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Originally Posted by kiwidude
@Jeannie - you came here asking for help and a number have tried to suggest a best approach. If you only ever change author names using the single edit book metadata dialog and nowhere else ever (not using the library view to edit in cell, not using the tag browser to rename, not using the bulk metadata editor dialog, not using...) then you might get away with your approach. We've told you the steps for a preferred alternative. If you insist you want to do it your way, then as I said above go for it. But don't be surprised if somewhere down the line it goes wrong. I'm not posting again about this, I just didn't want others coming to this thread thinking that they should also skip a step or two without at the very least understanding the consequences. Best of luck to you.
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What's it going to take to convince you it's not about me "doing it my way?" I tried it the way you all suggested and IT DIDN'T WORK! Either something was wrong with your method or I did something wrong. Since the latter is not at all unlikely, I'm trying to get to the bottom of it but if you want to be a jerk about it, maybe someone else will be willing to take a stab at it.
One problem I've had when trying to get help from geeks (I'm not using geek as a perjorative term, btw), especially here, is they frequently forget that not everyone is going to understand the subject they are proficient in as well as they do. They tend to assume that whoever they are addressing knows more than they actually may know. One lesson i learnned years a go form an otherwise useless supervisor I had was, when writing a report, assume whoever is going to be reading "is an total idiot." While he was being condescending, the valuable point was to never assume anyone is going to know details that may seem to be common knowledge. Assume they know nothing about the subject and cover all bases. Even then, they may not still may not understand it.
I have a well above average IQ but there are certain things I will never understand. Math is one. I struggled to get through college geometry and trig and completely bogged down when I tried to take Analysis/Calculus. Twice. It was just over my head. I also have ADD, which, among other things, means I have trouble processing some things that are intuitive for others. I can look at something and not see it as others do. That is why I need excruciatingly detailed instructions for many things.