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Registered: September 18, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,650 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 12:58 AM | | | | Forum Moderator: No Personal attacks | | | Last edited: December 17, 2009 12:30 PM by Forum Moderator |
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| W0m6at | You're in for it now Tony |
Registered: April 17, 2007 | Posts: 1,091 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:07 AM | | | | Not as much help as I had hoped to have been... but there is/was a plug-in that allows will automatically seek out similar names in your database. You can then select a common name and boom, they're linked. Unfortunately the name eludes me.
For a rough-and-ready local linking it's a very quick process. Tracking down common names (manually) in the CLT for contribution purposes will obviously increase the time it takes. It also found "reverse name order" (great if you've got Asian actors in your db). | | | Adelaide Movie Buffs (info on special screenings, contests, bargains, etc. relevant to Adelaideans... and contests/bargains for other Aussies too!) |
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Registered: September 18, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,650 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:08 AM | | | | Quoting W0m6at: Quote: Not as much help as I had hoped to have been... but there is/was a plug-in that allows will automatically seek out similar names in your database. You can then select a common name and boom, they're linked. Unfortunately the name eludes me. This would be perfect. Hopefully someone knows the name |
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| W0m6at | You're in for it now Tony |
Registered: April 17, 2007 | Posts: 1,091 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:10 AM | | | | Quoting samuelrichardscott: Quote: Quoting W0m6at:
Quote: Not as much help as I had hoped to have been... but there is/was a plug-in that allows will automatically seek out similar names in your database. You can then select a common name and boom, they're linked. Unfortunately the name eludes me.
This would be perfect. Hopefully someone knows the name Name Variants for Cast and CrewReading your comment reminded me. I don't know if it's still supported/updated | | | Adelaide Movie Buffs (info on special screenings, contests, bargains, etc. relevant to Adelaideans... and contests/bargains for other Aussies too!) | | | Last edited: December 17, 2009 1:11 AM by W0m6at |
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Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,918 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:11 AM | | | | As for sortablity in adding the cast, if you enter in "Bob", it returns all entries that start with "Bob" in either the first, middle, or last name. There could be a switch to sort by the first word or the last word, which would catch 99% of the names.
The more text entered, the greater the limitation (or smaller list) of results.
I'm kinda now starting to wonder why we have it. I'd still prefer an IMDB-like master list. |
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Registered: September 18, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,650 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:13 AM | | | | That plug-in is going to get good use from me when I'm offshore with no net access Going to download it now! |
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Registered: September 18, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,650 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:15 AM | | | | Doh! Just found out that the guy who made the plug-in no longer contributes and it isn't available for download. Anyone able to send it to me somehow? It would be much appreciated. btw, very disappointed to read his goodbye thread and the reasons behind it, but not surprised on the slightest. | | | Last edited: December 17, 2009 1:18 AM by samuelrichardscott |
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Registered: September 30, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 1,805 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:22 AM | | | | Quoting W0m6at: Quote: Quoting samuelrichardscott:
Quote: Quoting W0m6at:
Quote: Not as much help as I had hoped to have been... but there is/was a plug-in that allows will automatically seek out similar names in your database. You can then select a common name and boom, they're linked. Unfortunately the name eludes me.
This would be perfect. Hopefully someone knows the name Name Variants for Cast and Crew
Reading your comment reminded me. I don't know if it's still supported/updated It's a great tool, and still works with whatever the heck version is still accepting submissions at this point (3.5 I believe, 3.6 is the current beta version, right?) It takes a while to load each go round (about two minutes), but I basically use it everytime I update the cast or crew section in a profile. It lets me know which names are inconsistent, and then I can search out and find the common name and apply it to the profile. Very, very helpful. And why anyone would rip their hair out for this thread just absolutely baffles me. There’s no fighting, no arguing, no grand proclamations that something should be changed, just a simple discussion about the positives and the negatives. There is absolutely NO harm in that at all. | | | The night is calling. And it whispers to me soflty come and play. |
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Registered: September 18, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,650 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:24 AM | | | | Quoting samuelrichardscott: Quote: Anyone able to send it to me somehow? It would be much appreciated. Sorted thanks to hal |
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| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:25 AM | | | | Quoting samuelrichardscott: Quote: Quoting samuelrichardscott:
Quote: Anyone able to send it to me somehow? It would be much appreciated.
Sorted thanks to hal Well son of a bitch... I just sent you an email with the zip file, but apparently I was too goddamn slow... | | | The night is calling. And it whispers to me soflty come and play. |
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Registered: September 18, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,650 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:27 AM | | | | So did 3 others |
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Registered: September 30, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 1,805 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:27 AM | | | | Awww. Everyone's so helpful. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy! | | | The night is calling. And it whispers to me soflty come and play. |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,635 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:29 AM | | | | Ask and you shall receive! | | | Hal |
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Registered: September 18, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,650 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:34 AM | | | | And already forwarded to 2 others |
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| W0m6at | You're in for it now Tony |
Registered: April 17, 2007 | Posts: 1,091 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 1:42 AM | | | | I just found (quite by accident) Find Name Duplicates on DJ Doena's website. I'm not sure, but the name suggests it will do a similar thing. | | | Adelaide Movie Buffs (info on special screenings, contests, bargains, etc. relevant to Adelaideans... and contests/bargains for other Aussies too!) |
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Registered: September 18, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,650 |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 2:04 AM | | | | I can't seem to insert the plug-in into the Profiler program. Any idea? I can extract the files fine, but when I click install I get a warning screen. |
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