU. Click on the + next to MTU to expand it and you'll see the folder that contains all your music in it. Click on that folder and it will load everything. Once it loads all the music, you'll see it in the window. Above the window, you'll see file name, new file name, size (KB), ext, date modified, and directory. I always resize them so I can see the entire title of the song on both file name and new file name spaces. Then below you'll see file name properties, delete/remove/insert, find/replace. There are other property titles, but what you need to concern yourself with is Find/Replace. Click on that tab, and some options open up. Just below Find/Replace there will be 2 boxes . The 1st one is labled Find, and the 2nd Replace. On the 1st one, put in (_), and on the second one, click on it and hit your space bar. Towards the middle right you'll see radio buttons that says preview and apply. Hit apply and it will remove all underscores and replace them with a space. By the way, that is the only thing I do with this program for. I've tried to use Case correction, and it screwed up a big portion of my database by inserting numbers on the end, so be careful what you do with it. My advice would be to download to a folder, that way you don't have 1,000's of songs, run it through the FileRenamer, and once you're satisfied, cut and paste to your database.
Hope this helps.
JRMerc
Memories & More
P.S. Make sure you rebuild to get names corrected in Hoster.

[djbikeerrob]

wow thanks you may have just saved me weeks of the most tedious corrections i have ever had to do i was doing them one by one with the edit songs thing in hoster. what i dont understand is why sound choice would even type the songs in like that in some cases they typed an underscore even before the first letter in the title and after the last letter also completely stupid thing to do. again my thanksi will try this.

Dj Biker Rob