Toolbox Question: Problem Solved: Thank you

[Laura C Robinson]

Sorry to bother you all, but after emailing, I went back to work on the problem some more and I actually got the Toolbox MDF to work by completely erasing all the settings files and starting over with only my data file.  Toolbox has some pre-made projects, so I just inserted my data into one of the premade projects and redid the settings.  Tedious, and not something I recommend if someone has complicated settings, but it's okay now.  

Thank you,

Laura C. Robinson
PhD Candidate
Department of Linguistics
University of Hawai'i, Manoa

----- Original Message -----
From: Laura C Robinson <lrobinso at hawaii.edu> (by way of Nicholas Thieberger)
Date: Sunday, April 2, 2006 3:46 pm
Subject: Toolbox Question
To: rnld list <Resource-Network-Linguistic-Diversity at unimelb.edu.au>

> I am having some trouble with Toolbox and was hoping you might be 
> able to help.  I have been unable to export my data through MDF.   
> I 
> did not separate the settings files, so they are in the same 
> folder 
> as my data.  When I attempt to export, I get the following message:
> 
> MDF Rich Text Format
> MDF cannot find this database type.  It contains some markers that 
> are used only for formatting.  You may need to copy the 
> mdf_rtf.typ 
> file from the MDF folder to your project's folder <lists the 
> folder 
> which contains both my settings and my data files>.
> 
> I tried to do this, and I found the file and copied it to the 
> folder, 
> but I got the same error message.  I then tried copying all the 
> files 
> from the MDF folder into the project folder, and got the same 
> results.  I then started a new project with the same data in order 
> to 
> create a separate settings folder, but the project automatically 
> designated the same settings folder as before (the one with my 
> data 
> files) and I don't know how to change the settings folder.  I'm 
> not 
> even sure if this separate settings folder would solve my problems.
> 
> I considered uninstalling Toolbox and reinstalling, but the 
> internet 
> connection here is too slow to download the program).
> 
> I emailed Shoebox support a few days ago, but they haven't gotten 
> back to me yet, and I would really like to be able to print out 
> the 
> entries I have flagged for rechecking when I go back to work with 
> my 
> informant in a few days.  Even if the problem is not solved by 
> then, 
> I would really like to be able to print shoebox files to do this 
> kind 
> of checking in the future.
> 
> Thanks,
> Laura
> 
> Laura C. Robinson
> PhD Candidate
> Department of Linguistics
> University of Hawai'i, Manoa
>