Here is a list of SQL commands you may use to merge 2 sqlite files that contain Bible highglight information (e.g. my.bhls.twm). These are SQLite files and you may use any sqlite editor.
Before attempting to do so, make sure you keep copies.


To run the command, open the first file in your sqlite editor and move the second in the same folder. The second file is assumed to be named 'my2.bhls.twm': change the name to the proper one in the first line in the code above.

Costas

PS: Nov 1, 2016: the code has not been tested really, so please test and let me know if it works, especially when merging files where you have highlighted 2-3 different Bibles but you did so in 2 different installations in different order (check the highglight_master files for cases where the volumes has different volumeid-s in the two .twm files)

PS2: if you get some errors about transactions, just run the commands one at a time... some programs start transactions by themselves...

PS3: always make copies of your files: if something goes wrong, just start over.

Hello Costas,

I normally open desktop.bhls.twm and attach my laptop.bhls.twm and execute this code and it goes smoothly. But,
Every time when i execute this code, the db size becomes double .i.e the laptop.bhls.twm simply getting added to desktop.bhls.twm. My question is, will this code remove/check for duplicate OR will skip identical entries from attaching db?

A code to check for duplicate entries from the updated db and removing them is very much appreciated to have the control over its size.

Thanks.

Hello JEM,
no, the above sql commands will not check for duplicates. They will just merge blindly the highlights from both files.
Run this sql command to see if you have duplicates:

Costas,

I had run the query for finding duplicates. Please find attached snapshot for the result and could you please take me to steps further i.e. the commands to remove duplicates completely?

Thank you

Please, post your bhls.twm file and I will fix it for you. I will then post the SQL commands I used to do this.

Thank you Costas. I thought of doing it yesterday itself, but was thinking about your time avilability and stopped posting it.

Here it is.

Sorry, the first attachment (MY.BHLS.TWM) is with minimal merge. The second attachment (mymerged.bhls.twm) is the full merging of two bhls.twm files from desktop and laptop.

Here are the commands:


Attached the merged highlights of yours. Test it or just run the above commands yourself.
Costas

Thank you very much Costas. I ll get back to you after seeing it.

Thank you Costas for this comprehensive fix and the codes. The bhls.twm size has now come to its normal size (almost from 5mb to 530kb). Works perfect.

Thank you again for your time.