Hoster 5.03 Bug Reports

[WaltR]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

I don't think it built your database correct. The only way to put it right now is go to your C:/MTU/Hoster folder and delete the songs.mdb file first.
My next question is as you say it only stayed open about 10 seconds, if all your song files are on an external hard drive, did you have that plugged in before starting 5.03 ?

If your song files are on an external it must be plugged in before starting starting Hoster then the dialog will pop up informing you it is rebuilding the database which will certainly take more than 10 seconds more like 10 mins or more. Once it's finished Hoster will open and should work as expected.
Even if you want to go back to 5.02 you will still have to delete the songs mdb and make sure your external is plugged in before starting it the very first time.

I only use an external drive for backup purposes. My files are all on the internal drive. These problmes mentioned happed on both of my computers. I was kind of foolish to upgrade both computers before I knew the first one was working ok.

What do I do after I delete the songs.mdb file? Do I use the build data base button? As I said, I don't see a rebuild button anymore.

Walt

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by WaltR

I only use an external drive for backup purposes. My files are all on the internal drive. These problmes mentioned happed on both of my computers. I was kind of foolish to upgrade both computers before I knew the first one was working ok.

What do I do after I delete the songs.mdb file? Do I use the build data base button? As I said, I don't see a rebuild button anymore.

Walt

No don't use the rebuild the first time, once you delete the songs.mdb just start Hoster in the normal way and the dialog should pop up informing you it is rebuilding your database, Hoster itself should not open until this is complete.
From what version are you updating from ?

I'm off to bed now so some one else will have to help you from here on but if it only takes about 10 seconds to rebuild again something else is wrong.

As I said if you decide to go back to your old version you will still have to delete the songs.mdb as it is different and will stop the other version opening.

[WaltR]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

No don't use the rebuild the first time, once you delete the songs.mdb just start Hoster in the normal way and the dialog should pop up informing you it is rebuilding your database, Hoster itself should not open until this is complete.
From what version are you updating from ?

I'm off to bed now so some one else will have to help you from here on but if it only takes about 10 seconds to rebuild again something else is wrong.

As I said if you decide to go back to your old version you will still have to delete the songs.mdb as it is different and will stop the other version opening.

Ok, I deleted the songs.mdb. When I start hoster the dialog box flashed for about 10 seconds. I believe you are right. The rebuild process isn't working. I did a system restore and copied my songs.mdb from my backup drive and got 5.02 working again. Remove silence is working again. I have a gig tomorrow night so I am going to leave well enough alone for now. I still don't know why the rebuild data base button isn't available anymore. If it was I could try to manually rebuild my database. Maybe admin will read this post and come up with something to allow me to upgrade to 5.03 and get the rebuild feature to work properly. Thanks for your help.

Walt

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by WaltR

I still don't know why the rebuild data base button isn't available anymore. If it was I could try to manually rebuild my database.
Walt

The rebuild database button should still be there as it was in 5.02, it should show on the far right hand side of the Build Songs Database dialog.
If you are not seeing this, that may be something else that is wrong.

[WaltR]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

The rebuild database button should still be there as it was in 5.02, it should show on the far right hand side of the Build Songs Database dialog.
If you are not seeing this, that may be something else that is wrong.

Thank you once again Roy. I didn't go far enough. I opened songs database under tools and thought the button to rebuild should be there. I see now that I have to click the button "build database" to get to the "rebuild" button. After spending about 5 hours getting everything working back to 5.02, I am going to get through my gig tonight and then try again to get the upgrade to 5.03 working. It is strange that when trying to upgrade on TWO computers the rebuild dialog only lasts for about 10 seconds and disappears from the screen. Maybe it is still running in the backround but when it disappears the playlist is there and the songs on the playlist play only without the remove siliene working. At that point most of my singers songs are gone and if I go to "edit songs" there are only about 50 songs available. I guess when I try it again if the rebuild dialog disappers as before, I'll just let the computer sit for 15 or 20 minutes in case the rebuild is still working in the backround. That's the only thing I can figure is happening. Another thing I don't understand is that the songs listed in the playlist that opens will play (without remove silence working) but they aren't available in the search window or edit songs window. If the rebuild didn't work how are they recognized in the playlist window and nowhere else?

Walt

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by WaltR

Another thing I don't understand is that the songs listed in the playlist that opens will play (without remove silence working) but they aren't available in the search window or edit songs window. If the rebuild didn't work how are they recognized in the playlist window and nowhere else?

Walt

The songs that appear in the playlist will probably play because the data of were the songs are on your hard drive is still retained in that lists data.
With regard to the 10 seconds when you start Hoster, After clicking the Hoster Icon, Hoster should not start until the database is rebuilt, you should just see the rebuild notice then when it finishes Hoster opens as normal. This will only happen the first time of using after the upgrade.

[WaltR]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

The songs that appear in the playlist will probably play because the data of were the songs are on your hard drive is still retained in that lists data.
With regard to the 10 seconds when you start Hoster, After clicking the Hoster Icon, Hoster should not start until the database is rebuilt, you should just see the rebuild notice then when it finishes Hoster opens as normal. This will only happen the first time of using after the upgrade.

It appears something isn't right because as I stated, the rebuild dialog box only shows about 10 seconds, then disappears and Hoster starts. Apparently this the problem but why and how to correct it is the question.

Thank you,

Walt

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by WaltR

It is strange that when trying to upgrade on TWO computers the rebuild dialog only lasts for about 10 seconds and disappears from the screen.

if I go to "edit songs" there are only about 50 songs available. I guess when I try it again if the rebuild dialog disappers as before,
Walt

My initial thoughts on this as you say 50 songs are available, is that it starts the rebuild and then I reckon it's coming across a file that it doesn't like (Perhaps corrupted dater) and then abandons the rebuild.
What you may be able to try next time is from Tools/Songs database on the next screen select "Build Database" in the bottom left panel where it lists all your folders, Highlight a folder and press the rescan Folder button one folder at a time, (Assuming you have more than one)see what happens then.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by Roy Dennis

The rebuild database button should still be there as it was in 5.02, it should show on the far right hand side of the Build Songs Database dialog.
If you are not seeing this, that may be something else that is wrong.

This button is also in 5.03 in the same place.