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    in Tech Support

    Posted

    A couple of things you can try.

    1) Open Task Manager (with CB not running) and see if there are any ComicBase apps running. If there is, Right click on and and select End Task.

    or

    2) Try rebooting your computer.

    One of these two have fixed the problem when I have encountered it.

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    Cover Scan Maintenance 2023-08-23

    in Content and Corrections

    Posted

    Delete or Move 1-A.jpg
    From: Pictures\I\IDW\Dark Spaces- The Hollywood Special
    To: Pictures\I\Idea + Design Works\Dark Spaces- The Hollywood Special

    Delete or Move 4.jpg and 8.jpg
    From: Pictures\H\Headline\Dixie Dugan (Headline)
    To: Pictures\P\Prize\Dixie Dugan (Prize)

    Delete or Move ALL (1.jpg - 6.jpg)
    From: Pictures\I\Image\H\Hey Kids! Comics!- Prophets & Loss
    To: Pictures\I\Image\H\Hey Kids! Comics! (Vol. 2)

    Delete or Move MC 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Monkeyshaver\How It Came to This- With Shithead & Winky
    To: Pictures\M\Monkeyshaver\How It Came to This- With Sh-thead & Winky

    Delete or Move ALL (1-A.jpg - 1-D.jpg)
    From: Pictures\B\Boom!\Magic Planeswalker- Notorious
    To: Pictures\B\Boom!\Magic Planeswalkers- Notorious

    Delete or Move FCBD 2023.jpg
    From: Pictures\O\Oni\Punch! (Oni)
    To: Pictures\O\Oni\Punch Up! (Oni)

    Delete or Move 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\B\Bliss On Tap\Shitkicker & Bullseye
    To: Pictures\B\Bliss On Tap\Sh-tkicker & Bullseye

    Delete or Move 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\D\Dave Baker\Shitty Dark Knight
    To: Pictures\D\Dave Baker\Sh-tty Dark Knight

    Delete 1-2.jpg
    From: Pictures\C\Charlton\Haunted Love
    (duplicate of 1-A.jpg)

    Delete or Move ALL (1-A.jpg - 3-A.jpg)
    From: Pictures\C\Cutaway\Paradise Towers- Paradise Lost
    To: Pictures\C\Cutaway\Paradise Towers- Paradise Found

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 1-A.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\S\Spider-Man- Work in Progress

    Delete 1.jpg and 4.jpg
    From: Sports Book (Bill Stern’s…)
    NOTE: Duplicates of 10.jpg and 3.jpg, respectively. However, check the size / quality as you might want to rename the best instead of deleting.

    PS Title AMRA (Vol. 2) was deleted but I can't seem to find why or if it changed to something else.

    Cover Scan Maintenance 2023-08-10

    in Content and Corrections

    Posted

    Delete or Move FCBD 2023.jpg
    From: Pictures\K\Kaboom!\Mech Cadets
    To: Pictures\B\Boom!\Mech Cadets

    Delete 1.jpg and 2.jpg
    From: Pictures\A\All Time\All Time Comics- Crime Destroyer
    (duplicates of 1-A.jpg and 2-B.jpg, respectively)

    Delete 2-3.jpg
    From: Pictures\I\Image\W\W0rldtr33
    (duplicate of 2-A-3.jpg)

    trade paperbacks and scanning

    in Tech Support

    Posted

    CB has 2 fields: UPC and ISBN
    (There is also an AltUPC but that can be ignored for now)

    For modern Books the UPC is the composed of a composite of ISBN-13 + a checksum + Price
    ISBN contains the ISBN-10 number.
    (You can try to put the ISBN-13 there but if you the entire value in UPC and TAB out of the field, it will automatically fill in the ISBN-10 number (as CB decodes it).

    For your scanner to work successfully, it must be able to pick up the last 5 digits (get the full UPC). If it doesn't it will pick up what is the ISBN-13 number that is not stored in CB.

    Unfortunately, I can't tell you how to set up your scanner. You will need to get a manual for it which should have the codes to set it up properly, if it is capable of doing so. Not all scanners can do this.

    Your other book software must store the ISBN-13 number which is why it works there.

    PS Alt UPC is used when some older books have two UPC number.
    For example, Book title 'Losers, The (Del Rey)' MMPB has 07099900599738520 on the back cover and 978034538520850599 on the inside of the front cover.

