Steven L. Dasinger

1) make sure the type is a *.JPG. 2) whatever the issue number is displayed as, type exactly the same characters, except replace an / with a -. Examples. 1 1.jpg 1/A 1-A.jpg HC 1 HC 1.jpg 1/A-2 1-A.2.jpg 0.5 0.5.jpg PS If it looks correct try leaving the title and then returning. Sometimes the display needs to refresh to display the image.

Delete or Move ALL (1.jpg - 4.jpg) From: Pictures\Z\Zoo Arsonist\Big Bang (Red Calloway's-) To: Pictures\Z\Zoo Arsonist\Red Calloway's Big Bang Delete 48.jpg From: Pictures\G\Gold Key\Daisy and Donald Delete 24.jpg (has no barcode) Rename 24-A.jpg to 24.jpg (has barcode) Delete 24-B.jpg (duplicate of current 24.jpg with no barcode) From: Pictures\T\Titan\Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine

To add to this list, Title 'Big Bang (Red Calloway's...)' was deleted and replaced by 'Red Calloway's Big Bang'. Was this intentional? Normally for Titles that have in this format, they are entered as 'Big Bang (Red Calloway's...)' (like 'Walt Disney's Bambi' and 'Bambi (Walt Disney's...)'.

I can answer the last one. Yes the / affects it. If you did 'American Claimant, The/Pudd'nhead Wilson' it would display as 'American Claimant, The/Pudd'nhead Wilson'. This is because it treats it as 1 name (that happens to have 'THE' in the middle of it) instead of 2 different names (that are separated by a /). Therefore, the 'THE' has to go to the end of the 'name' for CB to recognize it as a leading article.

One more thing to check. Use the View drop-down box (at the top left of the window, below the menu items. What do you have under 'Items to Show'? if it is Owned Items + Regular Issues, then variants won't be displayed (unless an issue only have variants (i.e. 1/A and 1/B instead of 1 and 1/A).

Not sure. I have never heard of variants disappearing before. I would think it is part of the Resources. Which specific Title / issue number are you not seeing. Just reaching for a possibility, maybe an Update deleted the 6/C Variation? Check to see if Setup->Item Variations lists the variants (especially the one that you are missing. Also check another Title (like 'Firefly (Boom!)') and see if other issues are missing the variations.

I should have mentioned that Uninstalling does NOT delete your database or any of the Pictures or Media. If just affects the executable and resources.

Where did they disappear from? You can use menu item Setup->Item Variations to view the variations. Or You can edit an issue (double-click on the line) and use the Variation drop-down box to see a list (just cancel out of the edit so you don't accidentally change something you didn't want to). If they actually did disappear, you can try to Uninstall/Reinstall CB (CB and CB Resources). If they still don't appear, you may have to contact support.

Here are few possibilities. There may be other. 1) You have scrolled right resulting in the first columns being pushed off the display. Check the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen. (Granted, this is not likely, but I have to mention it as at least a possibility.) 2) The column was resized until it was hidden. Use Menu Item->Columns to View. At the top, use drop-down box Preset and select one of the other options. This should 'refresh' the grid display and display the hidden columns. (You can switch back to the original display) 3) Delete the ComicBase Setting.ini file. The ComicBase Settings.ini file is located in: C:\Users\<logon-id>\AppData\Roaming\Human Computing\ComicBase NOTE: This is a Hidden folder. With CB closed Rename ComicBase Settings.ini to something else. NOTE: By Renaming, you won't lose it is you want to rename it back to its original name. Open CB and see if that fixed the problem. If it did, you will have redo various options in CB If it didn't fix anything, with CB closed, you can go back and rename the file back to its original name (deleting the one that is current there as it was created when you opened CB). 4) Uninstall/Reinstall the most current version of CB It won't hurt to uninstall both the CB and the CB Resources file. If none of those fixes the problem, you will probably have to contact support.

The rule is to match the Item # exactly except you replace and slash ( / ) with a dash ( - ). Examples: 12.5 would be 12.5.jpg 0.5/B would be 0.5-B.jpg 0.5/A-2 would bee 0.5-A-2.jpg

I noticed this problem with Issues with printings a few days ago for a different reason (the Picture Height and Picture Width info does not get updated) and notified Pete about it. Hopefully it is an easy fix and will show up with a future update.

