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Support / Apostrophe catastrophe
« on: February 05, 2011, 10:32:22 pm »
Hi all, I'm new to the forum and love this program.
I've noticed, while building my movie database, that:
1. When an actor or actress has an apostrophe in their name (ie O'Neal), each movie entry creates a new "actor" file for them. So if I have three movies with, for example, Ryan O'Neal, on the people side of the database there will be three separate entries for him instead of one.
2. Trying to delete this actor's name from the "Actors" field does not always work. After clicking "Apply Changes" the name most often shows back up. If I edit the name, like try to just delete the apostrophe, the old name comes back next to the new one.
3. I have the same issue with apostrophes in the studio field causing separate studio entries. So if I have four movies attributed to the same studio, instead of all four being under a single studio list item, they are individualized. Here too, I can't just delete the studio name and replace it with the name minus the apostrophe. If I do try to overwrite the original studio name, the old and new name appears when I apply the changes. To work around this I have had to clear the movie master and start over, making sure I change the plugin so that it doesn't populate the studio field.
I wonder if anyone else has run in to this issue before? It seems that the only fields this happens are actors and studios. It may happen in the Director field but I haven't come across any Irish directors yet.
Any Ideas?
Thanks
I've noticed, while building my movie database, that:
1. When an actor or actress has an apostrophe in their name (ie O'Neal), each movie entry creates a new "actor" file for them. So if I have three movies with, for example, Ryan O'Neal, on the people side of the database there will be three separate entries for him instead of one.
2. Trying to delete this actor's name from the "Actors" field does not always work. After clicking "Apply Changes" the name most often shows back up. If I edit the name, like try to just delete the apostrophe, the old name comes back next to the new one.
3. I have the same issue with apostrophes in the studio field causing separate studio entries. So if I have four movies attributed to the same studio, instead of all four being under a single studio list item, they are individualized. Here too, I can't just delete the studio name and replace it with the name minus the apostrophe. If I do try to overwrite the original studio name, the old and new name appears when I apply the changes. To work around this I have had to clear the movie master and start over, making sure I change the plugin so that it doesn't populate the studio field.
I wonder if anyone else has run in to this issue before? It seems that the only fields this happens are actors and studios. It may happen in the Director field but I haven't come across any Irish directors yet.
Any Ideas?
Thanks