Search results matching tag 'import'

Import feature not working - sometimes

tammy419 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:32:25 GMT

So, I am fairly new to the BigOven app, still in my trial actually, but I have been hammering away at it quite a bit. I have used the "Import" button when viewing recipes in BigOven from the "archives" and it has worked on several occasions. But there is this one recipe that everytime I hit the "Import" button, it displays a completely different recipe and the desired recipe does not import. Have tried it several times with the same result. The recipe I am trying to import is Artichoke Pesto Hummus and the recipe that is displayed both in the left nav and in the viewing area everytime is another recipe I have successfully imported, Black Bean, Tomato and Avocado Salad. However, I will try to import another completely different recipe and it works fine. Is there something different about the Artichoke Pesto Hummus recipe that I am not seeing? Thank you!

Re: BigOven import ignores MM headings

Marchbanks — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:07:37 GMT

You should have a reply and f'attach in email by now. That was a plain batch export, single columns, no fancying it up, straight from Scott Welliver's hands to yours.

Sam

Re: RE: Importing Mastercook formatted recipes issue

Marchbanks — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:20:59 GMT

No one does. That's most likely an old Meal-Monster file edited by hand, from the days before it supported MMMMM header and footer strings (why MMMMM had to be used comes from a quirk of old Fidonet bbs software). The @ symbol looks to me like someone changing the first few hyphens in the header to @ to get the bbs software not to truncate the message. (I could go into some serious geekery about this, 'cos I've been using MM since the late '80s and wrestled with bbses back when, but let it pass, let it pass.) Just do a mass string replace of @@@@@ to -----, make sure the file's named with an .MMF extension and not something else, and go to town.

Re: How do I import this type of file?

Marchbanks — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:15:00 GMT

If BigOven's saying "do what?" then most likely one of two things caused it.

1) The Ms in the recipe header and footer are confusing it. Change the Ms to hyphens and try importing again.

2) If you're using MM at the moment, it's probably a file extension issue. MM normally exports its recipes to a file called TRANSFER.TXT. BigOven isn't going to recognize that for what it is. Rename TRANSFER.TXT to something like TRANSFER.MMF or EXPORT.MMF (the .MMF extension is the important bit), and at that point BO should say "Oh! Meal-Master! I can do that." and suck it in.

BigOven import ignores MM headings

Marchbanks — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:03:09 GMT

I'm an old-skool Meal-Master user (how old? version 5 in 1989, that's how old), finally looking for something to replace my venerable copy of MM v8.08. BigOven was well in the running . . . UNTIL.

I imported a hundred recipes from an .MMF (normal, plain, flat-text format, no MMMs or or anything included in headers and footers to confuse the issue) and was way distressed to find that BO had ignored EVERY SINGLE ONE of the MM ingredient section headings! Just blew right past 'em, didn't make the least attempt to incorporate that information. "Bit bucket for you!" seems to be the import routine's attitude.

Is this a bug? Is there something that must be done during the import process that I don't yet understand? 'Cos I guarantee you, if BO can't be made to import headings properly, it's out of consideration and out the door. I don't have the leisure to sift through my 13,000 recipes (which I already had to reformat by hand(!) once, when I imported to MM from QuikBook several years ago) and piddle round with adding back the headings manually.

Sam

Imported recipes do not show in View

delichef — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:27:31 GMT

I imported two soup recipes into a new Soup Recipe Box.

They show in the Edit, Notes/Tags and Nutrition screens, but not the View so I can print them.

What did I do wrong when I imported them?

When I open each of the recipes up they do not show in the View screen and all I get is:

<!--@BOLOCAL-->

Thanks in advance

The Deli Chef

Users: DO NOT change location of My Big Oven Recipes folder during install/update

fireblue98 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:42:04 GMT

After installing update, I encountered problems with importing from BO.com and other websites, deleting recipes, "losing" new recipes & recipe boxes, and other issues posted on this board.

During install I had changed the location of My Big Oven Recipes folder from the default (shared folder) to My Documents. Even though we are given the option to change the location during install, Big Oven did not like it; thus the problems mentioned above.

I uninstalled & re-installed, allowing the MBOR folder to be put in the default directory, and now everything works just fine.

If you are experiencing any problems with importing, deleting, pictures, "losing" recipes, etc., and you did change the location of the folder, I urge you to uninstall, re-install, and allow it to go to default location. Hopefully it will work for you as it did for me!

Post-install of update: can't import, 0 recipes in status bar

fireblue98 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:37:31 GMT

Did update (BO deluxe version) install w/out removing all data during uninstall of previous version. Searched bigoven.com archive for recipes using FIND button, clicked one result, clicked "IMPORT" button & screen on right changed to Butter Pecan Pie recipe w/ the pic from the garlic thyme chicken recipe. Tried importing several other recipes from results list, all with exact same outcome.

Uninstalled updated version, cleared registry entry (per instructions on bigoven.com), re-installed update. Same results after clicking "IMPORT" only this time got the Butter Pecan Pie recipe w/ pic of a berry pie.

Also, recipe count in status bar (no matter which Rbox I'm in, or what recipe I click on) says 0 recipes. According to forum, this seems to be a common issue w/ new update. Not too worried about this one - more concerned w/ import issue.

Help please. thanks.

Import from backup after installing update - Starter Edition

scktsa — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:50:41 GMT

I'm very frustrated and trying not to get angry. I don't use this program enough to truly appreciate it's capabilities. I just use it to log in my own recipes. Someday maybe I'll take the time to move up but, for now, I use the Starter Edition.

This morning when I opened the program to add a recipe I was prompted to update. I was warned to backup my existing version and then told to delete the existing version and load the new. All fine and good. Now, if I try to import my Standard Recipe Box, it says I can't import into recipe box I am currently viewing. With the Starter Edition I cannot switch to another Recipe Box, or create a new Recipe Box.

Unless someone can give additional information, it appears I either lose the recipes I've input or have to pay to update to the full program.

Not Happy. If a warning would have existed I could have pulled my recipes out before updating, or not updated. Can someone help me save my recipes?

import list of recipe names/titles

branch — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:21:52 GMT

For each of my cookbooks, I make a list of recipe names to index them on my computer. I'd like to import these recipe names as recipes in Bigoven, so that I can use Bigoven to catalog the recipes and add notes to them when I cook them, etc. Is there any way to do this as a batch process? For example, if I have a list like this:

Tomato Sauce
Hummus
Lentil Salad
....

Can I take that list and somehow use it to create recipes with each of those names? This would be very helpful since I have thousands of recipes already indexed!

Thanks,

Lisa