Joseph.
You need an uptodate version of OOo (I think 2.2 or later) which contains Base.
To open in Open Office, firstly create a copy of your .fdb file and change it
manually to .mdb; you will get a warning about changing file names but ignore
this.
Right click on the quickstart icon and select Database. On the window which
opens click the "connect to an existing database" radio button and select
"Microsoft Access" (you may have to move the slider up to find it). Browse to
the file and click "Finish" and give the file a .odb name.
The file will then open Double click "Tables" and you need tblIR. Having had a
look at it you will need to design a query to sort using either the design
wizard or write it yourself using SQL.
I have gone into some detail on this as it is a regularly asked question (even
though, arguably off topic) but should you require help creating the sort query
please contact me off-list.
Ron Ferguson
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Name List Window
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:49:11 -0600
>
>
> I've been hearing a lot about "Access".... Exactly what is this and where
> can I read up on it and maybe get it?
>
> Also, I do have Open Office..... which program do I use and what file do I
> open? If I sound like I'm not sure what I'm doing.... you're right.
>
>
> Joseph
>
>
> From Gary
>> You could however open a *copy* of the database in Access or OpenOffice,
>> which would not be affected by the new entries. One would need to remember
>> that names added during the current session would not be on the list, but
>> unless one adds duplicates that would not be difficult to track. The one
>> added in that sessiion would be present if a new copy was made for each
>> subsequent session.
>>
>> Gary Templeman
>>
>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>> From: ronald ferguson
>>>
>>> Joseph,
>>>
>>> I thought you may have meant something like that, hence my final comment.
>>>
>>> It should be borne in mind that surnames are not stored in alphabetical
>>> order
>>> but in the order they were added to the DB. Thus a new entry is added at
>>> the
>>> end. When one asks for an alphabetical list then this means sorting, and
>>> whilst
>>> I do not know how Legacy does this my guess is that a temporary table is
>>> created. Adding a new name to the list means that the temporary file is
>>> now
>>> invalid and a re-sort is necessary. Furthermore many other changes will
>>> have
>>> been made to linked tables.
>>>
>>> I do not know much about Access but I have, out of interest, run a test
>>> on a DB
>>> I have written using Open Office for parish registers, whereby I sorted a
>>> table
>>> and parked it on the task bar whilst I entered entered a fictitious
>>> person. When
>>> I went back to it, it had been closed by OOo (as I expected).
>>>
>>> My guess is that Access will do the same and hence I fear the answer is
>>> that it
>>> cannot be done.
>>>
>>> Ron Ferguson
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Name List Window
>>>> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:59:05 -0600
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maybe I was a little vague in describing my problem. No matter what I
>>>> have
>>>> up and running, it would be terrific to be able to have the Names List
>>>> handy
>>>> without going through closing what I have open, then opening the names,
>>>> then
>>>> going back.... Very time consuming.
>>>>
>>>> There's been times when I had the window up asking if I'm going to
>>>> enter a
>>>> new individual or one that's already in the data base. With the Names
>>>> list
>>>> already open, I could quickly check to see if it's a name that's
>>>> already
>>>> there, without first closing the query box.
>>>>
>>>> Joseph
>>>>
>>>> _____
>>>> From ronald ferguson
>>>> Joseph,
>>>>
>>>> It is not at all clear to me what you are asking here. If you enter
>>>> names in
>>>> the Individual Screen then there is a blue arrow at the end of the
>>>> surname
>>>> box which you can click to display all surnames. If, however, you are
>>>> asking
>>>> whether it is possible to search and amend a database at the same time
>>>> then
>>>> this is not possible for any database as far as I know.
>>>>
>>>> Ron Ferguson
>>>>
>>>> _____
>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Back in my family there's areas where there's so many family names that
>>>> sound the same, or are very similar.... using names which are spelled
>>>> nearly the same.
>>>>
>>>> I'm running into areas where for each name I'm wanting to add, I have
>>>> to
>>>> search through my records for the name, and one file has about 9000 and
>>>> another about 500. So I'm having to stop what I'm doing to bring up the
>>>> search, then shut that down to do what's necessary...
>>>>
>>>> Is there any way in which I can leave the name search window open,
>>>> behind or
>>>> to the side, while I'm entering information???
>>>>
>>>> If not, I wonder how difficult it would be for the programmers to put
>>>> that
>>>> capability into the program? It would be a good and beneficial thing
>>>> for
>>>> people with older computers where it takes a millennium for bring up
>>>> the
>>>> name search window just to have to shut it down again....
>>>>
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