Closing or Opening a Play List. A Bug?

[jdavia]

You might want to consider posting your desires in the Hoster New Features Request forum. MTU pays close attention to all suggestions.

Thanks George. You are right George. I will

there is no close option, it just keeps saving the def. in oder starting with the #def001.

Right there is no close, New is doing that with unwanted results.
That is the action that SaveAs or Save should have. I think it is the defaults in the program that keep the last opened list file opened.

the only way to get rid of them is to delete in explorer.

No quite so.
But you can delete them from the Context window where you select them from without opening Windows Explorer.

[Beavis]

No quite so.
But you can delete them from the Context window where you select them from without opening Windows Explorer.[/quote]


thats what i meant if your advanced. i dont know how advanced you are.

[jdavia]

I think advanced enough to know that the tasks on under "File" are not completely standard with Windows. Advanced enough to write my own code for web pages from scratch, and advanced enough to be a President of a computer club of more than 100 members.
A program should not intentionally create something that forces you to delete if you didn't ask for it. It doesn't do it to all play lists. That is the reason I am calling it a bug, because it is not consistant with all lists. Maybe adding the Close task will actually close the file so you can open another one, not a newly created one.
What ever state you close Hoster in, that is how it will open. It has nothing to do with the other tasks on the File menu.

I believe that is that way to get you up and running fast if you ever had a glitch at a show and had to shut down or re-boot.

I think you know better than that Gearge. Are you telling me that what I discovered is normal, and as these files are created, I should merely delete them and the problem is solved. Just so the program has a safety device.
I think when MTU reads this thread we will understand more about it.
The program operates too good to have such a small thing spoil it.

[Beavis]

J, i didnt mean it with disrespect ! im not a member of your club, so i dont know your ability.

lighten up.

[George]

jdavia,

The reason I say it is not a bug in the program, is everything functions as it is designed to, including the options under the FILE menu. I can find no inconsistancy in the way the playlists function, and none have been reported.

That's not to say you may not be experiencing an anomaly of some sort in your system, assuming of course you've thoroughly digested the section of the manual covering PLAYLISTS, and can point out a specific problem area.

Now you may disagree with the way the program is designed to operate. That is your prerogative, and why I suggested you post your concerns and suggestions for improvement in the proper forum.

MTU has been proven to be highly receptive to suggestions for change put forth in a positive manner.


George

[jdavia]

I answered your remark to let you know that I am advanced, I am not upset with you. I would very much like to express my heartfelt thanks to you or anyone for a positive answer though. I am explaining the problem the best as I can.
Do you or anyone else get a Playlist file created with the word "New" in it? Is the question I am now asking.
Def001.hst
Def001-new.hst
Def002.hst
Def002-new.hst
Def003.hst
Def003-new.hst

The manual says:
If you ever need a second Playlist, click the File menu New command. This immediately creates a new Playlist .hst file in memory and saves it to the hard drive when you add the first song. It stores in the \Playlist folder. The file is automatically named "def002.hst" for the second one created, which automatically increments to 003, 004, etc. for each new one created.

I understand what the manual says and it does works correctly. But that is for new files that you will create. Mine are already created.

Question #2 and #3
I have Def001’hst opened. How do I close it and open Def002.hst.
I've been using the New command, then the Open command. And I see the newly created file in the context window Def001-new.hst. Am I doing something wrong? Why is the file being named as such? The manual doesn't say that.
Save will not open the context window. I can use SaveAs then I have to name the file. I can only close the file by using New.

Here is the rest of the manual on the subject:
Clicking the File menu Save Command updates your Playlist file on the hard drive. However, Hoster automatically saves the Playlist with every change as part of its Crash Recovery protection.
Save As a New Project

The File menu Save As Command creates a copy of the open Playlist with a new filename in the same or a different folder. It always presents the default Hoster\Playlist folder, which we recommend using so you always know where they are. Choosing a different folder changes the default folder that appears the next time.

[nreel]

The NEW Command is for creating a NEW Playlist...this is the same in MSWord and any MS Product.

You want to CLOSE your current Playlist and OPEN another Playlist that has a different name.

To do this Click FILE, and Click OPEN, and choose one of the Playlist Files in the Box that opens.

Upon selecting a different Playlist File to OPEN, the CURRENT Playlist will, automatically, CLOSE.

In other words, you don't, and can't, CLOSE the Current Playlist before Opening a Different Playlist. Hoster is designed this way...so that one cannot open Hoster WITHOUT an ACTIVE Playlist. And, I'm sure, if one could CLOSE the Playlist, someone would, and then forget to open another Playlist, or, not know how to get a Playlist back Open and would lambaste Hoster because of that.

And, as stated earlier, if Hoster Closes, for whatever reason, as soon as one Opens Hoster up, the Playlist is there and ready to go.

Hope this helps,

Norm