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sandi wrote:

> Bob Muncie > wrote in
> :
>
>> sandi wrote:
>>> sf > wrote in
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>>>> 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...
>>
>> I'm leaving the bloat in my DB. And deleting the Gtk tool kit
>> needed as well as the Gourmet recipe manager.
>>
>> Bob

>
> Horrors! I guess I won't install after all.
>
> Thank you Bob!


I use Gourmet recipe manager. I've installed it on a windows XP box and
on a linux box. Had no problems with either...
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