jtemplin

Hi there, I'm sorry it took me awhile to see this. I thought this forum would email me when a user replies to a post. I'm not sure why you're having trouble with my email address. I get email from other users just fine. Please try emailing me again. Launch Living Cookbook Rescue. Click on the "About" button, then click on the link "Click This Link to Email Support." That should launch your default email client with a new email addressed to my support address. Try to get through to me there first. I don't want to use this forum going back-and-forth trying to toubleshoot your problem. Because you're not getting very far tells me either you're doing something fundamentally wrong, perhaps the *.LCB file you're trying to open is from too old a version (I only support 2011, 2013, and 2015). When you email me, tell me what error messages you're seeing in the log window. Jon T.

OK, now I really have to try Paprika. It's on the to-do list. I've been frustrated with the sloooooow pace of development at MasterCook. I've used it for 3 years now, and all the online things they've promised have yet to happen. The Windows client is ugly, ugly, ugly, and that will never change. Time to switch, I think. FYI--one of my key tests of Living Cookbook Rescue is that I take the fdx files it writes and I import them BACK INTO Living Cookbook itself. If Living Cookbook itself can import them flawlessly, the fdx I'm writing is totally legit. And just to make sure, I also directly compare the fdx files I write with the fdx files straight out of Living Cookbook for the exact same recipes coming from the exact same database. There are no differences that matter to the underlying XML format that fdx uses. My goal has always been to create highly-compatible fdx files like ones Living Cookbook would write itself. The upshot--I'd bet my house that if you're having problems with importing, the problem lies with their import code, not the fdx. If Living Cookbook accepts my fdx, the other software should as well. Jon T.

I love hearing comments like phedrich's and Becky31's. It's so nice to hear that folks have been able to recover recipes they thought were lost forever. Major thanks to the site host Chris for allowing me to post about Living Cookbook Rescue. I totally appreciate the risks taken allowing it. Jon T. P.S. I just published Version 1.5 which adds being able to export MasterCook .mz2 files. Between .fdx and .mz2, folks can import their old recipes into nearly any modern recipe program. I'm using MasterCook 15 as a back-up myself, but Paprika 3 is a new, shiny object I need to try out.

HOST'S NOTE: The eG Forums are allowing this post by new member jtemplin as a service to our members, but we have not vetted the software itself. As always when installing software from unknown sources, please use care and take precautions before installing. The original post follows. ********** Hello folks, I've become aware that there are still Living Cookbook users who have their recipes trapped in the software. We know Radium Technologies has stopped supporting the software for a few years now. But I see posts in cooking forums where hard drives fail, or computers are replaced, and folks can't get their software to work anymore because of license key issues. I have written a free utility called Living Cookbook Rescue which can read one of your Living Cookbook 2015, 2013 or 2011 backup files (*.lcb) and then export: Files in Living Cookbook's native export format (*.fdx), which can be imported into other recipe software. A nicely-formatted Microsoft Word document. A plain text file. The program gives you the option of producing a single, combined file with all your recipes, combined files grouped by cookbook, or individual files, one file per recipe. A combined Word document has a table of contents. If you don't have a backup file, but your data is still in your Living Cookbook installation, there is a second utility program (FakeLCBackup) which looks for your data files and creates an *.lcb file usable as input. The installer puts both utilities on your system along with a User Guide. Living Cookbook 2015, 2013 and 2011 are only supported right now because those are the only working versions I have on any of my systems. The User Guide has an email address to connect with me to see if older versions can be added (I'll need volunteer recipe backup data from those older versions). Living Cookbook Rescue can be downloaded here: www.livingcookbookrescue.com If you know anyone with trapped recipes, please spread the word. Regards, Jon Templin P.S. Some of you may remember me as Chef Jon in the Living Cookbook user forums. I was a very active participant.