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Delete or Move 1.jpg and 1-3.jpg From: Pictures\W\Whitman\Cinderella (Walt Disneys-) To: Pictures\W\Whitman\Cinderella (Walt Disney's-) Delete or Move 1.jpg From: Pictures\G\Gold Key\Toby Tyler (Walt Disneys-) To: Pictures\G\Gold Key\Toby Tyler (Walt Disney's-) Delete or Move 1.jpg From: Pictures\C\Chip Zdarsky\Zdarksy Comic News To: Pictures\C\Chip Zdarsky\Zdarsky Comic News Delete 7-F.jpg From: Pictures\D\DC\P\Power Girl (4th Series) (Duplicate of 7-E.jpg)
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Title access for Search Results
Steven L. Dasinger replied to Fred Slota's topic in Feature Suggestions
The Find Result display is a temporary display. It will normally have issues from many different titles. To get the result you are looking for, every time you scrolled down in the display (or selected different rows), CB would have to constantly change the Title value to keep it 'current' on the chance that some one wants that Title value when/if the Title button (or CTRL+T) is used. That is extra processing for something that may or may not be used for a temporary display. But, you see it differently which is fine. The main reason for my post was to show an easy way to do what you want with the current software while the request is being evaluated (and possibly implemented). -
Title access for Search Results
Steven L. Dasinger replied to Fred Slota's topic in Feature Suggestions
If I understand what you want to do (edit Title information and not Issue information), what you can do from a Find result window is double-click on the issue to Edit it. Then, in the Issue Edit window, click the 'Edit Title Information...' button in the top right corner. Make changes, Save back to the Edit Issue window, then either Save or Cancel out and you are back to the Find Result display. Repeat for any other Issue you want to modify Title information or close the window to bet back to the Title previously displayed before the Find. -
With all the behind the scene changes needed for the rollout of the improved Free, Express, and Pro Editions, they probably just missed one. What Edition do you have?
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Hmm... May be a problem with a specific edition. I have the 4K Archive Edition.
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There are a couple of ways. 1) From inside CB, use menu item Internet->Check for Updates (you may need to use Setup->Preferences and check the box for interim builds). 2) Go to CB website, and select My Account->Registrations. Click on the green arrow next to your valid subscription to get to the download. PS I just updated so if there was a problem earlier, it may be cleared up now.
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Just for comparison, those issues in my database have actual values in the Price column. If you run a Find for Price Is Less Than 0.01 , do the issues show up? You can try menu item File->File Tools and run Rebuild Lists with Item Information checked. This may repopulate the value. Or wait and see that this week's update fixes them. If it persists, you may need to contact support.
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Can you supply some example Issues? I can check in my database to see if they are the same.
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Is this https://atomicavenue.com/atomic/series/350/1/SpiderMan-Storm-and-Power-Man the Spider-Man American Cancer Society you are looking for? You will need to determine which issue best matches what you have. PS For a scanner, I would recommend the one that Human Computing offers (as long as it is not out of your price range). It will definitely work with CB with out a problem.
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Den of Geek - Bagged or Not Bagged
Steven L. Dasinger replied to Fred Slota's topic in Content and Corrections
I can answer a few of these questions (based on images from eBay):. They are two separate issues in one polybagged. If you remove them, they would be two separate issues. Neither of the two issues has a barcode on the front or back covers or any price. (on their website subscription page there is "Den of Geek magazine is available for FREE at over 140 fine retailers in the U.S. and Canada in our Comic Shop Network. Support these local businesses and get a free copy of our magazine." They appear to be Free (not sure if the subscription is free or not but that would explain the lack of barcode and price). The main issues has 'Den of Geek on the cover. The other includes 'Special Edition' (with maybe some other text) on the cover. The 'Special Edition' issues may have a Month / Year (or just Year) on the cover while the other issues does not have either. There is no Number on any of the issues. There isn't really an indicia of any kind on the interior (on found 1 or 2 examples so this may or may not be common with all issues). This site https://issuu.com/denofgeek/docs/den-of-geek-magazine-issue-016 lets you look inside several of the issues. I don't know if these on-line versions are identical to the physical versions or not. At a guess, they were available only as polybagged items. Technically there is only 1 'Issue' but it has three states. Polybagged (2 Issues, how you would find it in a store) Main Issue (not polybagged) Special Issue (not polybagged) -
Per information on the CB website: Express Edition has: Over 15,000 full-color comic covers 77,051 Comic Book Titles That works out to about 1 cover for every 5 or 6 Titles (assuming there is only 1 cover for a title). These should be full size cover and not just small thumbnail sized images. The Archive and Professional Editions have the ability to only install thumbnail sized images and (with the correct option set) to automatically download the full sized imaged when it is clicked on. This saves space as only the issues you access would store full sized covers on your disk. Since I don't think Express has the ability to download covers, I don't know if this feature is available. To check, use menu item Setup->Preferences and at the bottom right of the window, see if you have an option to check for 'Automatically download larger pictures when viewing items'. If you do, check the box. After saving see if access one of the covers if a full sized image is displayed. If you still only have tiny thumbnail sized images, you may need to contact support to find out is that is normal with Express or help figure out the problem. PS You should be able to supply your own full sized images.
