Hoster Song Database

[admin]

I really appreciate MTU.Community members like Nreel!

That's what this Community is all about... helping each other.

I'm not MTUSUPPORT, but I do believe Nreel is on the mark here. The flexibility to create your Songs Database anywhere was a NIGHTMARE!

Folks had them everywhere. One day, I was working with one of our programmers on a new feature that added songs to the Songs Database. The code looked right... the KMA file appeared in the folder... but not in Songs Database?

Finally, I asked him to do a Windows Explorer search for Songs.mbd... and about 8 showed up!

We then checked, and he was somehow not even using the current Songs Database. We had just wasted 30+ minutes and lots of scratches on our head.

I consulted MTUSUPPORT, and he reported MANY users having problems with the Songs.mdb being in the "wrong" place.

We stripped the flexibility, forcing Songs.mdb to ALWAYS be where Hoster could find it... without pilot error... and ended a lot of confusion.

Your post here indicates we maybe, could have made it easier to upgrade to this version.

In Hoster 3.100 we are now working on, we had to add a new TYPE field into the Songs.mdb to support importing or converting .cdg, .bin, MP3+G and .zip files into .kma's and adding them to the Songs.mdb. Thus... we have to force a rebuild of the Songs.mbd. We hope we have done this transparent to everyone.

Also... in the Import screen, if you change the Save to Folder where your KMA files go, we now automatically add that folder path to the Build Songs Database Song source folder list window. That way, rebuilding will always pick up the folders your KMA's are in.

Let us know here if you still aren't using 3.006, and what you are seeing. I'd suggest you do a search for "Songs.mdb" and delete all of them. Then, in the Build Songs Database, make sure all folders are added that hold your KMA files. Then, click the Build Songs Database button in its dialog box to rebuild Songs.mdb.

[Beavis]

why cant you create a command so when you rebuild song database, it searches your hard drive for all kma files ??

[bobbyd]

I never changed the destination song database folder since day 1. I tried to rebuild the datdbase on 3.6 after deleting song.mdb and removing from recycle. it will play songs if I use my hard copy book to look up the book id and insert it. to find songs. If I use hoster search, Book id/song or artist it gives me error "Too Few Parameters. Expect 1. (3061)" If I reinstall 3.0 it works fine with no rebuilding any database. My only reason for 3.6 is My plextor 716 installed when my old one went bad. I only need drivers I guess???

[Beavis]

sorry bob that question was directed to admin (david).