I tried it ... I made a copy of the file on my laptop, made a change there, and then made sure that the folder the file was in was shared and allowed others on my network to make changes to whatever files were in that folder.
Then I came to my desktop and loaded the file on the laptop, read the change I had made, and then successfully made a change to my laptop file. This is a great idea, and the only slow thing that I found was that my laptop is wireless, so the connection was a bit slow. And for anyone who does this, be sure to BACK IT UP - BACK IT UP - BACK IT UP - your data file. I would never skip the request to back up your file that Legacy makes when you exit the program. Also, if I do it, I shall make sure that my laptop has a wired connection rather than a wireless connection. Laura Velez -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 3:12 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sharing the Legacy database file I would think it would work ... as long as only one person was trying to access the file at a time. And make sure the folders and files on your laptop are properly shared for access from your desktop. Laura -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gene Wheeler Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 2:52 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] Sharing the Legacy database file Listers: Has anyone had any experience in the following idea. I have a wireless network in my home. Would there be any problems if I "shared" my Legacy database on my so that I always am working with one file. The shared folder would be on a laptop. Then if I take my laptop to the library and made changes, when I open the file with my desktop, I'm looking at the same file. No syncing or copying files would be required. Thanks for your thoughts on this. Gene Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