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    Cover Scan Maintenance 2023-08-02

    in Content and Corrections

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    Delete or Rename TPB.jpg to MMPB.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\B\Ballantine\She
    To: Pictures\B\Ballantine\She (Ballantine)

    Delete or Rename TPB.jpg to 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\S\Signet\Superman- The Best Of The Original Superman

    Delete or Rename 1-HC.jpg to HC.jpg
    From: Pictures\A\Arcturus\20th Century in Cartoons, The- A History in Pictures

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to TPB.jpg
    From: Pictures\H\Hermes\Adventurous Decade, The- Comic Strips in the Thirties

    Delete or Move FCBD 2016.jpg
    From: Pictures\G\Graphic India\Avatrex
    To: Pictures\G\Graphic India\Avatarex (Grant Morrison's-)

    Delete or Rename 1-HC.jpg to HC.jpg then Move
    From: Pictures\L\Lulu.com\Doc Savage (Lulu)
    To: Pictures\L\Lulu\Doc Savage (Lulu)

    Cover Scan Maintenance 2023-07-27

    in Content and Corrections

    Posted

    Delete or Rename MMPB 1.jpg to MMPB.jpg the Move
    From: Pictures\B\Berkley\Conan (Berkley)
    To: Pictures\B\Berkley\Hour of the Dragon, The (Berkley)

    Delete or Rename MMPB 2.jpg to MMPB.jpg the Move
    From: Pictures\B\Berkley\Conan (Berkley)
    To: Pictures\B\Berkley\People of the Black Circle, The (Berkley)

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to TPB.jpg
    From: Pictures\C\Contemporary\Great History of Comic Books (Ron Goulart's-)

    Delet or Move 2.jpg
    From: Pictures\K\Key\Warpath
    To: Pictures\S\Stanley Morse\Warpath (Stanley Morse)

    Delete 0.jpg
    From: Pictures\L\Life's Romances\A-1 Comics
    (duplicate of 1.jpg)

    Delete or Move Bk 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\D\DC\H\Harley Quinn Black + White + Redder
    To: Pictures\D\DC\H\Harley Quinn Black + White + Red

    Delete 0.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\M\Marvel Mart
    (duplicate of 1-A.jpg)

    Delete Bk 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\M\Marvel-Verse- Ant-Man And The Wasp
    (duplicate of 1.jpg)

    Delete Bk 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\M\Marvel-Verse- Black Panther
    (duplicate of 1.jpg)

    Delete Bk 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\M\Marvel-Verse- Doctor Strange
    (duplicate of 1.jpg)

    Delete Bk 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\M\Marvel-Verse- Loki
    (duplicate of 1.jpg)

    Delete Bk 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\M\Marvel-Verse- Morbius
    (duplicate of 1.jpg)

    Delete or rename Bk 1.jpg to 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\M\Marvel-Verse- Wanda & Vision

    Delete Bk 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\M\Marvel-Verse- Ant-Man And The Wasp
    (duplicate of 1.jpg)

    Delete Bk 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\M\Marvel-Verse- Ant-Man And The Wasp
    (duplicate of 1.jpg)

    Delete Bk 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\M\Marvel-Verse- Ant-Man And The Wasp
    (duplicate of 1.jpg)

    Delete 11-W.jpg
    From: Pictures\D\Dynamite\Vampirella (7th Series)
    (duplicate of 11-Q.jpg)

    Delete 1-G.jpg and 2-2.jpg
    From: Pictures\I\Image\W\W0rldtr33
    (duplicate of 1-A.jpg and 1-A-2.jpg, respectively)

    Delete 9.jpg, then Rename 8-A.jpg to 9.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Modern Day\Weird Vampire Tales

    Clean up for 07/19/2023 content update

    in Content and Corrections

    Posted

    58 minutes ago, Gregory Hecht said:

    New book titles that were added include Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover (DAW) and Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover (Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust).  Should those have been indexed as Darkover (Marion Zimmer Bradley's…) (DAW) and
    Darkover (Marion Zimmer Bradley's…) (Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust) ?  

    I added these and I believe the possessive is actually part of the title.

    But I could be wrong. If so, I think one would be Darkover (Marion Zimmer Bradley's…, Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust) with both qualifiers in one set of parenthesis.

    If it helps to make a decision, 'Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover' is an anthology book that contains stories written by MZB (actually most are reprints from earlier anthologies).

    Cover Scan Maintenance 2023-07-19

    in Content and Corrections

    Posted

    Delete or Move ALL (1-A.jpg - 1-M.jpg)
    From: Pictures\B\Bad Axe\Lady Ragnarok
    To: Pictures\B\Bad Axe Comics\Lady Ragnarok

    Delete or Move 1-A.jpg
    From: Pictures\A\Amryl & London Night\Razor's Edge Anthology
    To: Pictures\L\London Night\Razor's Edge Anthology

    Delete or Move 1-A.jpg
    From: Pictures\L\Legends\Angel of Blood
    To: Pictures\L\Legends\Draculangela- Angel of Blood