794-4.jpg would be the correct name for issue 764-4. Sometime when a cover scan is moved in to CB, it is not displayed immediately. Try leaving the Title and coming back (basically causing CB to refresh the display) and it should show up. If it still isn't, double check the name (mainly the extension .JPG).

It's not too difficult. There are two parts. 1) Pictures and Movies In Windows, create a folder on the new drive to hold the Pictures and Media folders. This folder can have any name you like. Note: You can create a separate folder on yet another drive for the Media folder if you have a lot of digital comics as these can get quite large. By default the Pictures and Media folders are located at: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Human Computing For example, Create a folder D:/Human Computing (Create a folder E:/Human Computing if you want the Media folder on a different drive) NOTE: Human Computing is just an an example, it could be 'ComicBase Data' or any other name you want to come up with. And, if on a separate drive, the folder for Media can have a different name than the folder for the folder for the Pictures. D:/CB Pictures E:/CB Media Copy just the Pictures and Media folders from the C Drive to the folder( s ) on the new drive( s ). (Leave the other folders so CB can find them.) In CB use menu item File->File Tools and select 'Manage Pictures and Movies'. Change the Location of Pictures and Movies to point to the new Folder that contains the Pictures and Media folder (NOT the actual Pictures folder). That should free up most of the space. But if you need more, you can do the second item. 2) Database file In Windows (with CB NOT running) Move the database file from the default location of C:\Users\<logon-id>\Documents\Human Computing\ComicBase Databases To some other folder. This can be anywhere you like. Once it is in the new location, double-click on it to open that database in CB. Once you close CB, it will remember the location. NOTE: I didn't mention a specific folder because, unlike the Pictures and Movies, the database file does not have to be in a folder (although it is probably best if it is).

By default the database files are located in: C:\Users\<logo-id>\Documents\Human Computing\ComicBase Databases Look there to see what *.cbdb files you have. Hopefully, you only have one but you probably have 2 (or more) if you have been using Save A Copy. Open CB and look at the Title bar (very top left corner) and see what database is being opened. (Red circle in attachment). CB will open the last database that was opened when you closed it. You can use File->Recent Databases to get a list of Databases that CB knows about (I happen to have 3 that I use). (Blue circle in attachment) Find the one you want to use as you actual database and select it. Once this is opened (check title bar to be sure), close CB. The next time you open CB that is the database that will be opened. Note: In the list of databases CB knows about, you can right-click and remove any you don't want to be there. This does NOT delete any actual database. It just removes it from this list. I am not sure why you used Save a Copy in the first place, but if you were trying to make a backup, this is done through the menu item Setup->Preferences where you can control making backups. Any covers you added should still be there as all CB databases use the same Picture Folder. If you have a significant number of entries in the incorrect database, I believe the Pro edition can Export and Import data. You should be able to export data from the copy (or copies) and import into the correct database. There are a few issues with the way the data is handled but that can be covered if you need to do this.

Can you be a little more specific? Just stating you have problems doesn't really help much. If you are having problems for simple things like Check for Updates (which works fine for me), you may have to contact support.

By default the database file is located in: C:\Users\<logo-id>\Documents\Human Computing\ComicBase Databases Save a Copy does not work the way I think you are trying to use it (which is as a backup). What Save A Copy does is make a Copy (a second) database. If you don't rename it it is Copy of Database. Saving A Copy again from that database with make a File called Copy of Copy of Databases, etc. (or naming like this). Each of these are valid databases. If you entered some issues in the first one and then Saved A copy, If you want a backup of your database, use menu item Setup->Preferences and change the backup part to what you want (see the Blue section in the Attachment.

I have looked at some of these and they are definitely text stories with illustrations. If you removed all the illustrations, you could read the story without any problem. Where they stay in Books or get moved to Magazines (the only two options) is a question for the editors. If left in books, they are not TPB and should probably be changed to Staple 1 - Staple 30. PS I am not finding any indication of these being collected in to books. That doesn't mean they don't exist but the major sites (Amazon, MyComicShop, Mile High Comics, GCD) don't have then listed.

