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Setting up files for release

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AndrewD2

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I'm trying to figure out the best way to set the HL files up for release. The publisher wants to release them with the book. Currently each file with have 3 .1st files. The first will be for the publisher, the second for the book series and the 3rd for the book.

Is there a better way? I would like to just put out one file, but I've found if anything is repeated it doesn't work, currently this is the best option I've found.
Andrew
 
AndrewD2 said:
Currently each file with have 3 .1st files. The first will be for the publisher, the second for the book series and the 3rd for the book.
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Why 3 .1st files? Why not put all that in one. Or at least the Publisher (parent) I assume, Book Series (Parent) in one. Then the 3rd the book in a 2nd. This way when you you can have the same .1st file in all your .hl files?

Hmm you are doing a .hl file right not just going to give away .user/.1st files? I mean it will make everyone's life so much easier with a .hl instead.

So this way you have:
Publisher_Series.1st
Book1.1st
Book1.user

Then lets say you have book 2 later:
Publisher_Series.1st
Book2.1st
Book2.user

This way when using the .hl file the Publisher_Series.1st file is just overwritten but as its always the same you don't care. Also you could store the book1/book2 sources directly in the .user file instead. Its what I have been doing for the SGG data set.

These are then placed in a .hl with your Unique ID for the book and a description text. Then they just have to double click on the .hl file and it will put the .1st and .user in the correct location.
 
The series is a separate file because there are multiple different series being done. So the .HL files have the:
Publsiher.1st
SeriesA.1st
book.1st

another one might have
Publisher.1st
SeriesB.1st
book.1st

I will look into the storing the book source in the .user file, that will help a lot
 
AndrewD2 said:
I will look into the storing the book source in the .user file, that will help a lot
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This is where you create the source from inside the editor by telling it new tag when you click the source button. You won't be able to set any text for it then but would be one less .1st file.

But if you use a .hl its all wrapped together so not really a big deal. So are the Series setup as "Parents" then also and will their be multiple Children under the Series Parents?

Publisher(Parent)
-Series(Parent)
--Book1(Child)
--Book2(Child)
--Book3(Child)
 
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