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Can DVD Profiler answer this question, "Who is the actor that prevails in your movie collection?"
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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantjamestech
Registered: October 11, 2010
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Well the only reason I added the profiles for my box sets was to get accurate cast and crew searches with Database Query but every once in while I like to go thru all of my Blu-rays using a report from DVD Profiiler
so this new thing is mostly just a waste of printer ink.

Normally I count everything as one and as it turns out I had a backup.dpb of my old way of doing things! So I am back to where I was @ 572 Blu-rays instead of 599. 

Although now I kinda wish I'd have backed up the newer one, oh well, no biggie. Though if I do decide to make any major changes to my collection in the future I will start keeping multiple backup.dpb's.
Blu-ray collection order; Music>Musicals>Documentaries>TV shows>Criterions>Movies
DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantjamestech
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Well, it turns out that I uploaded my 599 collection online so I am trying out the 'Download' option in the 'Collection Transfer' feature for the very first time so I can make a backup of the 599 collection. Its taking quite awhile, I wonder if it is gonna get my collection back to exactly the way I had it when I had last uploaded it?
Blu-ray collection order; Music>Musicals>Documentaries>TV shows>Criterions>Movies
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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantjamestech
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Is your collection online basically a backup.dpb file or?
Blu-ray collection order; Music>Musicals>Documentaries>TV shows>Criterions>Movies
DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantjamestech
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Oh, rather then starting another thread, does anyone know what happened here vv? This happened last night when starting DVD Profiler, I answered the question NO.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLewis_Prothero
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You should have chosen "Yes"

This is a blank entry that for some reason sometimes integrates itself into the database.
Perform a database repair (Tools->Options->Utilities->Repair Database...) and see if this error still occurs.
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantjamestech
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Ok, I did the repair and it did like a million things, several "Repair of table etc etc" then like a a ton of "Removing unused crew/cast/studio members" , it wasn't a million but I held the scroll down button for like 2 minutes straight to scroll thru the entire list! lol!  What does this repair do exactly? thanks
Blu-ray collection order; Music>Musicals>Documentaries>TV shows>Criterions>Movies
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What does this repair do exactly?


>>Shrugs<<
No idea,
but what it does basically is, it keeps your database functioning by cleaning out unneeded data and correcting several minor faults which might (and will) add up to one big fault.

Even though somewhat hidden it's recommended to use this tool on a regular basis, at least right before a backup.
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantjamestech
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That makes sense ^^ I will make use of this tool more often, thanks.
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Now I have an off topic question and id rather not start another thread so I will try asking it here first.
Is there any way to filter out all of the box sets in my collection? What I mean by box sets are boxes that contain 2 movies or more movies. 
for example
for example

thanks
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorAddicted2DVD
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The only way that comes to mind at least... make a tag called something like Box Set and then you can filter them out. Only downside is  you have to go through your collection to tag each of them. Once get that done you have to remember to tag any future parent profiles.
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If you use the "count as"*, you could sort it in the collection list by this. Not a direct filter, but you would have sorted them together.
Another possibility which would work: Don't add a collection number to the parent profiles, the you could filter in the personal section.
And as Pete said you could use a Tag.

*Interesting, it is possible to use negative numbers as count as. 
DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile Registrantmediadogg
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Seems like a good feature request. If you use plugins, maybe DB Query will do it?

If you sort the BoxSet Count field in BulkEdit, that's another way.

Say the word, and I could add a BulkEdit "Collection/Flags/Flag Box Sets" menu very easily, but I don't know if that would be suitable for you.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorKulju
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If you use plugins, maybe DB Query will do it?

It's doable. First filter Box Sets: Box set profiles (only) Then run query General Information > Production Year --> Greater than 1800.
DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantjamestech
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If you use plugins, maybe DB Query will do it?

It's doable. First filter Box Sets: Box set profiles (only) Then run query General Information > Production Year --> Greater than 1800.


Where do I find the first filter?  All I  see is 'Box Set Contents'. Would you mind giving me more detailed instructions for doing this ? thanks!
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If you use plugins, maybe DB Query will do it?

It's doable. First filter Box Sets: Box set profiles (only) Then run query General Information > Production Year --> Greater than 1800.


Where do I find the first filter?  All I  see is 'Box Set Contents'. Would you mind giving me more detailed instructions for doing this ? thanks!


Click Change Filter button (fourth from the left at top bar) --> click Box set profiles twice so you can see check mark --> OK
DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantjamestech
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Seems like a good feature request. If you use plugins, maybe DB Query will do it?

If you sort the BoxSet Count field in BulkEdit, that's another way.

Say the word, and I could add a BulkEdit "Collection/Flags/Flag Box Sets" menu very easily, but I don't know if that would be suitable for you.


DB Query doesn't do it, all of my DVDs are in boxes so it finds them all.

So exactly how do I sort the BoxSet Count field in BulkEdit?  Really, the main reason I was looking for this because I wanted to find all of my box sets without having to go thru my collection and labeling them is just more work so I think I will pass on this, thanks though.

Another quick question....does anyone know of a 'report' that just gives the movie title then a short description of it and nothing else?  I looked thru ~10 pages or so of reports and could not find one like this. 

Thanks for your time guys!
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So exactly how do I sort the BoxSet Count field in BulkEdit?

You would ned to load all your profiles into BE, check the BoxSet Count column, and then once loaded, just click the column title to sort. This is more trounle than it would be worth to do on an ongoing basis. I mentioned it just in case you had a one time task.

I'm going out of town this weekend, but if I can whip up the Collection/Flags menu beforehand, I'll do it. That shoudl make it a snap to do anytime. Just vew the collection in flagged first mode. You could then even save a flag set for instant refiltering whenever you need it.

Edit: well I just did it. It was an easy change. Only thing is, in my collection, there are a lot of Box Sets with only one profile, and even a few with no chlld profiles, even though Box Contents Count is not zero. I don't know what this means yet. Maybe my database is corrupt. Anyway, do you want Box Sets with only 1 profile?
Thanks for your support.
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