Articles (A, The, El, etc.) are moved to the end of the name (i.e. Weird, The and 'Nam, The) I believe it has to do with sorting Title lists. When searching for a title, it would be best not to include the leading article. Just type Weird or 'Nam (or just Nam) and you should find most of the problem ones. Something else to watch out for titles like 'Autumn Adventures (Walt Disney’s…)' where you may think to look for 'Walt Disney’s Autumn Adventures'.

Unfortunately, (from my preferences), it look like it is correct the way it is per the indicia (which is attached from an on-line copy). It really should have a colon but...

Delete or Move 1.jpg & 1-A.jpg From: Pictures\D\DC\C\Catwoman-Tweety and Sylvester Special To: Pictures\D\DC\C\Catwoman-Tweety and Sylvester Delete or Move 1.jpg & 1-A.jpg From: Pictures\D\DC\H\Harley Quinn-Gossamer Special To: Pictures\D\DC\H\Harley Quinn-Gossamer Delete or Rename Bk 1.jpg to TPB.jpg From: Pictures\A\Ariel\Sorcerers Delete or Move Bk 1.jpg From: Pictures\M\Marvel\S\Spider-Man- His Greatest Team-Up Battles To: Pictures\M\Marvel\S\Spider-Man's Greatest Team-Ups Delete or Move ALL (1.jpg - Ash 4.jpg) From: Pictures\C\Calliope Comics\Musings To: Pictures\C\Calliope\Musings Delete or Rename 4.jpg to 1.jpg, 4-HC.jpg to 1-HC.jpg, and 5-HC.jpg to 2-HC.jpg then Move From: Pictures\T\Titan\Snowpiercer To: Pictures\T\Titan\Snowpiercer The Prequel

Okay. My guess is that CB Express does not come with any Picture covers (or Movies). You can check this by going to the CB website and using My Account->Registrations. Then click the green Download arrow (next to your most recent version of CB). If on the next page, you don't see any file to download covers, then they are not available. You can add your own, however. As for the 'Had trouble connecting...', I don't have much help for that. You can try: Use Internet->Logon Information and make sure the correct Userid/password is used. On the CB website, use My Account->Profile and check the correct database is there. But your best option is probably to contact support.

Unfortunately, I have neve had the Express Edition so I am not that sure of it. What do you have when you select File->File Tools? In my Archive Edition, there is a 'Manage Pictures and Movies' selection. (see 1st attachment) When I select it I get the 'Manage Pictures and Movies' window. (see 2nd attachment) At the bottom of this window is an 'Install Pictures and Movies...' button. (blue circle) The location of the Pictures and Media can be change by selecting the folder buttons. (red circle) You should be able to add you own cover scans with the following steps. Save cover scan as a *.jpg file. Name the file the same as the Issue/Item # using exactly what it has except that an / is replaced by a -. Drag/Drop the *.jpg file anywhere in the grid area of the Title it belongs with.

Can you explain in a little more detail (and possibly include a screen shot)? I can' t quite figure out what you are doing.

I am not sure I understand what you are saying. You can get to the title in at least two ways. 1) in the Find box in the top middle of the window, type Action Comics. If for some reason that doesn't display a list that includes Action Comics, Use the Find drop-down box next to the find box and select 'Publisher', then use it again to select 'Title name or Barcode'. (Occasionally, CB will get confused what the box is searching for) 2) use CTRL+T to bring up the Titles window, then type Action Comics in the box at the top. When it is highlighted, press Enter or click the Go button. Once you have the Title displayed, scroll down (if needed) to Item # 1-5. The change the Qty value to 1 (assuming you have one copy). That is all you have to do to indicate you Own that issue. You can also change the Grade, and Cost or any other value for the issue.

It is currently listed under 'Detective Comics' as #27-2. (Did a Find for 'Oreo' in the Notes) https://atomicavenue.com/atomic/item/57603/1/Detective-Comics-272 However, as it appears to contain reprints from Detective Comics #27 and #38 and Batman #1. This is probably not the right place for it.