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[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.

[admin]

Hoster can be installed on 2 computers so you have Show and Backup systems.

I'm anxiously waiting to see your final report. I hope all is now well and all KMA files are listed.

[jonhaaven]

Originally Posted by admin

Hoster can be installed on 2 computers so you have Show and Backup systems.

I'm anxiously waiting to see your final report. I hope all is now well and all KMA files are listed.

Yes, thanks to "George" and "DDouglass" I'm up and running. Still couldn't
"rebuild the database" the conventional method (???) . . .but did "merge the KMA files" and that worked. I really appreciate all the help. I have both the "lite" and "full" Hoster programs. I understand that Hoster can be installed on two computers . . .does that mean twice for Hoster Lite and also twice for Hoster? Don't know that I ever would or even should but a good question, I think. Currently, I can use either program interchangeably.

Still a bit troubled about not being able to "rebuild the database" the traditional way (in either Lite or Full Hoster) . . .but at least I'm up and running.

[George]

I'd be tempted to think that the database would rebuild in normal fashion now. Have you tried it since merging?

[admin]

Originally Posted by jonhaaven

1. I really appreciate all the help. I have both the "lite" and "full" Hoster programs. I understand that Hoster can be installed on two computers . . .does that mean twice for Hoster Lite and also twice for Hoster?

2. Still a bit troubled about not being able to "rebuild the database" the traditional way (in either Lite or Full Hoster) . . .but at least I'm up and running.

1. Hoster can install on 2, Hoster Lite on 1. That's part of the price difference.

2. Me too! Since George's suggestion to Merge the files worked, that leads to the question were they ever all found in the Songs Database, or had you been importing with both Hoster and Hoster Lite, then moved the "lite" files to the main Hoster system? If you did import this way, did you pay attention to what the BookID was being assigned on both systems? If you didn't change one to be a higher number, the you have/had two sets of KMA's that started at BookID 1... meaning when you did a Build Songs Datbase, only ONE set (the one already on the Hoster system probably) would be added, and the duplicate BookID's would NOT be imported. The Merge KMA Files command is empowered to renumber any BookIDs found to be already in the Songs Database.

This "could" fully explain what happened. Is this how you imported... and then moved the KMA's from the Lite system to the Hoster system?