David Betancourt

Steven, thank you very much for the great instructions! Had to follow them a few times to get the 'merges' correct (tricky with the 3 databases), but I eventually got it done. Just have the one now and it 'appears' as if everything is in place. My collection's estimated value has stayed the same (within a few $) so everything must be there! Just one final question... Do I now need to go into SideKick and update the name of the correct 'current' database (ComicBook Database) there in order to have it routinely uploaded to the cloud? Have been getting some error messages from SideKick, but they disappear too quickly for me to read fully. Thank very much again Steven! Your help is truly appreciated!! David, Miami, FL.

Hey Folks, I've run into a spot of trouble here... turns out I've got three difference databases running and I'm totally stupefied! I need some super-help please!#@+! Wouldn't have noticed if it wasn't for my last batch of monthly mail order books; big gap in recent title issue numbers that I KNEW I owned and previously cataloged! I have the standard 'ComicBase Database.cbdb' with my whole collection. I really want to keep it at that! Earlier in 2020 I had a technical issue and the tech staff emailed me a fix/update, but told me to create a new database called 'DBetancourt Comics.cbdb' with instructions to on how to do so. Didn't question it, and I did so. Apparently, since that time everything I've catalogued has been 'saving' to this new database. However, I didn't realize the original was still 'hanging around' so to speak. I just catalogue and look at values and print some missing issue lists... I don't look for alternate databases! Now, very happy with my first year with the program, I renewed this past December to Archive Edition with scanner (fantastic little bugger I might add!), but the program update suggested to me a new database name (I swear it did!) i.e.,' DBetancourt Comics 2021.cbdb.' Now, I'm not up to speed with all (or many) of the technical aspects of this program, so I didn't realize that ComicBase was creating new databases each time. Therefore, when I noticed the huge gap in recent issue numbers I did some searching around and emailed found multiple databases! Each with differing amounts of comic data entered. I asked Pete for help via email on how to merge all the databases into one main database with all the information (i.e., ComicBase Database.cbdb), but have not heard back. It's been several days. In addition, Sidekick has been throwing me error messages saying that it isn't able to do its regular backups on the newer databases "I'm guessing" because they are NOT programmed or linked into it?!? Can one of you kind folks offer a little help here? I'm in the dark right now, I have new books to enter and well over 17k books already catalogued that took me months to catalogue in this program and that I don't want to lose! Thanks so very, very much! Stay safe out there folks! David in Miami, FL.

Steven, as always you are quick to respond and very insightful! Thank you very much. Stay safe out there! David

Hey Folks... just a quick question about the red highlighted single issues that I've been running into quite a bit as I've been entering my new (old) collection these past several weeks. Just why are they highlighted and scattered throughout so many different titles and years? What is the significance of the red highlighting? Newbie here asking... Thanks very much! David in Miami, FL.

Oh Steven, dude, thanks so very much! I was skipping over those boxes for now and working on the rest of the 'F's!' Brother, you just saved me some time! Things to do when stuck inside! If you were here I'd shake your hand... of course after sanitizer, gloves, mask and hazmat suit!! 🙂 And six-foot of distance! Stay safe brother and thanks very much again! David in Miami, FL.

Hi, I thought is would handy to be able to change the default from NM on the 'new' entry of some of my older titles to say, Fair or Good when I wanted to when I was entering in 'loads' of specific runs/issues at once... instead of having to change each one as I went along... snore! Thanks!