Well, I put them into a file called book port solutions and filed it away.
Thanks for the tips. Any additional tips would be accepted as well...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Buhrow" <buhrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 4:31 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port file extensions
Hello Skip. No, that information is not in the manual. In fact, I don't believe there is any discussion of what the raw files look like on the bookport in the manual at all. So, don't feel silly for not finding it. -Brian
On Jan 9, 4:18pm, "SG" wrote:
} Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port file extensions
} BINGO! BINGO! BINGO! That's exactly the information, I was looking for.
} Please, tell me it's in the manual and that I'm stupid for not finding
} it.... <G>
}
} Thanks, Skip
}
} ----- Original Message ----- } From: "Brian Buhrow" <buhrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
} To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
} Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 4:11 PM
} Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port file extensions
}
}
} > You're right. If you delete the ._AA file, you'll lose your place in
} > the file. If you delete the ._IX file, you'll be told that unprocessed
} > files are not supported, assuming it's a text file. If you delete the
} > ._DD
} > file, but leave the ._IX file, you'll here the message, "Data file I/O
} > Error?". If you have a file called "something.txt" without one of these
} > extensions, you'll be told it's unsupported. So, if you want to delete
} > all
} > books and/or MP3's from a directory on a bookport flash card, do something
} > like:
} > del *._IX
} > del *._DD
} > del *._AA
} >
} > and you'll get all the processed data on the card, but leave anything
} > else.
} > If you want to put some of the data back, you'll have to reinstall it with
} > the transfer utility.
} > -Brian
} >
} > On Jan 9, 3:55pm, "SG" wrote:
} > } Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port file extensions
} > } If, I delete all the files, except the .txt file, does that mean the
} > book
} > } port won't recognize them? Do I have to do a reinstall of the files?
} > }
} > } Thanks, Skip
} > }
} > } ----- Original Message ----- } > } From: "Brian Buhrow" <buhrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
} > } To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
} > } Cc: <buhrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
} > } Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 3:39 PM
} > } Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port file extensions
} > }
} > }
} > } > Right. The *._AA files, this time for all files, text, indexed MP3
} > } > and unindexed MP3's may or may not be on the bookport, depending on
} > } > whether or
} > } > not you've read the files in question with the bookport. These are
} > the
} > } > bookmark files, and are created by the bookport itself.
} > } > -Brian
} > } >
} > } > On Jan 9, 2:55pm, "Barrett, Don" wrote:
} > } > } Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port file extensions
} > } > } Don't forget the .aa files as well.
} > } > }
} > } > } -----Original Message-----
} > } > } From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
} > } > } [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Brian Buhrow
} > } > } Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 2:54 PM
} > } > } To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
} > } > } Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port file extensions
} > } > }
} > } > }
} > } > } For indexed files, the extensions are as follows:
} > } > } Indexes: *._IX
} > } > } Data files: *._DD
} > } > }
} > } > } This applies to both text files and indexed mp3 files. So, for
} > example,
} > } > a
} > } > } file called "recipes.txt" would show up on your bookport as
} > } > } "recipes.txt._DD", the data portion, and "recipes.txt._IX", the
} > index
} > } > } portion.
} > } > } A file called "jokes.mp3" would show up on your bookport as:
} > } > } "jokes.mp3._DD", data portion and "jokes.mp3._IX", index portion.
} > } > }
} > } > }
} > } > } Hope that helps.
} > } > } -Brian
} > } > } On Jan 9, 2:43pm, "SG" wrote:
} > } > } } Subject: [bookport] Book Port file extensions
} > } > } } This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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} > } > } } Hey Larry,
} > } > } }
} > } > } } What is the name of the file that contains the book marks? Until
} > you
} > } > =
} > } > } } come out with an alternative, I need to delete a whole bunch of
} > books
} > } > at =
} > } > } } one time in one particular folder. That's my reasoning for this =
} > } > } } request!!
} > } > } }
} > } > } } Thanks, Skip
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} > } > } } <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hey Larry,</FONT></DIV>
} > } > } } <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
} > } > } } <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What is the name of the file that
} > =
} > } > } } contains the book=20
} > } > } } marks? Until you come out with an alternative, I need to
} > delete
} > } > a =
} > } > } } whole=20
} > } > } } bunch of books at one time in one particular folder. That's
} > my =
} > } > } } reasoning=20
} > } > } } for this request!!</FONT></DIV>
} > } > } } <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
} > } > } } <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks, Skip</FONT></DIV>
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