ToyBase

The WordPress plugin that allows ToyBase do publish data and pictures to a website.

This WordPress plugin displays the message:

Published by ToyBase

in the footer of the website.

Changes made in this version:

• The export toys to CSV and XML options in the Publish menu were broken and have been fixed
• Publish Catalogue now attempts to automatically detect your network proxy if you are on a protected network

To get the new version, open ToyBase and hit the Help…Check for updates menu or click download and re-enter your details.

Did you know that you can run ToyBase and other Microsoft Windows software directly on your Mac?  Apple provide a product called Bootcamp  with Snow Leopard and describe the process in this article.  I use a product called VMWare Fusion which does the same job and allows you to run Windows applications side-by-side with Macintosh applications.

You will need a Microsoft Windows installation CD and a Microsoft Windows licence in order to install Windows on either of those products.  See their website for details on how to get everything installed.

Here is a picture of ToyBase running on a Mac (click to zoom):

ToyBase 6.4 is quite old now and requires:

1. the defunct Borland Database Engine
2. to be installed from your original CD
3. Administrator rights on newer versions of Windows

ToyBase 7 is a much smaller program which can be downloaded from the Internet. You can upgrade v6.4 to v7 by downloading the latest version from our website. Just save the downloaded file onto your desktop – it will be called something like toybase70xx.msi

Double-click the file and ToyBase 7 will be installed onto your PC. If there are any warnings after the import please copy and paste the log (Help menu… view log) in to an email and send it to me. You can also find some help online at the ToyBase blog:

http://toybase.net/category/install/

The install will create a shortcut to the software on your desktop. This will run ToyBase normally
and should be used day-to-day. There is a second shortcut in the Programs menu that will start ToyBase and
automatically import your data, pictures, license and settings from
v6. The shortcut is called “Import data from Toybase v6″. It can be found in the Start menu:

Please have a look around and make sure all of your data is copied over.
Notice the backup option has changed now – ToyBase makes a backup for
you every morning but expects you to copy them off the computer for
safe keeping!

If you wish to enlarge your existing thumbnails go to the menu
Tools…Toy Thumbnails and click the [Remake] button