On 7/24/2013 8:32 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 24/07/2013 13:03, Gene Young wrote: >> On 7/24/2013 7:30 AM, Joe Martin wrote: >>>> Can a Legacy family file be exported into MS Access, edited, then safely >>>> returned to Legacy? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Legacy User Group guidelines: >>>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >>>> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> Online technical support:http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >>>> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and >>>> on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >>>> To unsubscribe:http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> Make a copy of your Family File, Rename the extension to .mdb and open it. > > You don't even need to change the extension. > > You do need to know what you're doing in Access, though. > Changing the extension is just an extra step to insure you are working on the copy. Sorta like the safety engineer who always wears suspenders with his belt. Its just safer that way.
-- Gene Young Researching Young, Harer, Cox & Sallada With Legacy Family Tree http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
