A helpful hint from DiamondD:
I had a need to use CDG Autoname 1.0 with a custom KJPro songbook,
even though CDG Autoname only uses the Master Songbook.
I have figured out a work-around and thought it might be useful
to others out there since I've seen similiar questions asked in the past.
Since CDG Autoname (CDGA) is uses KJPro's master songbook,
the trick was to figure out a way to replace the master songbook
with the custom songbook.
The trick is to use KJPro's database update function.
The good thing about the database update file is that it contains a listing of every song,
not just the new ones. So when it does an update, it erases all the original data
and reloads all new data.
What I did was made a custom database update file using the data
from my custom songbook.
NOTE: Although you're wiping out KJPro's master database with something
custom, this process is non-destructive since you should be able to easily re-apply
the original database update file and having everything back to normal.
BUT USE THIS INFO AT YOUR OWN RISK.
What's needed:
Microsoft Access and Excel ( I use Access 97 and Excel 97)
KJPro
a KJProUpdate.mdb database update file in your c:\ directory
( it doesn't have to be the latest update )
1) First thing you want to do
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR KJPROUPDATE.MDB FILE BACKED UP.
The update file in your c:\ directory will be wiped out, so if it's
your only copy, you need to back it up.
2) When you run the database update EXE file, KJPro puts the update
file in your c:\ directory. Run the update EXE and check that KJProUpdate.mdb
is in you c:\ directory.
3) Start KJPro and under Custom Songbooks, select View/Change
Custom Songbooks - Add Songs and select the songbook you want to use.
( if you want to use your Personal Master Database, you need to create
a custom songbook with all the discs in your Personal Master )
4) Select Export to Excel button to save your songbook in Excel format.
Exit out of KJPro.
5) Open up your songbook in Excel. Delete the SongbookName column.
Add a blank column between the Artist and Description columns.
Delete the first row of data which contains the headings of the columns.
6) Open up the KJProUpdate.mdb file in Access.
Right click the Master table and select Copy.
Right click again and select Paste.
A dialog box "Paste Table As" will open up.
Type in Master2 as the name and select the button "Structure Only"
7) Delete the table named Master and rename the table named Master2
to Master. You now have an empty database in the proper format.
8 ) In Access under Tools.Database Utilities, select Compact Database.
Exit out of Access.
9) Go to the c:\ directory and make a copy of the new empty database
so you can use it again in the future.
10) Start up Access again and open up your empty KJProUpdate.mdb file.
11) Go back to Excel and copy all the rows of data in your songbook.
(I highlight the first row of data and hold down the SHIFT key while I'm
pressing the END and ARROW DOWN keys to select all the rows,
then press CTRL+C keys to copy)
12) Go to Access and highlight the single blank row in the Master table
and select Paste ( or use CTRL+V keys). Your data should now be
pasted into the KJProUpdate.mdb file. Exit out of Access.
13) Start up KJPro again. From the main screen, select Update Master.
When finished, you can exit out of KJPro and CDGA will now be able
to use your custom songbook data.
14) To change your master database back to what it was,
just re-run your last KJProUpdate.mdb file.
15) In theory, this should work with other databases if you can
and import them into Excel with the data columns listed in this order
<title><artist><manu><description><disc><track>
where <manu> and <description> can probably be left blank
Hopefully you'll find this info useful
DD
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