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Steven L. Dasinger

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  1. Delete or Move ALL (1-A.jpg - 1-C.jpg)
    From: Pictures\#\2022\Conqueror Worm, The (CEX)
    To: Pictures\C\Comics Experience\Conqueror Worm, The (CEX)

    Delete or Move 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\S\Scout\Sgt. Werewolf (Scout)
    To: Pictures\B\Black Caravan\Sgt. Werewolf (Scout)

    Delete or Move 4702.jpg
    From: Pictures\S\Street & Smith\Astounding Science Fiction
    To: Pictures\D\Dell Magazines\Analog Science Fiction and Fact

  2. Unfortunately, it is not that straight forward.

    As an example, Company A publishes a Title with Printings 1 through 5.

    Then the company is bought/merged with another company, and the publisher of the book changes BUT the next book a 6th printing.

    If you split it into two titles, the second would 'start' with 6th Printing.

    However, if after the merger, the next book IS a 1st printing, then, yes, I would make two titles.

  3. Here is what I can find:Raymond E. Feist
    Prince of the Blood

    Type    Cover    Pub        Printing    Pages    Cover Artist    
            Price    Date
    Publisher: Doubleday
    HC     18.95    8/1/1989    1st         393    Kevin Eugene Johnson
    HC/A    8.98    2/1/1990    SFBC        308    Kevin Eugene Johnson
    Science Fiction Book Club Edition; Cover Catalog Number: 15750
    HC     22.00    11/1/1992   2nd         293    Don Maitez
    
    Publisher: Bantam
    HC     25.00    7/1/2004    1st *       356    Liz Kenyon
    MMPB    7.99    7/1/2005    1st         432    Liz Kenyon
    
    MMPB    4.95    6/1/1990    1st         396    Kevin Eugene Johnson
    MMPB    5.99    1/1/1994    5th         351    Don Maitz
    
    *I don't have information about 1st printing but I assume it is. you have the book and could tell better

    Personally, I would create 3 separate titles:

    Title: Prince of the Blood (Doubleday)
    Publisher: Doubleday
    HC         1st
    HC/A     SFBC

    Title: Prince of the Blood (Bantam)
    Publisher: Bantam
    MMPB    1st
    MMPB    5th
    (there are 2nd - 4th printings but I don't have information on them)

    Title: Prince of the Blood 15th Anniversary Edition (Bantam)
    Publisher: Bantam

    HC          1st
    MMPB    1st

    When you start having different publishers and different printings, it can get messy and you may box yourself into a corner later.  It is easier (and less prone to problems) to have the separate titles.

     

  4. You are doing nothing wrong. It is a little quirk in the system.

    To get around it what you need Type until you get where it is different, press the space bar, then backspace to delete the space. This will un-highlight any of the suggestions allowing you to type in the name you want.

    So, in your example, Type 'Magician ' (note the space after Magician) the press the backspace.  This will leave just 'Magician' (without space) and no item in the list highlighted.

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  5. Before you go to this extreme, have you contacted support to see if they can help?
    If not, I would try that first.

    The following is all I can think of (short of editing the registry which I don't recommend or know much about). There may be other bits I am not aware of.

    Make sure that CB and Sidekick are not running.

    Uninstall ComicBase xxxx Resources
    Uninstall ComicBase xxxx <your edition>

    Type %appdata% in a Windows explorer window and delete Human Computing folder

    Navigate to C drive Users\<logon-id>\Documants\Human Computing.
    Check that your database is in folder ComicBase Databases.
    Delete all other Folders and Files (except the database and its folder)
    NOTE: If you database is not there, you will need to find it.

    Navigate to C drive \Users\Public\Documents
    NOTE: You do not have to deleted any Pictures or media.
    If Pictures and Media are located in the Human Computing folder in Public\Documents (the default location), delete every folder and file except those two. If you they are located somewhere else, you can leave them there.)

    That, I think, should get rid of most everything.

     

  6. Use menu item Setup->Columns to View.

    This will allow you to display/not to display and/or move column positions.

    NOTE: Will need to be done for each Type separately.

    Just Check or Uncheck the Visible box to Display /Not Display, respectively.

    Next click on any where in the Field column (to make it active), select the columns you want to move.

    Then click Move Up / Down buttons to position the columns where you want.

    NOTE: When you go back to the grid, you will need to leave the Title to refresh the display to see the changes.

  7. Delete or Move HC.jpg
    From: Pictures\B\Baen\Call to Arms, (Baen)
    To: Pictures\B\Baen\Call to Arms, A (Baen)

    Delete or rename
    193.jpg to 1704.jpg
    266.jpg to 2205.jpg
    Then Move along with
    7102.jpg, 7104.jpg, 7202.jpg
    From: Pictures\T\TSR\Amazing Stories (TSR)
    To: Pictures\Z\Ziff-Davis\Amazing Stories (Ziff-Davis)

    Delete or Rename 1-A.jpg to 9-A.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends- Guide to Dating
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends (2nd Series)

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 15.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\B&V Friends Forever- Halloween Spooktacular
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\B&V Friends Forever

    Delete or Move 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\D\DC\F\Flash- The Fastest Man Alive (2nd Series)
    To: Pictures\D\DC\F\Flash, The- The Fastest Man Alive (2nd Series)

    Delete or Move 1.jpg and 1-A.jpg
    From: Pictures\D\DC\L\Lex Luthor-Porky Pig Special
    To: Pictures\D\DC\L\Lex Luthor-Porky Pig

    Delete 3-E.jpg and 3-F.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\D\Daredevil (7th Series)
    (Duplicates of 3-C.jpg and 3-D.jpg, respectively)

    Delete 1-G.jpg
    From: Pictures\I\Idea + Design Works\Spike vs. Dracula
    (Duplicate of 1-E.jpg)

  8. One more thing I had pointed out to me.

    If you have Qty of 2 or more for an issue, the values you get won't be quite accurate.

