2 x Computers / External HD / Hoster Error

[Beavis]

like i said before,

i think when you installed hoster the first time, you selected the usb drive for all your files. you should have defaulted to :

C:\Program Files\Micro Technology Unlimited\Hoster


can you verify this PRM ?

[prmckay1]

Fixed!

Once I attached the external (USB) Drive -- Hoster opened up and allowed me to manuver --- had lots of fun -- Hoster didn't want to pick the file folder on the local HD that had the kma files on it -- It wanted to stay @ C:\ -- Finally let it build the database -- it said 'OK' -- But when attempted to 'add song' -- Hoster still looked for the external drive -- Finally attempted another rebuild -- it finally let me pick c:\hoster-songs. Now on the 'window' I have both my external as well as my internal locations (Had to delete the reference to c:\).

Guess this is a learning curve regarding having backups and how they will work.

Thanks for all the advice.

[gduns - with the Lord]

Remove the reference to the external hard drive, then rebuild again...... if you have dup's between it will only reference 1 or the other.


Yes, you can remove the reference to the external hard drive (look in the manual)

[prmckay1]

Why remove the reference? --

After having Hoster not even see the file folder where the songs were -- I don't think I want to delete any reference to the 2 places I keep the kma files stored.

I have this now on the laptop as well (references to 2 folders - external/internal) -- and it works great -- for personal appearance gigs -- I copy the kma files to the local HD on the laptop and rebuild the database pointing towards it -- (Keeps me from toting/setting up the external for small jobs)

What didn't work -- Hoster completely failed when the external HD was removed -- I would have expected the program to allow me in to reset the path towards wherever the data was -- but it errored out before starting.

I think the database in Hoster is been built around MS Access -- I have done very little w/Access -- I'm a Dataease Person -- I learned Database programming and all the quirks w/ Dataease -- Guess I'm learning some of the quirks of Access.

[Beavis]

what kind of computer are you using?? is it an MTU computer ?? or is it an off the shelf computer that you used for your personal use ?