    Delete or Move Bk 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\D\DC\H\Harley Quinn Black + White + Red
    To: Pictures\D\DC\H\Harley Quinn Black + White + Redder

    Delete ALL (1.jpg - 1-E.jpg)
    From: Pictures\W\Whatnot - Heavy Metal\Heavy Metal (3rd Series)

    Delete or Move 1.jpg and 1-A.jpg
    From: Pictures\G\Gus Mauk\Opps! All Babes
    To: Pictures\G\Gus Mauk\Oops! All Babes

    Delete or Rename 1.jpg to Bk 1.jpg the Move
    From: Pictures\H\Harris\Vampirella- Ascending Evil
    To: Pictures\H\Harris\Vampirella Monthly

    Delete or Move 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\W\What If-- Dark Loki
    To: Pictures\M\Marvel\W\What If-- Dark- Loki

    Delete 6.jpg and Delete or Rename x.jpg to TPB x.jpg (i.e. 1.jpg to TPB 1.jpg)
    From: Pictures\F\Fleer\OverPower Game Guide
    (6.jpg is a duplicate of 4.jpg/TPB 4.jpg)

    Cover Scan Maintenance 2023-07-012

    in Content and Corrections

    Posted

    Delete or Move MMPB-10.jpg
    From: Pictures\B\Bantam\20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    To: Pictures\B\Bantam\20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Bantam)

    Delete or Move 1-A.jpg
    From: Pictures\R\Rebellion\Prometheus in Chains
    To: Pictures\R\Red 5\Prometheus in Chains

    Delete or rename 1.jpg to MMPB.jpg
    From: Pictures\W\Warner\Superman- Last Son of Krypton

    Delete or Move ALL (9.jpg - Anl 1998.jpg)
    From: Pictures\B\Bear Mountain\Barks Collector
    To: Pictures\B\Bear Mountain\Barks Collector, The

    Delete 1-V48.jpg then Rename 1-V49.jpg to 1-V48.jpg and 1-V50.jpg to 1-V49.jpg and Delete or Rename 1-V51.jpg to 1-V30.jpg
    From: Pictures\W\WhatNot\Exiled, The (Whatnot)

    Delete FCBD 2014-CS.jpg
    From: Pictures\R\Red Giant\Free Comic Book Day (Red Giant)
    (duplicate of FCBD 2014-A.jpg)

    Delete 1-D.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\J\Jean Grey
    (duplicate of 1-P.jpg)

    Delete 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\D\Defiant\Splatterball
    (duplicate of 1-B.jpg)

    Suggestion. Reports by Publishers

    in Feature Suggestions

    Posted

    If a Quick Report will work for you, you can do an Advanced Find for Publisher (one or more) and use Quick Report on the results.

    If you have to use one of the 'canned' reports

    For Collection Report, Item Checklists, Price List, and Wanted Lists you can find the issues by Publisher, Mark all of them and select 'List only Marked Issues'.

    For all reports, you can choose Selected Series, click on Publisher to order by Publisher, click the first title for a publisher, scroll down to the last title for that publisher, press and hold SHIFT then click on that last title.

    NOTE: None of these would be as easy as a dedicated set of Publisher reports. I am only trying to supply ways to get what you are looking for until this can be evaluated (and incorporated into CB?).

     

     

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    Cover Scan Maintenance 2023-07-06

    in Content and Corrections

    Posted

    Delete or Move HC 20.jpg
    From: Pictures\G\Grosset & Dunlap\New Tom Swift Adventures, The
    To: Pictures\G\Grosset & Dunlap\New Adventures of Tom Swift Jr., The

    Delete or Move 1.jpg
    From: Pictures\C\Comico\Macross
    To: Pictures\C\Comico\Robotech- The Macross Saga

    Delete 9-C.jpg
    From: Pictures\B\Boom!\Something is Killing the Children
    (duplicate of 9-B.jpg)

    Delete 14-C.jpg
    From: Pictures\D\DC\S\Superman (5th Series)
    (duplicate of 14-A.jpg)

    Delete 7-B.jpg
    From: Pictures\M\Marvel\T\Thor (6th Series)
    (duplicate of 7A.jpg)

    Delete 1-A.jpg and 2-A.jpg
    From: Pictures\V\Vertigo\Un-Men, The
    (duplicate of 1.jpg and 2.jpg, respectively)

    Delete or Move ALL Bk* (Bk 1 - Bk 7)
    Check the volume number on the covers as some need to be renamed.
    From: Pictures\P\Palliard\XXXenophile
    To: Pictures\P\Palliard\XXXenophile Collection

    Find with '.'

    in Tech Support

    Posted

    It is by design. Certain abbreviations work without the period but others don't. Vs is one of these that requires the period.

    I asked Pete about this awhile back so I can't remember all the details.

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