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A Foodie"s Worst Nightmare - UPDATE
Posted on 11/28/18 at 9:15 am
Posted on 11/28/18 at 9:15 am
As you guys may remember, I use Living Cookbook software to store and organize my recipes. I have used the software to publish the last few versions of this board's recipe collection. I had a database of over 10,000 recipes.
Well, apparently the company went out of business and now the software won't work because the license can't be verified to open it.
Unless something develops, like a hack to allow the software to work, there will be no updates to the recipe collection from me.
I am pissed that recipes that I have collected for many years are now lost to me. How would you react?
Well, apparently the company went out of business and now the software won't work because the license can't be verified to open it.
Unless something develops, like a hack to allow the software to work, there will be no updates to the recipe collection from me.
I am pissed that recipes that I have collected for many years are now lost to me. How would you react?
This post was edited on 12/28/18 at 6:14 pm
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Posted on 11/28/18 at 9:18 am to Stadium Rat
I would be pissed. Post this on reddit to see if someone can hack it open for you. Did you not have any backups? After Katrina, my family scanned a lot and we slowly started typing them up in Microsoft Word.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 9:19 am to Stadium Rat
That's bs for sure. Kind of like youtube saying, ok we are calling it quits now.
This post was edited on 11/28/18 at 9:20 am
Posted on 11/28/18 at 9:27 am to ShootingsBricks4Life
quote:I have regular backups, but the software won't open. Apparently every time you open the software it has to contact the website to verify your license.
Did you not have any backups?
You know, if they knew they were going under they should have cracked open the software so their loyal customers didn't get screwed.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 9:29 am to Stadium Rat
Agree with other post. Post on other message boards. Maybe some IT people will be able to help.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 9:53 am to Stadium Rat
I have no idea what the files are, but is there a way to open in notepad or something? It might have some extra lines in there, but it could have the recipe text.
This post was edited on 11/28/18 at 9:54 am
Posted on 11/28/18 at 9:56 am to Stadium Rat
Did you try disabling the internet and then opening?
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:03 am to t00f
quote:Just tried, no luck.
Did you try disabling the internet and then opening?
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:06 am to Stadium Rat
Hmmm .. I wonder what type of database this is. I may be able to extract the data from it.
This appears to be their info btw:
LINK
This appears to be their info btw:
LINK
This post was edited on 11/28/18 at 10:08 am
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:15 am to t00f
If the data files might very well be in a format that is readable by other programs such as Access, Excel, Word. I have deciphered lost files and been able to recover data, it's not a sure thing, but is frequently doable.
I'll be glad to take a look at the data and see if there is anything I can do to help.
Email me at secam4950@cox.net.
I'll be glad to take a look at the data and see if there is anything I can do to help.
Email me at secam4950@cox.net.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:18 am to andouille
right that is was I was thinking, possible ODBC and a dump to Excel.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:18 am to Stadium Rat
e-mail me. I think I can help, but I can't find your e-mail address.
I have the Jan 2018 version and can open it.
I have the Jan 2018 version and can open it.
This post was edited on 11/28/18 at 10:20 am
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:19 am to Stadium Rat
I use living cookbook too, haven’t opened it in a while, I guess I am screwed too. Please post if you find a workaround!
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:24 am to Stadium Rat
Do data every day. Ship it to my email
boogbear2107@gmail
boogbear2107@gmail
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:30 am to Stadium Rat
I found this conversion tool online. Maybe you can convert your Living Cookbook files to something useable.
LINK
quote:
CB2CB is a free program that can convert files between several recipe management programs, including Living Cookbook and MasterCook.CB2CB is a free program that can convert files between several recipe management programs, including Living Cookbook and MasterCook.
LINK
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:32 am to TAMU-93
quote:
TAMU-93
Nice find
That means you can get to the data.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:32 am to Stadium Rat
quote:it might be worth it to find someone on the tech board that could crack the program. I dont know coding enough to do it.
As you guys may remember, I use Living Cookbook software to store and organize my recipes. I have used the software to publish the last few versions of this board's recipe collection. I had a database of over 10,000 recipes.
Well, apparently the company went out of business and now the software won't work because the license can't be verified to open it.
Unless something develops, like a hack to allow the software to work, there will be no updates to the recipe collection from me.
I am pissed that recipes that I have collected for many years are now lost to me. How would you react?
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:05 am to CarRamrod
Thanks for the suggestions everybody. The file format for the working database is unknown to me. It can be exported in fdx or fdxz formats (among others), but if I can't open the program, I can't export to those formats. I have backup files that are proprietary to the program. They are lcb files.
I'm pretty sure I'll be able to access the recipes eventually, but it's going to be unwieldy.
I'm pretty sure I'll be able to access the recipes eventually, but it's going to be unwieldy.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:11 am to FuzzyManPeach
quote:
you probably like to smell your own farts
Ummm.... what kind of high brow loser doesn’t like the smell of of their own brand?
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:19 am to Stadium Rat
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