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| kencr |
Posted - 02 Mar 2009 : 19:25:02
I've tried on several occasions to import more than one film at a time. However when I do this, the Add Film dialog returns showing only one of the films, and as far as I can see that film is the only one in the entire database. Even clicking on the tab marked Entire Movie Collection, just that one film appears, not the other ones which I selected to import. Why is this ??? |
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| JDommi |
Posted - 21 Jul 2009 : 17:16:08
What about copy/paste on the wished movie titles and automatic add and save in XMM (maybe inclusive actual website if script is existing)?
Should be easy to realize, Alessio. |
| Alessio Viti |
Posted - 21 Jul 2009 : 16:37:25
Hi,
Sorry for my delay!
quote:
Following on from what you say, does this mean that if I want to import the information for, say 15 separate movies, I have to repeat the 'Add movie' procedure for each movie separately (i.e. 15 times), even if all these movies are on the same page of the same website ??
Yes, this is exactly what I mean. I am sorry, but this is the only way right now. Usually people use XMM to scan their Hard disks or CD/DVD, and then import info from internet, not the reverse. 
Alessio |
| kencr |
Posted - 16 Jul 2009 : 09:21:11
quote:
Originally posted by Alessio Viti
Hi Kencr,
Now I think I have understand what do you mean.
If you select more than ONE movie xmm simply MERGE it! It will not add 2 or more movies!
When you import info for one movie, XMM will import the information ONLY FOR THAT Movie.
So, if you select more than one directlinks XMM will join it.
This is the "philosophy" of the MagicScript engine. With this for example, you can select in the same time the IMDB and AMAZON Script and then merge the information of both websites.
I am sorry, but this is how the MagicScript works and i really cannot change it...
Alessio
Hi again,
Following on from what you say, does this mean that if I want to import the information for, say 15 separate movies, I have to repeat the 'Add movie' procedure for each movie separately (i.e. 15 times), even if all these movies are on the same page of the same website ?? |
| kencr |
Posted - 02 Jul 2009 : 14:15:05
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Originally posted by Alessio Viti
Hi Kencr,
For do what you wrote I use often the function to add movies by internal webbrowser. I surf on IMDB in search for movies and then I press the button to add it to database and import info automatically.
Ale
Hi again,
I see what you mean, Ale.
One thing I've noticed, which might be significant. If I input a word or group of words at the prompt <Enter movie title>, the script (any script) returns a list of movies, some of which contain that word or words in the title, and also some that don't.
I wondered why this happened, so I downloaded some of the movies which didn't include the input words in the title. On inspecting them I found that the word or words appeared elsewhere in the text of the movies, e.g. in the comments, and not just in the title.
This also occurred even if I input the correct title at the input prompt. |
| Alessio Viti |
Posted - 01 Jul 2009 : 11:51:49
Hi Kencr,
For do what you wrote I use often the function to add movies by internal webbrowser. I surf on IMDB in search for movies and then I press the button to add it to database and import info automatically.
Ale |
| n/a |
Posted - 30 Jun 2009 : 06:17:40
I use Modified as the field to control which files I have imported.. works perfect. |
| JustME |
Posted - 27 Jun 2009 : 17:01:39
click on Add Movies>manually by Title and just add the title
Click Save and Exit
Make Sure that you enter it in the very top line where it says
"Enter Movie title here"
You actually type over that line and replace it with your Text.
Then you can sort your database by an empty column (I do it by Cover as I have a cover for all the movies I have already)and select the movies you don't have downloaded info on and just update them.
I would also fill in the Custom 8 field with the IMDB number to ensure that you get the correct movie updated.
Does that help?
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| kencr |
Posted - 27 Jun 2009 : 16:09:00
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Originally posted by JustME
Yep, I do that all the time.
Simply search your hard drive for the movie (or have that drive set to scan automatically for new movies) and it will ask you if you want to add the movies.
Say yes and they will be in the database.
Then do a sort by year, genre or any other field that will be blank for the new movies. They will be at the top after your sort...highlight all of them and right click and select Quick update selected.
The script will then query the info and fill in your details.
But you MUST add them to the database first before importing the info into the database...A little practice and it becomes intuitive :-)
OK, if I understand correctly, a list of titles must be added to the database, and then use a script to import the info for those titles into the database.
But what if I don't know beforehand which titles I want to add, and simply want to add the movies with a particular title to the database? I'm thinking particularly of adding to the database movies which I don't already own, but could mark off as I acquire them. |
| JustME |
Posted - 25 Jun 2009 : 03:37:13
Yep, I do that all the time.
Simply search your hard drive for the movie (or have that drive set to scan automatically for new movies) and it will ask you if you want to add the movies.
Say yes and they will be in the database.
Then do a sort by year, genre or any other field that will be blank for the new movies. They will be at the top after your sort...highlight all of them and right click and select Quick update selected.
The script will then query the info and fill in your details.
But you MUST add them to the database first before importing the info into the database...A little practice and it becomes intuitive :-) |
| Alessio Viti |
Posted - 24 Jun 2009 : 14:06:27
Hi,
You cannot add movies to database with the import procedure.
You must first add movies to database (manually, by scanning hard disks, CD/DVD, from TXT files etc...) and then you can import the information from internet.
Alessio |
| kencr |
Posted - 24 Jun 2009 : 12:16:47
Hi Ale,
Regarding your comments about merging some of the direct links, in this case the titles in question are new ones which don't exist in the database, and shouldn't be merged with anything.
