dbetree question

[tgunn2760]

Has anyone imported a text file list to dbetree?

Would a list like the one below work, for example?

"10,000 MANIACS" "0?/0?/?" "All" "DVD" "A" "Eye See Natalie Merchant #1-10,000 Maniacs & Natalie Merchant TV Compilation" "" "" "SBD"
"10,000 MANIACS" "07/29/1986" "All" "DVD" "A-" "JCC College Stadium, Jamestown, NY" "Jamestown, NY" "" "SBD"
"10,000 MANIACS" "0?/0?/1989" "All" "DVD" "A" "MTV Unplugged w/ Michael Penn NYC" "NYC" "" "SBD"
"10,000 MANIACS" "07/04/1989" "All" "DVD" "A" "Rich Stadium NY" "Orchard Park NY" "" "SBD"
"10,000 MANIACS" "04/21/1993" "All" "DVD" "A" "MTV Studios-Unplugged NYC" "NYC" "" "SBD"
"10,000 MANIACS" "06/10/1993" "All" "DVD" "A-" "Riverfront Amphitheatre-St. Louis" "St.Louis" "" "SBD"
"3 DOG NIGHT" "0?/0?/?" "All" "DVD" "A" "T.V. and Live Collection" "" "" "SBD"
"3 DOG NIGHT" "??/??/????" "All" "DVD" "A" "Compilation" "" ""
"SBD"
"3 DOG NIGHT" "12/31/1972" "All" "DVD" "A" "The Grand Ballroom of The Queen Mary " "" "" "SBD"
"3 DOG NIGHT" "0?/0?/1975" "All" "DVD" "A" "PBS Sounstage" "Chicago" "" "SBD"
"3 DOG NIGHT" "0?/0?/2002" "All" "DVD" "A+" "Tennessee Symphony Orchestra" "" "" "SBD"
"3 DOORS DOWN" "10/14/2002" "All" "DVD" "A+" "Metropolis, Munich Germany" "Munich" "" "SBD"
"3 DOORS DOWN" "06/05/2004" "All" "DVD" "A+" "Rockpalast-Rock AM Ring- Germany" "NURBURGRING" "" "SBD"
"A-HA" "03/19/1989" "All" "DVD" "A" "Sao Paolo Brasil" "Sao Paolo" "" "SBD"
"A-HA" "02/24/2006" "All" "DVD" "A+" "Vina Del Mar Chile" "Vina Del Mar" ""

[AAR.oner]

i believe it needed to be a CSV format file, at least 5 yrs ago or so itwas...for more info on that:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values

[geordy]

Add a few entries on etree, export it to a format you're familiar with, add data to it, import it back to etree.

[tgunn2760]

Originally Posted by geordy

Add a few entries on etree, export it to a format you're familiar with, add data to it, import it back to etree.

Not so easy if you have 1540 shows to enter.

I exported my partial list from dbetree to csv, it's basically an excel spreadsheet with the csv extension.

I had exported a partial list of 1540 shows from Tapetrader before it went down, and want to import it to dbetree.

I have been waiting for Tapetrader to be repaired, or at least for our lists to be recovered, so I can get my full list which is over 1700 shows.

I will have to experiment by importing a few shows at a time to see how it works, because there are differences. For example, Bryan Adams in dbetree is Adams Bryan in Tapetrader. So I will have to see how things play out when imported. Also, if the dates, quality and media entries show up correctly. I also wonder what might happen if I have a show that is NOT in dbetree's database.