Editing Song Database

[PastMember]

If you have been editing them with Hoster then all you will need is a rebuild... HOWEVER.... you should delete your database file ("songs.mdb") FIRST. This is so hoster doesn't "skip over" tracks that are already in the database without making the corrections. Doing this forces hoster to read and import ALL of the track information from the kma headers.

When you then run hoster after that, it will automatically rebuild your database before starting.

[Fredtatro]

Thanks C. Staley.....That answers my question. Gave it try and it works.

[bryant]

A little confused here.....? I have never deleted my songs.mdb from my show laptop as recommended by Staley to Fred, and it has always worked fine??

I simply take the hard drive and hook it up to the "other" laptop and rebuild database. Am I doing something wrong and need to be aware of something I haven't been. Or am I doing something right I don't as of yet know about?

[MTUSUPPORT]

Bryant,
If you are not having any problems with it building the songs.mdb correctly you will not need to do this, only if you have some issues when building. Songs not showing up or showing more than once.

[songpony]

Whenever I move kma files between my two computers (like load new songs on one computer and need to add them to the other), I always just bring over the songs.mdb file as well - everything stays in sync real easy that way too.

[nreel]

always just bring over the songs.mdb file as well - everything stays in sync real easy that way too.

It will stay in Sync ONLY if the Folder Structure is the SAME on BOTH Computers.

[bryant]

nReel, what do you mean precisely by "folder structure".