In the grid you mentioned, the 4 titles selected do appear, but only one of them is added to the database - as I said, I'm trying to add new movies to the database, not merge them with other ones. |
| Alessio Viti |
Posted - 23 Jun 2009 : 09:46:37
Hi Ken,
Yes, you have understand correctly, the information will be merged.
If you select 4 movies to import, in the top-left you should see a grid with 4 movie titles, and XMM, for every title, will let you select the directlinks that will be merged toghether.
The question is : there are 4 movies in this grid at top-left? becaus if there is only one movie, this means that you are importing only one movie and not 4
Alessio |
| kencr |
Posted - 20 Jun 2009 : 12:42:17
Hi Alessio,
Sorry to keep going on about this, but the 'Add Entry' implies that it is possible to click on more than one movie, and add esch one of those movies to the database.
If I understand your last reply, clicking on the same title from different scripts (e.g. IMDB, DVDEMPIRE) would merge the information from those scripts together, and not add them to the database as separate movies.
However, the problem occurs even if only one script is used. For example, clicking on four movies with different titles results in just one of those titles being added to the database. |
| Alessio Viti |
Posted - 09 Jun 2009 : 17:38:30
Hi Kencr,
Now I think I have understand what do you mean.
If you select more than ONE movie xmm simply MERGE it! It will not add 2 or more movies!
When you import info for one movie, XMM will import the information ONLY FOR THAT Movie.
So, if you select more than one directlinks XMM will join it.
This is the "philosophy" of the MagicScript engine. With this for example, you can select in the same time the IMDB and AMAZON Script and then merge the information of both websites.
I am sorry, but this is how the MagicScript works and i really cannot change it...
Alessio |
| kencr |
Posted - 09 Jun 2009 : 15:27:08
I've upgraded to version 7.0.3.3, but the problem is still occurring. When I want to add a particular movie to the database,I click on Input Movie, and input the title, or part of the title. Selecting one or more of the list of available scripts, I am presented with a list containing not just that particular title, but any movie which has that particular word somewhere in it, not just in the title itself.
This is a useful thing however, since the list might include one or more movies which I also want to add to the listing. Unfortunately the original problem still exists - if I select more than one movie at a time, only one of these movies will be added to the database. The only way to avoid this problem is to add each movie separately, which can be a time-consuming process. |
| kencr |
Posted - 25 May 2009 : 13:26:40
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Originally posted by Alessio Viti
No,no, the button "Search Movie in Internet" is under the "add movie", so this button is for ADD a movie and then search the info from internet.
I try to explain better.
If you press "ADD Movie" it open the edit window with all field shown.
if you press "Search movie in internet" it open the edit window with all fields are not visible. In this case you have to just write the title and press the big button at center to start import info from internet.
Note: this is exactly the same thing of pressing "Add movie", write title, and press the button in the toolbar to search movie from internet.
I've tried that method. Entering a word which is contained in the movies does add them correctly, but only if that word is present in all of those movies. For example, entering the word "kwai" displays a list of movies which includes "Bridge On The River Kwai", but the list also includes "Guns of Navarone".
I then selected both of these, to see if both movies would be imported, but only "Guns of Navarone" was added to the main grid, and even then it contained the cover belonging to "Bridge on the River Kwai", which wasn't added to the database.
On examining the "Guns of Navarone" movie, I found a reference to the "Bridge on the River Kwai" in the plot of the movie. I think XMM searches the WHOLE movie, not just the title, for the word input into the edit window. |
| JDommi |
Posted - 23 May 2009 : 11:51:15
I think we have talked pass each other...
The "Add Movie" dialogue has two buttons to get info of the new typed movie title. At first the button "Internet Update" at the top menu bend of the dialogue and second the big button "Search Movie in Internet" right under the movie title.
When I now press Update the movie infos are loaded and you can decide to add another title.
Search Movie instead jumps into the editor (like double clicking a movie in Main Grid), loads all info and then exits the "Add Movie" dialogue to stay in movie's editor.
Am I right with these functions? |
| Alessio Viti |
Posted - 23 May 2009 : 11:20:56
No,no, the button "Search Movie in Internet" is under the "add movie", so this button is for ADD a movie and then search the info from internet.
I try to explain better.
If you press "ADD Movie" it open the edit window with all field shown.
if you press "Search movie in internet" it open the edit window with all fields are not visible. In this case you have to just write the title and press the big button at center to start import info from internet.
Note: this is exactly the same thing of pressing "Add movie", write title, and press the button in the toolbar to search movie from internet. |
| JDommi |
Posted - 23 May 2009 : 11:08:14
Well, Ale, I always add the titles first and then update them later... like you do.
I only have tested the other ways to check for Ken's problem.
Therefore the question: why does pressing the "Search Movie in Internet" button on the "Add Movie" dialogue opens the movie's edit window? Shouldn't it be same routine as "Internet Update" at the top of the same window? |
| Alessio Viti |
Posted - 23 May 2009 : 10:50:02
Hi Guys,
Usually I add all movies in the database (by scanning CD/DVD) or by adding it manually (bust just the title, nothing more)
When I have finish, I select all movies to import from the Main Grid and I press the "Quick Update Selected" button in the toolbar.
XMM will automatically show you the script you want use and you can start to import all these movies.
This is the best way I think to import more than one movie from internet.
Alessio |
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