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Re: Need some help
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Author: Bill Connelly
Posted: 04/08/2001 14:24:50 GDT
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In response to the posting below about transferring EndNote libraries too
large for standard copying via a single standard 1.4 Megabyte diskette, the
real question is just how large is the Library file? If it's in the 2
Megabyte neighborhood then perhaps you could fit it onto a single diskette
as a "zipped" or compressed file (not to be confused with a "zip disk" file,
which has to do with the larger capacity medium not the file's compaction or
compression) using a utility like WinZip, available as a free-of-charge
download at http://www.winzip.com. If it is larger than just a couple of
Megs then you can use something WinZip calls "disk spanning". Here is the
lowdown on that process from WinZip's "Help Files":
"WinZip® makes it easy to create Zip files that "span" multiple disks. This
is useful if the files you are working with will not fit on one disk.
To make a Zip file that spans multiple disks, simply create a Zip file on a
removable disk, then add files to the Zip as you normally would. If the
disk fills during Add operation, you will be prompted for another disk.
Simply insert the next disk and click the OK button.
Important: disk spanning is not available when adding files to an existing
archive; it is only available while creating a new archive. Also note that
you cannot add or remove files from a Zip file that spans disks. WinZip
requires pre-formatted disks (you can format disks using My Computer or
Windows Explorer).
Example:
To zip the files in your c:\data folder to a Zip file called A:\DATA.ZIP:
1. Start WinZip.
2. Drag and drop the c:\data folder from My Computer or Windows Explorer to
the WinZip window.
3. In the Add dialog box, type the filename of the Zip file (A:\DATA.ZIP).
4. Click the Add button.
If more than one disk is needed, you will be prompted for additional disks."
Alternatively, you could try a simple Windows backup of the *.enl file
(EndNote library) on the source machine and then a "restore" on the target
machine. The Backup program is usually found under
Programs-->Accessories-->System Tools. Of course, the versions of Windows
and their respective Backup/Restore programs don't always dance well
together for some reason. Still, if it DOES work with your two machines
that would be a convenient way to automatically perform such fine transfers
with automatic disk spanning.
Best of Luck!
Bill Connelly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Friel-Patti"
To:
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:14 PM
Subject: Need some help
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> I have a reference library on my desktop that is too large to save to a
> diskette; it will only go to a zip disk. I want to put a copy of this
> library on my lap top that doesn't have a zip drive. I can't figure out
> how to do it. (I want to take my lap top on a trip with me and I want
> to be able to work on a manuscript while I'm travelling.)
>
> To complicate matters, the desk top is running Windows 98 and the laptop
> is running Windows 95.
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> How can I do this?
>
> SF-P=20
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> Sandy Friel-Patti, Ph.D.
> Professor
> The University of Texas at Dallas
> Callier Center for Communication Disorders
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> (214) 905-3103 office
>
>
> web address: http://www.utdallas.edu/~sfp
>
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