PokerTracker

So after installing b4 I created a new database, set as active/default, and removed the old one.

Importing a few hand histories (cash, not tournament, only 350 or so hands total) into this DB via auto import did not show any players/stats until after PT3 was restarted.

Starting over with a fresh DB the same was seen with manual import.

Repeating again with an empty DB and using manual import on a mixture of tournament & cash histories resulted in the tournament players/stats/etc being seen under the tournament tab immediately as I would expect, but the cash players/stats werent present until after a restart. Its likely relevant that the tournament hands were all imported first, followed by all the cash hands (as a single import, this ordering was just a result of the filenames). Totals were around 3500 tournament hands, 350 cash (yes, the same hands as above).

Switching to a different active database and back again results in all players/stats being shown correctly without a restart being required.

Try using the "Refresh" button. It should reload all the stats, including the newly imported ones.

Indeed it does, bah how did I miss that?

Regardless: shouldnt a manual import force a refresh when its complete?

I will be adding an option that allows for this.

Is there any use to keeping the old database once the hands have been transferred to the new one? I'm guessing no, but wanted to make sure.

[quote="skoldpadda"8r6]Is there any use to keeping the old database once the hands have been transferred to the new one? I'm guessing no, but wanted to make sure.[/quote8r6]

Pretty much no.

However, if you install new PT3 to a different folder (e.g. Program files\PT3b4), without overwriting the old installation, you can run them both concurrently and compare things between versions. This may be of value if you suspect a bug has been introduced and wish to check.