From bobr1@provide.net Sat Nov 25 17:51:08 2000
Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.cdr
Subject: Re: "Importing" as with multiple sessions?
From: Bob Retelle <bobr1@provide.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 18:51:08 -0500

On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 02:27:31 -0800, [a cd-r newby] wrote:

>I recently had multisession described to me where the term "importing"
>was used. I can make assumptions of what that means, but we know how you
>get in trouble making assumptions.
>

I think Clive finally answered your question, but just in case it's
still a little cloudy:

A CD drive can only see ONE session, the LAST one written to disc.

To be able to access files included in PREVIOUS sessions, you must
copy the DIRECTORY information from those sessions into the new one
you're creating.  This is called "importing the previous session."

No files are actually copied, only the directory information from the
most previous session.

If you do this every time you create a new session on that disc,
eventually you will have a chain of links back all the way to the
first session, and all the files on the disc will be accessible.

I don't know why they call it importing the previous "session", that
leads to confusion.  Importing the previous "directory" would be more
descriptive.... but oh well...!


BobR