Can't Change Build Songs Database Destination Folder

[admin]

FACT: Many and various problems have been reported for a long time because of this extra flexibility. Most Karaoke users DO NOT understand Databases and are getting themselves in trouble with this flexibility. Even some of our Beta Testers were confused by having multiple Songs.mdb files.

There is a Prime Directive in product development:

Flexibility is the Bane of Ease of Use

The more flexible a product is, the harder it is to use. We "perceive" that Hoster 3.005 now prevents a few power users from doing what they MIGHT ONE DAY want to experiment with, and protecting the MAJORITY of the users from dangers they know nothing about, nor need to be worried about.

After 35 years as a professional product developer, including one that AB Dick Co. sold over $1 billion dollars worth of, I have proven this truism many, many times.

If anyone wishes to post a REAL need to be able to move the Database to any drive/folder, and please include any possible events that you think of that might happen as a result of it not being in a single location, then I'm all ears. However, general complaints that we have limited the product, without any substantiating facts will not get my attention. We carefully considered the sales and support impact of this change, that was required for technical reasons. The problems with the New Release Pages track counter ended when we added this limitation. So, tell me why we are wrong... if you can.

[Beavis]

just a thought


what about when you use an external hard drive for your database and every once in a while the drive letter changes when you add hardware. how ill you direct the database to see the new drive letter ?

ps: i think you should change your screen name to "The King" not admin! i even liked dougc better !

under it it should say "Super Moderator"

[dlessnau]

You are being rude again!

[Beavis]

lighten up !

[Wallymeister]

I think you can set your external drive to be the same Drive letter everytime on whatever system you connect with. If you set your drive letter assignment to a higher letter that won't interfere with any system you are using it on there should be no problem. I have mine set to K: (get it, Karaoke)
I know that if you are using it on a system that you've never used it on before you would have to assign that letter initially. You could pick drive Z: if neccesary and surely no other system that you would be connecting to would already have something assigned to that letter.

Wally

[dlessnau]

Beavis:

I see in other posts you are complimentary to Doug (he deserves it) so it seems I took your remarks the wrong way, and you meant them as a compliment rather then a dig.

I apologize.

[Beavis]

hey wally,

im speaking for the people (not me) who have little knowledge about computers. the Newbies !

oh and DL
everything i wrote about doug in this thread was a compliment!


All is good