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Author: Sandy Friel-Patti    Posted: 04/08/2001 01:14:19 GDT
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. How can I do this? SF-P=20 Sandy Friel-Patti, Ph.D. Professor The University of Texas at Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders (214) 905-3103 office web address: http://www.utdallas.edu/~sfp

Re: Need some help
Author: Dave Braze    Posted: 04/08/2001 02:36:35 GDT
Hello Sandy, Here are a couple of easy things to try: 1. zip compress the library and see if that makes it small enough to fit onto a floppy. 2. Assuming both computers have modems, or network connections, upload the file from your desktop machine to your web site, and then download it from your laptop. There are other possibilities, but it may be easiest, assuming you are at a university, to seek help from UT's computer services. -Dave Friday, August 03, 2001, 20:14:19, you wrote: SFP> I have a reference library on my desktop that is too large to save to a SFP> diskette; it will only go to a zip disk. I want to put a copy of this SFP> library on my lap top that doesn't have a zip drive. I can't figure out SFP> how to do it. (I want to take my lap top on a trip with me and I want SFP> to be able to work on a manuscript while I'm travelling.) SFP> To complicate matters, the desk top is running Windows 98 and the laptop SFP> is running Windows 95. SFP> How can I do this? -- Dave Braze _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Re: Need some help
Author: Tom Cheng    Posted: 04/08/2001 03:29:47 GDT
Hi, What is the size of the library? There are [at least] three possibilities: (1) Use programs such as WinZip that do not require special drives; (2) If there is a CD-ROM drive in your laptop, save the library on a CD using a CD burner [CD-RW]; (3) Save the library on a web site such as Yahoo and retrieve it using the laptop. Good luck. Tom Cheng, PhD ______________________ Sandy Friel-Patti wrote: > 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. > > How can I do this? > > SF-P=20 > > Sandy Friel-Patti, Ph.D. > Professor > The University of Texas at Dallas > Callier Center for Communication Disorders > > (214) 905-3103 office > > > web address: http://www.utdallas.edu/~sfp

Re: Need some help
Author: Ian Robert Douglas    Posted: 04/08/2001 04:07:38 GDT
Hi Sandy, One option would be to upload the file from your desktop to a web space server like http://www.idrive.com/ or http://www.freedrive.com/ (I believe they're both free sign-up services), and then go online via your laptop and download the file. best wishes, ian http://www.powerfoundation.org when disenchantment has become an article of mass and universal consumption, we go on believing in the astounding power of the embrace | eduardo galeano At 5:14 pm -0700 on 3/8/01, Sandy Friel-Patti wrote: >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. > >How can I do this? > >SF-P=20 > >Sandy Friel-Patti, Ph.D. >Professor >The University of Texas at Dallas >Callier Center for Communication Disorders > >(214) 905-3103 office > >web address: http://www.utdallas.edu/~sfp --============_-1215228030==_ma============ Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Hi Sandy, One option would be to upload the file from your desktop to a web space server like http://www.idrive.com/ or http://www.freedrive.com/ (I believe they're both free sign-up services), and then go online via your laptop and download the file. best wishes, ian http://www.powerfoundation.org <color><param>8080,8080,8080</param> when disenchantment has become an article of mass and universal consumption, we go on believing in the astounding power of the embrace </color><color><param>C0C0,C0C0,C0C0</param> | eduardo galeano </color>At 5:14 pm -0700 on 3/8/01, Sandy Friel-Patti wrote: <excerpt>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. How can I do this? SF-P=20 Sandy Friel-Patti, Ph.D. Professor The University of Texas at Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders (214) 905-3103 office web address: http://www.utdallas.edu/~sfp </excerpt> --============_-1215228030==_ma============--

RE: Need some help
Author: Tony Ratcliffe    Posted: 04/08/2001 05:12:10 GDT
Depending on the size of your file, you could compress it with WinZip. An evaluation version is available from www.winzip.com. My file is fairly small, but I compressed it from 214 kb to 47 kb. Perhaps that will work for you. Tony ******************** A.E. (Tony) Ratcliffe Instructor, Police and Security Program Grant MacEwan College 780-497-5441 (office) 780-497-5090 (fax) 780-910-4354 (cell) -----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of Sandy Friel-Patti Sent: August 3, 2001 6:14 PM To: Subject: Need some help 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. How can I do this? SF-P=20 Sandy Friel-Patti, Ph.D. Professor The University of Texas at Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders (214) 905-3103 office web address: http://www.utdallas.edu/~sfp

Re: Need some help
Author: Bill Connelly    Posted: 04/08/2001 14:24:50 GDT
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 > > 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. > > How can I do this? > > SF-P=20 > > Sandy Friel-Patti, Ph.D. > Professor > The University of Texas at Dallas > Callier Center for Communication Disorders > > (214) 905-3103 office > > > web address: http://www.utdallas.edu/~sfp >

RE: need some help
Author: Paul Falzer    Posted: 04/08/2001 14:50:33 GDT
> 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. > > How can I do this? > > Sandy Friel-Patti, Ph.D. > Professor > The University of Texas at Dallas > Callier Center for Communication Disorders > ZIP utilities allow you to span disks. The procedure depends on the utility. For WinZip, you create a new archive on a diskette then add your file(s) to the archive. When the diskette is full you will be prompted to insert another until the archive has been created. Keep track of the order (e.g., diskette #1, #2, etc.). To extract the archive to the hard drive of your notebook computer, insert diskette #1 and run WinZip. It will prompt you to insert #2, #3, etc. as needed.

Re: Need some help
Author: Peter Mayer    Posted: 05/08/2001 23:45:24 GDT
Hi Sandy, >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.) > In principle, you should be able to use a data compacting program such as StuffIt to i) compress your data and ii) store it on more than one floppy disk. When you expand your data the program will assemble the segments into a whole on your laptop. cheers, Peter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Mayer | Politics Department | University of Adelaide | 'phone:+61.8 8303 5606/5610 Adelaide, SA 5005 | FAX: (+61.8) 8303 3446 AUSTRALIA | ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Re: Need some help
Author: Crouzet Philippe    Posted: 06/08/2001 15:09:25 GDT
a/ make a several volume compressed file with winzip on 1.4MB diskettes, b/ find out someone aving both zip disk driver and cdrom writer, copy on cd rom c/ explode your library in several parts; good luck Sandy Friel-Patti a écrit : > 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. > > How can I do this? > > SF-P=20 > > Sandy Friel-Patti, Ph.D. > Professor > The University of Texas at Dallas > Callier Center for Communication Disorders > > (214) 905-3103 office > > > web address: http://www.utdallas.edu/~sfp -- Philippe Crouzet Mission "International et Méthodologies" Ifen, 61 Bld Alexandre Martin F45000 Orléans Cedex 1 Tel +33 238 797 865 Fax +33 238 797 870

RE: Need some help (Online Storage)
Author: Randy Burns    Posted: 06/08/2001 20:07:19 GDT
Re: iDrive.com and FreeDrive.com I believe iDrive has no more free services, and FreeDrive allows only 5MB of free storage as a trial. Two others that are still free are: MyDocsOnline (20MB free) and Yahoo Briefcase (30MB free). I don't know about MyDocsOnline, but Yahoo Briefcase allows a maximum individual filesize of 5MB. One way around that is, export parts of the library in 4MB pieces--pieces that are in EndNote import format and can be easily reassembled after downloading them from your Yahoo Briefcase account. Randy Burns -----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of Ian Robert Douglas Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 10:08 PM To: Subject: Re: Need some help Hi Sandy, One option would be to upload the file from your desktop to a web space server like http://www.idrive.com/ or http://www.freedrive.com/ (I believe they're both free sign-up services), and then go online via your laptop and download the file. best wishes, ian http://www.powerfoundation.org when disenchantment has become an article of mass and universal consumption, we go on believing in the astounding power of the embrace | eduardo galeano At 5:14 pm -0700 on 3/8/01, Sandy Friel-Patti wrote: >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. > >How can I do this? > >SF-P=20 > >Sandy Friel-Patti, Ph.D. >Professor >The University of Texas at Dallas >Callier Center for Communication Disorders > >(214) 905-3103 office > >web address: http://www.utdallas.edu/~sfp --============_-1215228030==_ma============ Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Hi Sandy, One option would be to upload the file from your desktop to a web space server like http://www.idrive.com/ or http://www.freedrive.com/ (I believe they're both free sign-up services), and then go online via your laptop and download the file. best wishes, ian http://www.powerfoundation.org <color><param>8080,8080,8080</param> when disenchantment has become an article of mass and universal consumption, we go on believing in the astounding power of the embrace </color><color><param>C0C0,C0C0,C0C0</param> | eduardo galeano </color>At 5:14 pm -0700 on 3/8/01, Sandy Friel-Patti wrote: <excerpt>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. How can I do this? SF-P=20 Sandy Friel-Patti, Ph.D. Professor The University of Texas at Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders (214) 905-3103 office web address: http://www.utdallas.edu/~sfp </excerpt> --============_-1215228030==_ma============--

RE: need some help
Author: Elaine Alligood    Posted: 07/08/2001 13:13:29 GDT
Why don't you try emailing it as an attachment to yourself if you have email access on your laptop? Elaine C. Alligood, MLS Information Specialist VA TAP VA Technology Assessment Program Office of Patient Care Services 11T 150 S. Huntington Ave Bldg. 4 Boston, MA 02130 617-232-9500 x 5778 FAX 617-278-4438 -----Original Message----- From: Paul Falzer Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 9:51 AM To: Subject: RE: need some help > 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. > > How can I do this? > > Sandy Friel-Patti, Ph.D. > Professor > The University of Texas at Dallas > Callier Center for Communication Disorders > ZIP utilities allow you to span disks. The procedure depends on the utility. For WinZip, you create a new archive on a diskette then add your file(s) to the archive. When the diskette is full you will be prompted to insert another until the archive has been created. Keep track of the order (e.g., diskette #1, #2, etc.). To extract the archive to the hard drive of your notebook computer, insert diskette #1 and run WinZip. It will prompt you to insert #2, #3, etc. as needed.

Need some help on references to films
Author: Shana Chrystie    Posted: 22/08/2001 16:04:30 GDT
--Boundary_(ID_ZucVILGhgQj2O6zEMrr9jg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit For APA style, references for films are supposed to have the function (Director, Producer, Writer etc.) of the primary contributors in parentheses after the name. For example: Fincher, D.(Director), & Uhls, J. (Screenwriter). (1999). Fight Club [Film]. Los Angeles: Twentieth Century Fox. I can't seem to figure out how to get Endnote to list this function after the names. Does anyone have any advice as to how to do this? Thanks in advance. Shana Chrystie

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