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Try this. Use Menu item File->File Tools and select 'Manage Pictures and Movies'. This should bring up a window with the location that CB is looking for the Pictures/Logos (and another for the Media Folder). NOTE the location is the folder that CONTAINS the Pictures file. For example, the default locations is <C-Drive>\Users\Public\Documents\Human Computing which contains the Pictures, Logos, and Media folders (among others). Note 2: As an aside, you can change this default to another location, if you like. Alternately, you use any JPG file, rename it to match an issue number (changing any / to a -) then drag/drop it to the display grid. Once added, you can right-click on the large image in the top left corner and select 'Show Picture File' to find where CB is putting them. (you can delete that JPG file after you find the location). PS I am an Archive user but I think this should all apply to the Express Edition, but have not tested it.
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Elektra & Wolverine: The Redeemer
Steven L. Dasinger replied to Michael Jacobson's topic in Content and Corrections
Since these are mainly text stories with illustrations, they were moved to Type Books. Instead of adding #2 and 3 back, the #1 issues should be deleted from Type Comic Books. -
Delete or Move ALL (1.jpg - 90.jpg) From: Pictures\E\Editorial Maga\Don Z To: Pictures\E\Editorial Maga\Don Z (Editorial Maga, 1st Series) Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 11.jpg then Move From: Pictures\O\Osprey\Hitler's Last Gamble To: Pictures\O\Osprey\Osprey Graphic History Delete or Move 1.jpg From: Pictures\C\Caliber\Sherlock Holmes- Dark Detective To: Pictures\C\Caliber\Dark Detective- Sherlock Holmes Delete or Move ALL (1.jpg - 1-HC.jpg) From: Pictures\S\Shift\Shift Presents - The Man from Z.O.D.I.A.C To: Pictures\S\Shift\Shift Presents- The Man from Z.O.D.I.A.C Delete 1064-H.jpg From: Pictures\D\DC\A\Action Comics (Duplicate of 1064-G.jpg) Delete 1.jpg From: Pictures\V\Verotik\Devilman (Duplicate of 1-A.jpg) Delete 1.jpg From: Pictures\A\Antarctic\Tibbi and Her Time-Traveling Psychedelic Mushrooms (Duplicate oif 1-A.jpg) Delete 1-F.jpg From: Pictures\I\Image\W\WildC.A.T.S-X-Men- The Modern Age (Duplicate of 1-D.jpg)
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Correct. It was posted on the CB website that there would be no Livestream or Content update this week.
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Try this. Go the CB website and use My Account->Registered Products. Find your product and check the Serial #. In CB use Menu item Help->About ComicBase. Note the Serial #. If they do not match, in CB on the About ComicBase window, click on the Edit Registration... button, thenenter the correct Serial # from the Registered Products page. If they do match, I am not sure what is happening.
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Batman Day Special Edition
Steven L. Dasinger replied to Adam Sternberg's topic in Content and Corrections
I think it was entered as Batman (3rd Series) #16/C. -
Delete 0-V35.jpg From: Pictures\B\Boundless\Ember (Duplicate of 0-Z.jpg)
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I see. I wasn't really clear on my previous post. I meant that a Laptop/second monitor my have some special/extra/different attributes to program for compared to a Desktop with two monitors. From your description, it sounds like it should be possible but for some reason, CB doesn't deal with it well (or maybe it has something to do with Chrome?).
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At a guess, it probably has to do with a Laptop being used with a second monitor (not sure exactly why). I think if it was two monitors on a Desktop, it would probably work.
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Adding a book "series" that is not numbered
Steven L. Dasinger replied to Bryan C. England's topic in Content and Corrections
I would enter each book as a separate title, and use Overall Title Name and Book # (both Title level fields) to 'link' the books together. I also tend to add the Publisher to the Title as the same book could be published by different Publisher over time. Also, in general, Magazine type issue numbering doesn't work well for books. For example if you used 200108 for the 1st printing, what would you use for 2nd (and up) printings? 200108-2, 200108-3 when the 2nd and 3rd printings were NOT printed the same year/month doesn't look good. As an example: Title Overall Title Name Book # Retribution (Gold Eagle) Mack Bolan 1 Ambush (Gold Eagle) Mack Bolan 2 Stolen Arrows (Gold Eagle) Mack Bolan 3 NOTE: I am assuming a Publisher of 'Gold Eagle' as I found some issues on Ebay but without access to the book, it could be some other publisher. Also, the Book # I listed are just an example as I don't know the publishing sequence. -
Collection Statistics and the Value info
Steven L. Dasinger replied to Timothy S. Kilbreath's topic in Tech Support
I checked that out. I took a NM issues in one of the higher ranges, changed grade to F and it changed its location to a different (lower) value range. If it was based on NM value, then it should not have changed range location. It won't hurt to run menu item File->Rebuild Lists checking the Item Information box (which recalculates totals among other things). -
Collection Statistics and the Value info
Steven L. Dasinger replied to Timothy S. Kilbreath's topic in Tech Support
That does look like it is incorrect. Are you on the latest build of 1964? You can find out what Issue( s ) are in that range by double-clicking on the row of the Value Range. This will run a Find to display the issues in that range. PS When I look at my value statistics, it looks correct. -
Delete or Rename TPB.jpg to 1.jpg From: Pictures\R\Rip Off\Berkeley Con Program Book
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Wanted List Report not working
Steven L. Dasinger replied to Todd S. Roberts's topic in Tech Support
This appears to be have fixed with b1964.