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DenS:
I have been a long time user of Movienizer until they pulled a fast one and started charging for their latest update, without any prior notification. I do not mind the charge but just the way they did it. You install the new update and then find out there is a time limit unless you pay... very poor practice. To boot their license is for one computer only...
I thought I found a replacement with PVD until i discovered, and read here, that it will not work on a mapped shared drive. I store my movie data on a shared drive and access it from at least two computers. I did see that you mention a server for this purpose but can not locate any information on just what it does.... I find this a serious limitation considering how many households are networked and sharing information.
So for now thank you for this great database, I will continue my search for a Movienizer replacement.
DenS
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--- Quote from: DenS on February 13, 2010, 01:20:50 pm ---I thought I found a replacement with PVD until i discovered, and read here, that it will not work on a mapped shared drive. I store my movie data on a shared drive and access it from at least two computers. I did see that you mention a server for this purpose but can not locate any information on just what it does....
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The PVD Database needs to be on the same computer as the database engine (firebird) runs.
I think the movies files can be on a mapped drive (but have not tested that)
If you have a computer network with several computers accessing PVD, then a network installation works very well.
This involves putting firebird on one computer with the PVD data file.
Multiple users on multiple computers can then access this database via their own PVD instance.
See Wiki And current limitation
DenS:
Thanks... will give it a go...
Do you have an import funtion? I can export a list of my movies in Excel or text format.
DenS
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--- Quote from: DenS on February 13, 2010, 02:22:41 pm ---Do you have an import funtion? I can export a list of my movies in Excel or text format.
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There is a menu called import, at the bottom of which cvs file and excel are listed.
You may want to configure these plugins first via
Tools -> Preferences -> Plugins -> CVS or MS Excel (as appropriate)
Most Important data to bring across would be
1) Movie identification eg Name, Year, url to preferred online database eg imdb
2) Path to where your copy of movie is (most importantly the file name as path can be updated)
3) Image files can be transferred but not as easily
4) Other data can readily be downloaded once in PVD
DenS:
OK, I installed Firebird and verified that the service is running.
I entered the following into the Connect to server field:
192.168.1.108:E:\Our Data\PVD-Movies\MOVIES.PVD
"E:" is the drive designation used by the server to get to the file.
I can see the MOVIES.PVD file form the client via the path:
\\MUSIC\Our Data\PVD-Movies\MOVIES.PVD
BUT get the error attached.. any ideas?
The import from Excel went OK and I started to update the data without a hitch..
Thanks
DenS
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