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Author: | PAFDenver [ Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:45 pm ] |
Post subject: | Retaining duplicate files during import |
I am new to Coolector and so far am very impressed. I am running into one issue though and hope that it's simply that I couldn't find a solution searching the forum. I actually want to KEEP my duplicate movies when I import them. I have a good number of movies that are on different media (DVD, BD, 3D BD and possibly 4K BD) I want to add all of them to my "owned videos" database. I want to use Coolector to not only help me choose a movie to watch, but to tell me where the disc is located, so I need all the different versions to be imported. Is there a way to do that? I can't find one. I created XML files that mimic your database file format and then used "Tools/Import/Import from Coolector Movie Database XML File" to import my collection. BTW, I did notice that once I fixed the movie titles that it didn't recognize it DID add those in even though they were duplicates. It actually helped me with this issue, but i suspect that you probably don't want that behavior since you try to remove all duplicates. I suspect you only check for duplicates when you first run the import script. Just thought you might want to know. One final question, can I request that discs of music videos be added to the database? I know you don't allow concerts, but since these are full discs and are listed in IMDB, I wonder if they're allowed or not. Thanks for your help. -Paul |
Author: | (cool) Hector [ Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:13 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Retaining duplicate files during import |
PAFDenver wrote: i suspect that you probably don't want that behavior since you try to remove all duplicates. I suspect you only check for duplicates when you first run the import script. Import doesn't remove duplicates. All the videos of a movie should be listed inside the "owned videos" box. For example, you can have a movie as DVD, as BLU-Ray, as MKV file, etc... Have you checked the "owned videos" box? It's on the movie page, below the movie poster. If there's an issue, it has to be with your import file. Are you importing from another app? Which one? PAFDenver wrote: I know you don't allow concerts, but since these are full discs and are listed in IMDB, I wonder if they're allowed or not. How many titles? I can be a little compliant, but I wouldn't want to be inundated with concerts... |
Author: | (cool) Hector [ Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:41 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Retaining duplicate files during import |
Ok, I see, if you want better results you'll have to import from another app like "DVD Profiler" or "Movie Collector". You should look at the structure of the XML those apps produce and convert your Excel file to that structure. Coollector knows the structure of those files and will import each video correctly. Sorry it's not very convenient, but I've never had the case before of someone importing from an Excel file. |
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