    If this is the case, and you want more exact values, you would need to do option 1 (copy Cover Price AND Qty in to a spreadsheet). Then multiply Cover Price by Qty to get all of the issues counted.

    For example, if Qty is 2 and Cover Price is 1.00, option 2 would only be 1.00 while option 2 would be 2 x 1.00 or 2.00.

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  9. Follow up...

    It appears that after you make the Mass Change, you need to run Rebuild Lists (I all except the Pictures list but probably just need Item Information (which list 'recalculates totals' as part of its processing)).

    Before Rebuild Lists:

    Collection Report displayed Cost (Cover Price) as: 2,683.09.

    After Rebuild Lists:

    Collection Report displayed Cost (Cover Price) as 93,469.62.

    NOTE: In both cases the Collection Statistics had 93,469.62.

    So, either run Rebuild Lists to get the correct information or just use Collection Statistics.

  10. Short answer is that CB has no direct way to give you Cover Price totals you are looking for.
    (Mainly, I think, because Cover Price has no real meaning for a collection (like Cost (what you paid) or Price (what it is worth)).

    I can think of a couple of ways to do this. But they take some work.

    1) Work out side of CB

    Run a Find where Quantity in Stock is >= 1 (you own it).
    (Make sure you can get as many rows displayed as possible by setting Preference 'Rows to Display in Grid view')
    Select all the cells in the Cover Price column (click the first cell, go to the bottom, press and hold SHIFT while clicking in the last cell).
    Use CTRL+C to copy the date.
    Paste the data into a spreadsheet.
    Sum the values in the spreadsheet.
    NOTE: if you have more comics than can be displayed at one time, you will need to advance to the next 'page' of results and repeat the Select, Copy, Paste process.

    2) Let CB do the work for you (in a destructive way).

    NOTE: Do this on a COPY of you database. DO NOT do this on your actual database.
    Run a Mass Change.
    Change: Cost
    To: Cover Price
    Apply to ALL Titles
    You will get a warning that this change can not be undone.
    Did I mention you should only do this to a Copy of your database?
    After the change (done on the copy, correct...?)
    Run a Collection Report.
    The last page will get you the Total Cost (which is identical to Cover Price at this point).

     

  11. Lawrence, if you need CB running, you can try this:

    Go you your registration page and download the CB 2022 install.

    Uninstall, CB 2023 and it Resources.

    Install CB 2022.

    This part is important.

    Locate and rename a backup to a temporary name.

    Double click on this temporary name database to open CB 2022 with THAT database (I don't think you want to try to open a CB 2023 converted database with CB 2022).

    This is assuming you have a current backup and it is as up-to-date as you regular database (you haven't entered any new or corrected data that has not been backed up).

    Final warning. If you sell on AA, the same thing goes. If you have made sales since the last backup, you would run into sync problems.

    Or...

    Wait until tomorrow and/or send an email to support.

  12. Delete or Move ALL (11.jpg - Bk 1-HC.jpg)
    From: Pictures\A\AC\Cave Girl
    To: Pictures\M\Magazine Enterprises\Cave Girl

    Delete or Move 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends- Music Jam
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends (2nd Series)

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 2.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends- Beach Party
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends (2nd Series)

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 3.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends- Back To School
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends (2nd Series)

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 4.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends- Travel
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends (2nd Series)

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 5.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends- Winter Wonderland
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends (2nd Series)

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 7.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends- Endless Summer
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends (2nd Series)

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 8.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends- Fall Festival
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends (2nd Series)

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 10.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends- Superheroes
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends (2nd Series)

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 11.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends- Summer Vacation
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends (2nd Series)

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 13.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends- Summer Lovin'
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends (2nd Series)

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 14.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends- Thrills and Chills
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\Archie & Friends (2nd Series)

    Delete or Move 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Betty and Veronica- Friends Forever- At The Movies
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\B&V Friends Forever

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 2.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Betty and Veronica- Friends Forever- Travel Tales
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\B&V Friends Forever

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 5.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Betty & Veronica- Friends Forever- Pets
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\B&V Friends Forever

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 12.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Betty & Veronica- Friends Forever- Winterfest
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\B&V Friends Forever

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 13.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Betty & Veronica- Friends Forever- Spring Break
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\B&V Friends Forever

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 14.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\A\Archie\Betty and Veronica- Friends Forever- Summer Fun
    To: Pictures\A\Archie\B&V Friends Forever

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to TPB.jpg
    From: Pictures\I\Image\O\ODY-C Adult Coloring and Activity Book

    Delete or Move 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Meet Danny Ocean\Very Vicky Junion Hepcat Funbook, The
    To: Pictures\M\Meet Danny Ocean\Very Vicky Junior Hepcat Funbook, The

    Delete 1-K.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\C\Carnage (Marvel, 3rd Series)
    (duplicate of 1-H.jpg)

  13. Just downloaded the update this morning and I got all the log files, as expected.

    For those that don't know, you can check to see if Log Files exist by checking on you C drive in \Users\<logon-id>\Documents\Human Computing\ComicBase <your-version> Edition\Log Files

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