Topic: Find Name Duplicates

[DJ Doena]

Last Update: Mar 23, 2025, current version: 3.0.1 for DVD Profiler 4.0.0

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This program scans the exported XML for possible name duplicates, e.g. when only the birth year is different or when only the parsing is different (Helena//Bonham Carter vs. Helena/Bonham/Carter).


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[Stromboli]

Hello, I have no clue how to create a persons.xml.
Could you help me with that? I've tried inside dvd profiler, installed Bulk and many of yours softwares but i ll stay dumb...

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

1) Open Profile editor
2) Open Cast or Crew listing, depending on which is currently needed.
3) Right-Click onto the list
4) From the context menu choose "Copy all ...!
5) Open Microsoft Editor
6) Key combi "CTRL + V"
7) Save as xyz.xml

[DJ Doena]

Hello, I have no clue how to create a persons.xml.
Could you help me with that? I've tried inside dvd profiler, installed Bulk and many of yours softwares but i ll stay dumb...

Open DVD Profiler

Select File -> Export Profile Database -> select all cast & crew.

[Stromboli]

Thanks but my Profiler (3.8.1) allow me only to export a complete file aka collection.xml or a file (ean.xml) by profile.
I guess i will continue to change things manually for a while.

[DJ Doena]

Thanks but my Profiler (3.8.1) allow me only to export a complete file aka collection.xml

Yes. But that is the file you're looking for.

At least in the old versions of the program.

The current version works as a plugin directly in DVD Profiler (in the Collection menu), you don't need an export file for it.

[Stromboli]

Thanks a lot. It's working great now. Good job!

[srsrsr83]

I found duplicates using your plugin, but I'm wondering if it's designed to actually fix inconsistencies or just to flag them. (I didn't see any obvious "fix" or "assign" commands.)

[DJ Doena]

I found duplicates using your plugin, but I'm wondering if it's designed to actually fix inconsistencies or just to flag them. (I didn't see any obvious "fix" or "assign" commands.)

It's only there to find them. Plugins don't have full access to the DVDP database, this fixing the issue is not possible ATM, sorry.