Augh! Help! Reinstall of songs (Hoster version 3.321)

[dave2851]

I've never had a problem importing MP3G files before.

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by dave2851

I've never had a problem importing MP3G files before.

Your posts left the impression that you were trying to add mp3g's directly to your database

Once theyv'e been imported the original mp3g's can go away. Put 'em away somewhere for safekeeping.

[Singsation]

I'm confused, For a song to be in the song book it must be a KMA file, and hoster will play that file, it will also play a mp3g file using the add track button although i'm not sure because i have not used your version of hoster. If your saying you have imported all your mp3g files into hoster you must have a folder or location missing somewhere. Try find a song you know you have in mp3g format only and see if you can reconise the disc number or track name in any of your song location folders on your hard drive(s)

[dave2851]

On the main Hoster menu, if I click on MP3G and go to a folder where I know MP3G's are and double click on it, it brings it over to Hoster and plays fine. I just don't understand why they aren't showing up in my searches.

[Singsation]

Because they are not imported into hoster. Try this go to import and import a single mp3g track from the location you play them from, just do one for now, import it then you will see it will then show up when you search you data base.

[dave2851]

So I should go to all of my folders that have MP3G's in them and re-import them?

[Singsation]

Yep, If you are lucky and they are all layed out in the same way ie disc_track song _singer this is just a example you can import many at the same time, i would also recomend all the mp3gs are in the same folder as well.

[mindonstrike]

Take a diskid from one of those missing songs and do a Computer search (through Explorer) for it. Besure to tell your computer to look in hidden folders as well. If the track# is less than 10 besure to NOT include a leading zero IE CB61342-2.

[dave2851]

They show in search. I know they are there because I can see them on the directory, and I can play them if I click on MP3G on the Hoster screen.

[Singsation]

On which directry can you see them, i would forget about your song book for now and work out where your files have gone. If your saying the song you know is a mp3g file is in your hoster song book then you must at, one time, used the import funtion to get these on to your data base, also once they are imported they will the be renamed a kma file, if this is the case you must have mislade them somewhere or not have selected folder for the add or rebuild database. Importing a mp3g does not remove the mp3g original it just creates a new kma file.

[dave2851]

Ok, I went to one of the folders containing the MP3G's and re-imported them. They now show up in the directory. I will try a few more and make sure it wasnt a fluke. They aren't KMA's, they are still MP3G's.

[Roy Dennis]

As Sinsation said.

Originally Posted by Singsation

If your saying the song you know is a mp3g file is in your hoster song book then you must at, one time, used the import funtion to get these on to your data base, also once they are imported they will the be renamed a kma file, if this is the case you must have mislade them somewhere or not have selected folder for the add or rebuild database. Importing a mp3g does not remove the mp3g original it just creates a new kma file.

You can find where any .kma file is on your computer from the search dialog in windows.
Go to Start/search. from the left pane click all files and folders, in the "All or part name type .kma in the "look in box" make sure your connected hard drives are listed, from advanced options tick boxes "search hidden files & search sub folders, then press search.
It may take a little while, when the list populates from the views menu select details, then click the in folder heading which will put them all in order of folders. from here you can see if there were any folders that you omitted from your files when doing a rebuild data base.

Hope this helps

[OneEskalera]

When you click the button for your mpeg files, select all files or the type of files you have and see if comes up on the window. If Those files were already imported before, put a check on the button and your files will re-appear.