Alice: You can sync your address list on your PC, if you are using Outlook. If the loaner unit is running the same version of Key soft, then you can copy your address list to it, but be careful not to accidently copy over someone else's address list.
Sarai Bucciarelli Humanware Technical Support www.humanware.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of alice dampman Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 1:50 PM To: Stephen; Rhonda Stogner; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Braillenote] backing up the address book Hi, everybody, again, this is getting very confusing. I called Humanware and found out that I had to go through some directory route with space t a couple of times, and there was the file with the .cdb file. It is there, but I can not read it or open it from the cf card. I did not hear anything about the definition file, and I did not see it listed, either. I was told the only way I can access that information without having the flash drive right there with the address book on it was to copy the whole file *by hand* onto my computer. An enormous and tedious task to say the least. I can perhaps get a loaner BN of some description while mine is off having the battery changed, but even so, I can't read my address book, and I need that info. Any suggestions? If it's on the cf card and the cf card is in a BN, why can't I read the thing? Alice [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rhonda Stogner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 8:00 AM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] backing up the address book > Hi, > > Just tried this on a BN so might be different, but, you may need to be > careful on what files you copy. > To access the address list you need the .cdb file and it's definition > file. > So, copy or perhaps backup or may be even both, both those files. > > What happened to me was I copied both definitions and .cdb to another > directory on the flash disk. > Having finished the test, I went to delete them--just the copies. > During the delete, not having left the copy directory, some how the > original .cdb disappeared. > Got it back from backup, but it was not easy. > I have asked someone in HW who is looking into it. > I'll perhaps post again when I have more info. > > Regards, > Steve. > >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: Rhonda Stogner <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date sent: >>Mon, 05 May 2008 22:54:14 -0800 >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] backing up the address book > >>Hi Alice: > >>If you only want to back up the address book, I'd just copy it. > From the Main Menu, press F, then C. Go to the Flash Drive, and to > the Keylist file. At the "list of files" prompt, press Space with X > so that you see "hidden files". When you see address.cdb, press > Enter. You'll be asked "copy to which folder"? Go to your drive, and > I would just put it in the "none" folder. > >>As far as your list that you backed up, I'd probably erase that > folder. If there is something in that folder, they are "hidden" files. > Since it says "zero" I suspect it didn't copy. > >>Good luck with the PK. > > >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "alice dampman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: <[email protected] >>Date: 2008/05/06 03:33:27 >>Subject: [Braillenote] backing up the address book > > > >>> Hi, everyone, >>> Thanks to Shaz, I got my PK up and running again, but it > seems that my battery has to be replaced. It won't hold a charge for > longer than one day. >>> So before I send in the PK, I've finally gotten around to > trying to back up my address book, the only thing I really keep on the > flash disk, Everything else is on a cf card. >>> I went to utilities, chose backup, it gave me the option of > putting it into a folder called May 5 08 back up or something like > that. I hit enter, it said something about x files copied and seemed > to be done almost instantaneously. >>> Being the skeptical sort, I went to that May 5 folder on the > cf card and tried to open the address book to make sure it was really > there. I could not find it. The folder was there, but it said it had > zero items in it. >>> What did I do wrong? And where is that backed up address > book? >>> Thanks for help. >>> Alice >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> ___ >>> Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >>> If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the >>> list as well. > >>> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >>___ >>Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >>If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the >>list as well. > >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. 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