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[ddouglass]

Are you using an external hard drive for the kma file storage? If so has the drive letter changed?

[jonhaaven]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Are you using an external hard drive for the kma file storage? If so has the drive letter changed?

Thanks for keeping with me. No . . . no extermal hard drive. No space problems either. I've tried re-installing Hoster but to no avail.

[ddouglass]

First, since this hasn't been mentioned I would suggest you do a Windows update, but do a "Custom" instead of "Express", so you get all of the updates and not just the critical ones. Could be one effecting the way the path is listed.
You may need to do a clean install of Hoster. That would be to uninstall, then do a search of the registry to delete any "Hoster" entries, and last delete the Hoster folders in the Program Files area (do not delete your kma storage folder or you lose all you imports). Reboot and then reinstall. Your registration information will still be there as that file is outside of those folders.

[George]

May be a wild shot in the dark, but looks like everything else has been tried.

Have you tried going into TOOLS and selected MERGE KMA FILES?

That error message regarding wrong parameters made me wonder if this may work.

[jonhaaven]

Originally Posted by George

May be a wild shot in the dark, but looks like everything else has been tried.

Have you tried going into TOOLS and selected MERGE KMA FILES?

That error message regarding wrong parameters made me wonder if this may work.

Hey! Merging the KMA Files seem to be working. It's downloading as I write. Still don't know why that works and the other doesn't . . .but alls well that ends well. Thanks for sticking with me.

[George]

Keep us posted.

You may have to rebuild the database.

I'm fuzzy on Hoster having had no need for it for a year and a half or so.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by jonhaaven

Hey! Merging the KMA Files seem to be working. It's downloading as I write. Still don't know why that works and the other doesn't . . .but alls well that ends well. Thanks for sticking with me.

If that is the case then you must have had a duplicate bookid. So I would check them and see which one(s) have changed.

George the Merge command does rebuild the database, but changes any duplicate bookids, so there are no conflicts.

[jonhaaven]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

If that is the case then you must have had a duplicate bookid. So I would check them and see which one(s) have changed.

George the Merge command does rebuild the database, but changes any duplicate bookids, so there are no conflicts.

Will check. Meantime, would it not be feasible -- and wise -- to backup the entire Hoster program on an external hard drive?

[George]

Originally Posted by jonhaaven

Will check. Meantime, would it not be feasible -- and wise -- to backup the entire Hoster program on an external hard drive?

Yes, would be wise to back up the KMA files to an external drive. However if you want a fully working Hoster program backed up, then you'd need to use a "cloning" program such as Norton Ghost, or a similar program.