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Michael R. Wagner

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  1. That's a good start, thanks.  Does "Bk" apply to trade paperbacks or squarebound special issues?  I know Anl is used for Annuals, not sure about the other types of comic book products available, and there are a couple of dozen types of publications in the drop down menu for binding type.

  2. Is there some guidance online to instruct one on how to properly name an issue so that it links properly with the issue in the database?  I've added a couple of new items recently - not regular issues that would be numbered 1, 2, 3, etc.  I've looked around a bit but can't find anything on the site.  I usually end up searching the database for a similar issue (e.g., a "trade paperback collector's special edition" to use an exaggerated example), but this is painfully slow and often unsuccessful, so I end up repeatedly renaming the file until it shows up in the proper row.

    Knowing when to use a slash, a dash, a space, and the correct combination of letters and numbers would be helpful.

    r/

    Mike

  3. I encountered this error message and clicked "yes" to fix it. The software then updated every list and removed every date entry from my database - every date entry.  It also removed every bit of data contained in one of the custom fields I use. The latter wasn't a date, but text identifying the location of the issue in my collection (Box001, Box002, Box003, etc.)  I couldn't find any way to undo the changes, so resorted to deleting the database and opening the last backup version I had prior to receiving the error message.  Had to reenter all the data I had put in over 48 hours or so, which was frustrating.  The error hasn't reappeared since.

  4. Issue listed as #3/I ("Bucks Exclusive Cover") has the cover to the Bucks Exclusive variant issue #1.  This variant wasn't showing, so I created it.  I didn't rename the existing #3 variant using the cover because I don't know if there is a Bucks Exclusive variant for issue #3, but I did copy the cover image and rename the copy for the variant issue I created.

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    Mike

  5. I'm wondering if this is just me, or if others are experiencing this...

    For the past week or so, everytime I upload new or corrected information and am also uploading a cover image, I get an remote server error (426) telling me that the connection closed and the transfer was aborted while sending data.  If I try a repeat upload, sometimes I get the same error and sometimes I don't.

    r/

    Mike

  6. This issue is really messed up, title-wise.  It's not a reprint of Green Lantern (4th Series) issue #30.  It contains a reprint of the story in that issue, but also contains a lot of pages of new material that was not in issue #30.

    The indicia for this issue is:  "FCBD 2011 Green Lantern Flashpoint Special Edition 1."  None of that was included in the renaming of this issue for the database.  The Notes include an incorrect statement of what the indicia says, so searching using the Notes field was fruitless.  I know the rule of using the indicia is frequently ignored, but this time I think it went too far.

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    Mike

  7. Kurt, I'm not sure about importing from a spreadsheet, but I suspect that might now be possible.  I'll defer to someone knowledgeable about the inner workings to answer that.

    Regarding your second question, I think you can use the View button at the top of the screen to change the view to only the listings that you have.  Select View>Items to Show>Owned Items.  In earlier versions of CB you could delete unowned items from your database, but with 2020 I think you can only remove them from your view.  I hope this helps.

    r/

    Mike

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