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Originally Posted by theducks
The column is only Logical
Create a NEW library. be sure to tick 'use existing structure'
Then us Copy To Library to move those books from the one that it was missing from to the NEW one. that should do it
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Yes, as noted (copied the structure of the original "use existing structure", boxed checked when creating), these are the steps I took. That's why it's odd.
I just tried it again with a newer custom column based off another (ie, a logical one) and went ahead and made another test column of text format just to see what would happen. Again, the logic column is NOT copying. It's not even popping up to let me know it doesn't exist in the other to give me the option to check the box to add it. However, the text column does.
Curious, I just tried it the opposite direction from the new library (existing structure copied) to the old existing one after adding new columns. That same exact problem exists in that direction.
The purpose of the new was to test a previous thread I have posted a few weeks back where the existing on has not been saving my column views upon exit. I have to hid columns again and rearrange them everytime. I did not have to change my column views for a long time. It was suggested that I have a corrupt database although everything else is fine. I can add new stuff and delete the old with no problem, but positioning isn't staying. However, it is working in other libraries. The suggestion was to try as I've noted. The new one does hold the column views.
It's is also worth noting that these are the first new logic columns I've created in a long time. The original two ARE copying without problems.
I need all of this working for other library management anyhow, especially if I have to redo my original large library and copy files over to a new directory and thus create a new, hopefully-not-corrupt database assuming that's the column view issue.
The only other test I have before inquiring as to a buggy state is to create a NEW library from scratch, add an entry and new logic column, and then try to copy that new info to another library to see if it works.....So now this is done...Fresh..no structure copied...
I just tried it....THE SAME PROBLEM exists...
COMPLETELY NEW LIBRARY.
The column views do hold in the new, fresh library so the view problem is unique to my original, LARGE library.
Created a text column and a logic column in the new, fresh library.
Tried to copy into the other test that was created with the copied structure.
The only option popped up was the text column..nothing about the logic column. SO THAT ISN"T WORKING.
Tried another NEW, fresh library to see if it would copy there without issue.
Again, NO LOGIC CUSTOM COLUMNS are NOT COPYING to another library whether they are new or old or the library is from a copied structure or completely new.
This last test was two completely new libraries with completely new logic columns and text custom columns. Only the text custom columns popped up as "not existing in the destination library" to give me the checkbox to choose them.
Looking at the list of all columns, visible or not, in the destination library also proves they are not there.
So unless you or someone else knows something, I have to wonder if something changed in an update.
This is a longer than expected reply, but I ended up running the gammut of test to ensure I wasn't missing anything I can think of and give a comparison for someone else to test or bug check.
Has anyone tested copying a logic column to another library lately?