Did you have a look at LTools? I think you can run your own queries in Ltools to update the legacy database. The Deluxe version is free now. http://zippersoftware.com/wp/ltools/what-is-ltools/ Evert
2016-02-09 12:44 GMT+01:00 Colin Charman <co...@charman.force9.co.uk>: > This should probably be in the Tools Utilities thread, but as Ive only > just joined this group after using Legacy for 20+ years, I cant figure out > how to post into a thread! (any clues welcome) > > I'm doing a one-name study and thus I have several hundred people in my > file called "William Charman" - Legacy isnt too much help in locating the > right one so Ive written numerous MS Access queries that just help me find > the right one amongst many similarly named individuals - that kind of thing. > > Ive also occasionally (and very very carefully) used MS Access to update > the fbd file - I grew up in IT so I know about backups, testing, etc. > > For some years Ive wondered about using an alternative to Microsoft > Access. I'm still using Access 2000 and to purchase a modern equivalent > is really quite expensive - about $400-$500 here in UK. Ive tried Open > Office but can't see a way to link to the Legacy .fdb file. I know I can > set up an .mdb file containing links to the .fdb file, and Open Office can > open that as a kind of surrogate. Has anyone found a way of opening or > making a link to an .fdb file in Open Office? > > Even if this were possible, there is another problem in interpreting > Legacy dates. In MS Access I have a home written VBA function which turns > the 18-byte legacy date into a readable format. As far as I know, Open > Office supports some kind of VBA in its equivalent of Word, Excel and > Powerpoint - but I cant find it in Base (its equivalent of Access). Does > anyone here know whether Open Office or its relatives can run VBA? > > And lastly, are there any (free!) alternatives to MS-Access or OpenOffice > that might do the trick? > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com > 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 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
