Importing from MasterCook [Archive] - CookingLight.com Community

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09-04-2001, 03:27 PM

Hi. Below are the directions from MasterCook. If they don't answer your question, you can try tech support at www.mastercook.com (http://www.mastercook.com)

Good luck!

IMPORT/EXPORT: SENDING RECIPES BY E-MAIL When importing MasterCook 4.0 cookbooks
(MCF files), it is recommended you have only one window of MasterCook open.

When selecting the Text Options that you use when sending recipes by e-mail, you
need to consider the version of MasterCook the recipient will be using:

If you select "5.0/6.0 format", MasterCook will export your recipe(s) in MX2
format. If you look at this format in a text editor, it will look odd to you
because it is in XML, a format that is becoming popular on the Internet. This is
the best format to use if you want to make sure that you don't lose any
information in the export process. When you use this format you will not need to
use the Import Assistant to bring recipes back into MasterCook.

If you select "Text only", MasterCook will export your recipe(s) as text. Use
this when you want to use the recipe text in another program and want to make
sure that you have every bit of text that you entered. If you want to import
this recipe back into MasterCook, you might want to consider using the Import
Assistant if you think that you might lose some information.

If you select "4.0 only", MasterCook will export your recipe in a format that
can be imported into MasterCook 4.0. This is useful if the person receiving the
recipe does not have MasterCook 6.0. Note that exporting as 4.0 format may cause
some information, such as long category names, to be lost. This occurs because
the fields in 6.0 are much longer than the fields in 4.0 and text, such as a
long recipe title, may be cut off in some instances. Recipes with several
thousand characters in the directions field may also be reported as corrupt when
opened in MasterCook 4.0.