Shirley, While my experience may not be typical, moving to the latest build of V5 Deluxe, which includes upgrading my database, rendered Legacy unusable to me, and the SNAFU helped me to corrupt some of the peoples' relationships in the process.
You have two risks related to my experience: 1. If you collaborate with other persons using Legacy, you have a strong risk of corrupting your data. 2. If your Notes (event notes, regular notes, research notes, medical notes) include the Tab character, your notes may become slightly mangled over time, as a result of the upgrade. You may also see spurious indications that you edited your notes text. Spurious messages relating to editing are HIGHLY conducive to trashing your data. It's the boy who cried wolf... the message you need to pay attention to, gets lost in the noise. That's how I trashed MY database, and why I dare not use Legacy at all. Note that you can upgrade to Deluxe without moving to the latest build. Purchasing the Deluxe upgrade from Millenia, simply means they give you the key to unlock the Deluxe features in your CURRENT edition. (Or the upgrade, of course!) I highly recommend the Deluxe edition. Ed Barnard, researching the pioneers of Callaway County Missouri > After reading the messages about V6, I think I am not ready to try its > complexities until I have more experiece. That leaves me with upgrading to > V5 Deluxe. I am concerned about the change in file format that occurred in > the August build. What changes in my database will be visible to me in an > upgrade? Any problems that I might incur? My database has over 12000 > individuals, and I really don't want to mess them up. > > Shirley --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ Legacy User Group Etiquette 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%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
