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Michael Kuettner[_2_] Michael Kuettner[_2_] is offline
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Bob Muncie wrote:
> sandi wrote:
>> sf > wrote in
>>
>>> I don't use recipe software (too much trouble), but if I did I
>>> wouldn't spend any money on it - I'd use Gourmet Recipe
>>> Manager, which looks just like something you'd pay for.
>>> http://grecipe-manager.sourceforge.net/

>>
>> Looks nice. Thanks.

>
> I downloaded it as it looked good also. Installed it, and imported a
> couple of 1000 recipe files from the meal-master web site. The
> application bombed, and when I submitted a bug report as it bombs when
> starting it up after that, the bug report was closed as a "duplicate"
> error, with a recommendation of removing the recipe.db file. But there
> is no recipe.db file. In XP, with SQL installed, it's sucked into the
> "master DB" (not a good thing). Other applications also use it. So to
> fix the problem, you'd have to remove SQL Server and re-install, which
> may very well break other applications you have installed that required
> SQL in the first place...
>

Nope. Just enlargen the database device for the master database.
Then drop the tables which don't belong into system.

> I'm leaving the bloat in my DB. And deleting the Gtk tool kit needed as
> well as the Gourmet recipe manager.
>

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner