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Hi, I am running BIAB version 2016 (438). I am running windows 7. I have the "options, preferences, Allow Multiple Instances Of Band-In-a-Box to be running" UNCHECKED. However every so often it ignores the fact that I have this unchecked and when I run another song it opens up another instance of BIAB. It occurs when I do the equivalent of clicking on a BIAB file in windows explorer (the only way I run BIAB files). Is anyone else getting this?
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John
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No bug! No need to go outside of BIAB to open a song file. Just click F3 and scroll to your BB folder and open your file. Your PC will open multiple BIABs if you keep clicking your files in File Explorer
Last edited by raymb1; 03/28/17 02:24 PM.
Asus Q500A i7 Win 10 64 bit 8GB ram 750 HD 15.5" touch screen, BIAB 2017, Casio PX 5s, Xw P1, Center Point Stereo SS V3 and EWI 4000s.
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Hi Raymb1, regarding "Your PC will open multiple BIABs if you keep clicking your files in File Explorer" It actually does not open a new instance of BIAB most times (it just uses the existing one instance most times which is what I want).
I actually open my BIAB files from one of two databases 1/ Microsoft Access or 2/ a web based call in the PHP language using xampp to set up apache on the P.C.
From MS-Access
Application.FollowHyperlink "C:\Access\GuitarPracticeRecords\BIAB\" & Me.fldS_BIAB_Practice_File, , True
From PHP running apache
$MyCommand='F:/bb/bbw.exe C:/Access/GuitarPracticeRecords/BIAB/' . $InputFile;
$output = shell_exec($MyCommand);
But it is windows 7 that handles these calls so it is essentially the same as doing if from windows 7 by clicking on the BIAB file name.
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What I'm getting is that when BIAB is open, you don't have to leave it to open the file in File Explorer. Stay in BIAB and press F3 to go the folders. I don't use any of the other ways you mention to open BIAB files. Working within BIAB works best for me.
Asus Q500A i7 Win 10 64 bit 8GB ram 750 HD 15.5" touch screen, BIAB 2017, Casio PX 5s, Xw P1, Center Point Stereo SS V3 and EWI 4000s.
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I have noticed the same bug but I cannot reliably repeat it so didn't bother reporting it. I am also on Win 7.1
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Thanks JohnJohnJohn. You have given me enough info to report the bug directly to support through email. I will point them at this thread. Maybe you could describe exactly how you are calling the BIAB files as I have done to help them find the bug. I will give more info below.
I use the MS-access call in win 7 and I use the php language call in win 10. The bug in win 7 I have experienced at least 100 times. The database which issues the PHP call is used to organize the songs for live jam sessions and I don't use it that much. That may be why I have not seen it yet when running under win 10.
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Thanks JohnJohnJohn. You have given me enough info to report the bug directly to support through email. I will point them at this thread. Maybe you could describe exactly how you are calling the BIAB files as I have done to help them find the bug. I won't email support until you add a bit more info. I will give more info below.
I use MS-access calls in win 7 and I use the php language call in win 10. I have not actually noticed the bug in win 10 with the php call however I can not say for certain. The bug in win 7 I have experienced at least 100 times and maybe 200 or 300 times. The reason is my usage. I use the MS-Access program to call BIAB as part of my song repertoire practice for jazz. The database program helps me stay organized in my practice so it makes sense to call the next song directly from MS-Access (I have the knowledge so I may as well use it). The PHP call is for live jam sessions I am running. I won't get into why I am using that database rather than the MS-access database. The underlying idea is the same in that I have the songs on the database to organize the jams so it makes perfect sense to call the BIAB files up directly from the database. It may be that I have not seen this bug while using the win 10 PHP calls because I have not run that software nearly as much. I am hoping I never see it wth the PHP calls since it is going to create even larger gaps between the songs and annoy the jamming audience :-) This is why I want to report it. I am not doing anything as elaborate as you. I just sometimes want to browse and select a BIAB song to load from outside BIAB using Windows Explorer while BIAB is already open. So here is exactly what I do... - open BIAB - switch to Windows Explorer - browser through my folders to locate a BIAB song I wish to open - in Windows Explorer I double-click on the song Sometimes it opens the song in the existing instance of BIAB and sometimes it opens it in a new instance of BIAB even though I also have the option set to only run one instance of BIAB.
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Okay thanks. I just sent the email to BIAB support including a link to this thread. If anyone else is experiencing this they may be able to use the details to fix the problem.
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