L3 Downloads Based on One's Licences .... Please! Please! Please!

Stephen Paynter

I really liked what Logos did with providing the scripts which automatically downloaded the ftp files for all the L3 resources that I had from my L4 base product.

But I am scared that I haven't downloaded all the other things that I have on L4 .... or that, they have been updated on the ftp server, but I don't have the latest ones in L3 anymore.

So  .... please please please could Logos do what they did for my Base Product, but based on all my liciences ... so that I know that I have all the L3 resources that I need.

Currently, I think I'll be using L3 and L4 in tandom for a long long time, so this is a big issue for me, especially because of all the good work being done by Logos on correcting meta-data.

Rich DeRuiter

Stephen Edward Paynter said:

I really liked what Logos did with providing the scripts which automatically downloaded the ftp files for all the L3 resources that I had from my L4 base product.

But I am scared that I haven't downloaded all the other things that I have on L4 .... or that, they have been updated on the ftp server, but I don't have the latest ones in L3 anymore.

So  .... please please please could Logos do what they did for my Base Product, but based on all my liciences ... so that I know that I have all the L3 resources that I need.

Currently, I think I'll be using L3 and L4 in tandom for a long long time, so this is a big issue for me, especially because of all the good work being done by Logos on correcting meta-data.

You can do this, but not as easily as with L4, and it's not automatic (like you want).

First, ensure you are logged in to Logos.com with your Logos user ID. Then go to this page https://www.logos.com/user/MyOrders

On that page you'll see a list of things you've bought from Logos. If you know you're missing something in L3 (even if you just bought it for L4) click on the Order# to the left of the item. This will take you to a page that shows your purchase details. On that page you should see a line that says: Download Instructions for Previous Versions. Click on that for a download & unlock script for your resource.

You can keep going down your list of purchases for as many as you want. If you try to install something you already have, it won't hurt anything and will only cost you a little time.

EDIT: Actually, this is easier, if you just scroll down the page you'll see the update scripts listed by date (most recent first).

To update resources you already have in L3, click on the following update script:

Update LDLS Resources


http://www.logos.com/media/update/ResourceAutoUpdate.lbxupd

Stephen Paynter

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/77981#Comment_77981

Richard DeRuiter said:

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You can do this, but not as easily as with L4, and it's not automatic (like you want).

...

EDIT: Actually, this is easier, if you just scroll down the page you'll see the update scripts listed by date (most recent first).

To update resources you already have in L3, click on the following update script:

Update LDLS Resources
http://www.logos.com/media/update/ResourceAutoUpdate.lbxupd

Thank you very much for a most helpful reply. I hadn't realised that the "download" buttons were for L3 resources on the MyOrders page - that is helpful.

However, the really amazing thing was the Update LDLS Resources script ... super cool. Actually that is exactly what I wanted ... I'm not all that big a fan of automatic updates ... personally I like more control.

I wonder, however, whether the script does exactly what I want. How does it decide what resources to AutoUpdate? Is it all those I have ordered from Logos, but not those ordered from 3rd parties? In other words, does it automatically pick up the journal updates from Galaxie? Alternatively, does it look at my licences, and AutoUpdate any of those resources, irrespective of where I bought them?

Kevin Becker

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/78077#Comment_78077

Stephen Edward Paynter said:

I wonder, however, whether the script does exactly what I want. How does it decide what resources to AutoUpdate? Is it all those I have ordered from Logos, but not those ordered from 3rd parties? In other words, does it automatically pick up the journal updates from Galaxie? Alternatively, does it look at my licences, and AutoUpdate any of those resources, irrespective of where I bought them?

I can't speak to the technical workings of the script Richard gave you. However, I find that it catches updates to my third party resources (Galaxie Journals) just fine. Of course, I can't guarantee that it will work perfectly for you, but I've had very good success with it.

Rich DeRuiter

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/78077#Comment_78077

Stephen Edward Paynter said:

I wonder, however, whether the script does exactly what I want. How does it decide what resources to AutoUpdate? Is it all those I have ordered from Logos, but not those ordered from 3rd parties? In other words, does it automatically pick up the journal updates from Galaxie? Alternatively, does it look at my licences, and AutoUpdate any of those resources, irrespective of where I bought them?

First, it only updates resources you already have, so it doesn't download anything new. Maybe you knew that.

Next, it downloads anything you have that Logos also has an update for on it's servers. Logos has been getting more and more 3rd party publishers to allow Logos to put those updated resources on its servers. I can't confirm that all of them are, but I do know that many are.

Finally, in order for the update to complete, you have to shut down and reopen Libronix (Logos3).