database rebuild didnt include edited songs

[bryant]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

Of the edited songs, were they some of the new ones or fixing songs you already had on both computers?
Sam

I imported discs 721, 722, and 723 on my main show laptop internal drive C. I then changed the song names of six songs on disc number 907 using "edit songs" on the same main laptop.

I then updated (copied) the main laptop to the external HD. This is where my backup kma files are kept.

I then took the external HD and hooked it up to the backup laptop and rebuilt the database so all new information (files) would be recognized.

Disc 721, 722, and 723 showed all there songs, however, disc 907 STILL had the wrong songnames as the main laptop had before I edited.

My prognosis is that edited info such as title and author names may not be stored in the kma files.

[Beavis]

i agree bryant, it only works on the one computer, when i transfer my kma's to my back-up computer, the info stays the same as if i didnt edit them at all.

i dont think its really editing the kma's.

admin any word on this ???

[billyo]

i kinda have the same problem i imported a cd about a month go..for some reason this cd didnt have the brand name on it but it has the id # so i typed in the id # instead of the brand name..since i found out now the brand of the cd i tried to edit the cd and re-typed the correct name..did the whole bit..updated my song data base..etc..still have the disc id instead of the brand name..

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by bryant

I imported discs 721, 722, and 723 on my main show laptop internal drive C. I then changed the song names of six songs on disc number 907 using "edit songs" on the same main laptop.

I then updated (copied) the main laptop to the external HD. This is where my backup kma files are kept.

I then took the external HD and hooked it up to the backup laptop and rebuilt the database so all new information (files) would be recognized.

Disc 721, 722, and 723 showed all there songs, however, disc 907 STILL had the wrong songnames as the main laptop had before I edited.

My prognosis is that edited info such as title and author names may not be stored in the kma files.

ALL database info is stored in the KMA header.

I did this experiment with my laptop and had no problems but I'm using 3312 so maybe you should try it with yours.

On the computer you originally edited songs in, check to see that those edits are still there, goto rebuild database just to see that it is pointed at the right folders, close Hoster. Go to your database folder and delete the "songs" file in your database folder (I deleted backup and temp as well). Open Hoster and it will automaticly rebuild the database. Now check those edited songs. If they reverted back then there is something wrong with Hoster. If the edits are still there then you must be doing something incorrect when transferring them to your other computer because rebuild gets ALL of it's info from the KMA header.

Sam

[Beavis]

its fine until i transfer them to mybackup drive, then they revert back.

[admin]

Originally Posted by Beavis

its fine until i transfer them to mybackup drive, then they revert back.

I don't know the answer, but it sure appears to me to be a Windows thang!

[Beavis]

are you telling me admin when i edit a song in hoster it actually edits the kma ???

[admin]

Originally Posted by Beavis

are you telling me admin when i edit a song in hoster it actually edits the kma ???

Yep... the header where the info is stored.

[bryant]

Originally Posted by admin

Yep... the header where the info is stored.

may it also true that even though the kma file is changed it is not picked up as a "modified" file bty windows and will NOT be recognized as such when folders are updated and backed up

If so, then how doe we back up those files from backup prorams that only change the recognized "modified" files?

In other words, I may been editing and adding a lot of files lately, but when I have been backing up the HD of the laptop, I now have a backup containing a lot of different information than the original. (edits not included). that's not good?

Any solutions.

[bryant]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

On the computer you originally edited songs in, check to see that those edits are still there, goto rebuild database just to see that it is pointed at the right folders, close Hoster. Go to your database folder and delete the "songs" file in your database folder (I deleted backup and temp as well). Open Hoster and it will automaticly rebuild the database. Now check those edited songs. If they reverted back then there is something wrong with Hoster. If the edits are still there then you must be doing something incorrect when transferring them to your other computer because rebuild gets ALL of it's info from the KMA header.

Sam

sa,
I think beavis has determined that there is something wrong with Hoster, according to your experiment. Now what do we do as the workaround? As I stated last post, is it our only hope to recopy the entire kma folder every time we make only one edit? That's really a "lengthy process", is it not?
Bryant