Short: Diffs for the Internet MovieDatabase Author: imdb-team@ibmpcug.co.uk (Manager of the Internet MovieDatabase) Uploader: amisoft@uni-paderborn.de (A.U.G.U.P.) Type: biz/dbase Distribution: NoCD INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE - DIFFS =============================== This archive unpacks to a directory called 'diffs'. The archive is named according to the week's full data to which they should be applied in order to generate the following week's data. The filename format is: imdb-diffs-YYMMDD.lha For example, imdb-diffs-941230.lha contains the diffs to be applied to the 30th December 1994 files in order to generate the files for 6th January 1995. The program 'ApplyDiffs' applies all files of the weekly diff-archive to the listfiles of the Internet MovieDatabase and checks the consistency of the data. You'll need last week's listfiles and the utility 'ApplyDiffs' in order to update your database. NOTE: if you miss more than one weeks worth of updates you need to apply the patches for all the missing weeks in succession to bring your local copies up to date. A short info about the MovieDataBase for new users ================================================== The movie database is an international volunteer effort coordinated via the USENET newsgroup rec.arts.movies. The objective of the database is to provide useful and up to date movie information *freely* available on-line, across as many systems and platforms as possible. It currently covers over 38,000 movies with over 470,000 filmography entries and is expanding continuously. The database includes filmographies for actors, directors, writers, composers, cinematographers, editors, production designers, costume designers and producers; plot summaries; character names; movie ratings; year of release; running times; movie trivia; quotes; goofs; soundtracks; personal trivia; alternative names; certificates; color information; country of production; genres; production companies; sound mix; reference literature; filming locations; sequel/remake information; release dates; advertising tag lines; detailed technical data; and Academy Award information. Several thousand of the movies are covered completely from the major actors to the minor bit players. In their ASCII form, the source datafiles currently occupy about 27Mb of disk-space. All the information comes from the users of the database so please continue to support it and help it to grow. Please read the MovieDatabase.guide to learn more about this project or send an E-Mail with the subject "HELP FAQ" to to get a copy of the MovieDatabase FAQ. DISCLAIMER ========== THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM ''AS IS'' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. 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The Internet Movie Database Team can be reached via e-mail at and are happy to discuss the implications of and exceptions to this license. All data and software released by the Internet Movie Database Team is freely available to anyone within certain limitations described below. You are encouraged to quote subsets of the database in USENET articles, movie related FAQs, magazine articles etc. We do ask, however, that if appropriate, you make reference to the source of the data and provide a pointer to database for the benefit of the reader. Permission is granted by the copyright holder to allow free distribution of this file and any other part of the Internet Movie Database in an ELECTRONIC FORM ONLY, providing the following conditions are met: (1) NO FEE OF ANY KIND (however indirect), can be charged for its distribution. 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