Loading Fixture Library From Floppy Disk

[andy_pye]

Hi All,

 

Can someone please remind me or point me in the right direction for how to load a fixture library from a floppy disk onto the strand 530i.

 

I have successfully got the fixture library I want on floppy disk, but how do I get it onto the desk now?

 

Any help muchly appreciated.

 

Many Thanks

 

Andy

[JDLX]

Hi All,

 

Can someone please remind me or point me in the right direction for how to load a fixture library from a floppy disk onto the strand 530i.

 

I have successfully got the fixture library I want on floppy disk, but how do I get it onto the desk now?

 

Any help muchly appreciated.

 

Many Thanks

 

Andy

 

Its just a text file so I think you just open the file from the floppy in the notes display screen, and copy and paste it into your existing fixture file (replacing it).

 

Its been a while since I've done this also so it may be wrong!

 

Joe

[gareth]

As long as you're comfortable working with an old-fashioned DOS prompt, my favoured method is to drop out of the GeniusPro software (shut it down, then press Ctrl-X at the shutdown screen), manually copy the FIXTURE.LIB file from the floppy disc into the C:\220OS\ directory, and restart the software.

[andy_pye]

As long as you're comfortable working with an old-fashioned DOS prompt, my favoured method is to drop out of the GeniusPro software (shut it down, then press Ctrl-X at the shutdown screen), manually copy the FIXTURE.LIB file from the floppy disc into the C:\220OS\ directory, and restart the software.

 

 

Do you know the exact coding I need to do this?

 

Many Thanks

 

Andy

[themadhippy]

copy A: file.name C:\220OS\

I think

[AndrewE]

If your fixtures are in a fixture.lib file, shut down the desk in the usual way, then when the screen informing you it is safe to shut down appears, press CTRL-X to drop to a DOS prompt. Put your disk in the drive.

 

To make sure you don't overwrite your old fixture.lib file, you should rename it - that way you can get it back in future.

To do this, type

ren c:\220OS\fixture.lib c:\220OS fixture.000

 

Then, to copy your new fixture file type

copy a:\fixture.lib c:\220OS\fixture.lib

 

Of course, if your fixtures are in a SSF file, load it in the same way you would load a show in the archive screen, but only select fixtures rather than whole show.