Re: [LegacyUG] File name problem
Hello everybody, Thank you all for the help and relevant solutions. It now works as it should. The source of the problem was my making backups everytime I left Legacy. As I was keeping the same file name on and on, Legacy added a [1] to the file name every time. Thanks again for the help, I am so impressed with the efficiency and readiness to help of users from all over. Yours truly, Estelle Nadeau nade...@hotmail.com De : LegacyUserGroup de la part de Chris Hill Envoyé : 18 décembre 2017 11:22 À : 'Legacy User Group' Objet : Re: [LegacyUG] File name problem Hi Estelle There is a very ‘hidden’ option within Legacy to prompt to save on exiting. This is from the Help on Exit Program. Automatically Prompt for Backup With this box checked, Legacy offers to make a backup file for each Family File that was opened during the session. (See Backing Up a Family File for more information on making backups.) These options can be set from the Customize screen reached by choosing Customize from the Options tab on the Ribbon bar and then choosing the Other option on the menu panel. Click the Turn on Optional Reminder Messages button. From the Optional Reminder Messages screen, click on the Reminder to make a backup when exiting Legacy option. To change these settings, you need to open the Customise dialog from Options – it is the left entry in the Options ribbon bar. You then select Option 12 – Other Settings and then click on the button below 12.5 Message boxes. This will open a dialog with a number of options that you can configure. You have probably got the third one under Prompts/Reminders (left tab) set, which is Reminder to make a backup when exiting Legacy. Clear that option to stop Legacy asking for you to make a copy of your database. In practice, you DO NOT NEED to make a copy of your database, since as a fully managed database it is always kept up to date. I suspect that every time you run Legacy you are then opening the latest copy and then saving it again, thus adding the [1] onto the file name. Hence you should be finding that you have a set of files in your PC reading A.fdb, A [1].fdb, A [1] [1].fdb … etc. In this case, you need to open the latest version and then use the File and Save File As option to create a new file with a clean name. You only need a single .fdb file as your working database. If you need a backup, then use the File and Backup File to create a compressed copy of your database, and remember not to copy it to the Legacy Cloud unless you want to. I would make backups before making major updates, check/repair or merges from other trees. Hope this helps. Regards Chris From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of E. Nad Sent: 18 December 2017 15:08 To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] File name problem (...) -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] File name problem
Très heureux de constater que vous avez pu trouver une solution à votre problème. Vive l’entraide et joyeuses fêtes à tous! Envoyé de mon iPad Denis > Le 21 déc. 2017 à 09:41, E. Nad a écrit : > > Hello everybody, > > Thank you all for the help and relevant solutions. > > It now works as it should. > > The source of the problem was my making backups everytime I left Legacy. As I > was keeping the same file name on and on, Legacy added a [1] to the file name > every time. > > Thanks again for the help, I am so impressed with the efficiency and > readiness to help of users from all over. > > Yours truly, > > Estelle Nadeau > nade...@hotmail.com > > De : LegacyUserGroup de la part de > Chris Hill > Envoyé : 18 décembre 2017 11:22 > À : 'Legacy User Group' > Objet : Re: [LegacyUG] File name problem > > Hi Estelle > > > > There is a very ‘hidden’ option within Legacy to prompt to > save on exiting. This is from the Help on Exit Program. > > > > Automatically Prompt for Backup > > > > With this box checked, Legacy offers to make a backup file for each Family > File that was opened during the session. (See Backing Up a Family File for > more information on making backups.) > > > > These options can be set from the Customize screen reached by choosing > Customize from the Options tab on the Ribbon bar and then choosing the Other > option on the menu panel. Click the Turn on Optional Reminder Messages > button. From the Optional Reminder Messages screen, click on the Reminder to > make a backup when exiting Legacy option. > > > > To change these settings, you need to open the Customise > dialog from Options – it is the left entry in the Options ribbon bar. You > then select Option 12 – Other Settings and then click on the button below > 12.5 Message boxes. This will open a dialog with a number of options that you > can configure. You have probably got the third one under Prompts/Reminders > (left tab) set, which is Reminder to make a backup when exiting Legacy. Clear > that option to stop Legacy asking for you to make a copy of your database. > > > > In practice, you DO NOT NEED to make a copy of your database, > since as a fully managed database it is always kept up to date. I suspect > that every time you run Legacy you are then opening the latest copy and then > saving it again, thus adding the [1] onto the file name. Hence you should be > finding that you have a set of files in your PC reading A.fdb, A [1].fdb, A > [1] [1].fdb … etc. In this case, you need to open the latest version and then > use the File and Save File As option to create a new file with a clean name. > > > > You only need a single .fdb file as your working database. If > you need a backup, then use the File and Backup File to create a compressed > copy of your database, and remember not to copy it to the Legacy Cloud unless > you want to. I would make backups before making major updates, check/repair > or merges from other trees. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Regards > > > > Chris > > > > From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On > Behalf Of E. Nad > > Sent: 18 December 2017 15:08 > > To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > > Subject: [LegacyUG] File name problem > > > > (...) > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] File name problem
Estelle, You should be making backups every time you leave Legacy. That does not add [1] to the filename. The backup automatically has a unique name as it adds date and time to the filename - if you don't interfere. That is not the source of the problem you were having. I think it was what you were doing when opening Legacy I think - using the backup in the wrong way. I hope you have it sorted and you're not using a file that is in a temp folder on your computer. Cathy E. Nad wrote: Hello everybody, Thank you all for the help and relevant solutions. It now works as it should. The source of the problem was my making backups everytime I left Legacy. As I was keeping the same file name on and on, Legacy added a [1] to the file name every time. Thanks again for the help, I am so impressed with the efficiency and readiness to help of users from all over. Yours truly, Estelle Nadeau nade...@hotmail.com *De :* LegacyUserGroup de la part de Chris Hill *Envoyé :* 18 décembre 2017 11:22 *À :* 'Legacy User Group' *Objet :* Re: [LegacyUG] File name problem Hi Estelle There is a very ‘hidden’ option within Legacy to prompt to save on exiting. This is from the *Help* on *Exit Program*. */Automatically Prompt for Backup /* *//* /With this box checked, Legacy offers to make a backup file for each Family File that was opened during the session. (See Backing Up a Family File for more information on making backups.) / // /These options can be set from the Customize screen reached by choosing Customize from the Options tab on the Ribbon bar and then choosing the Other option on the menu panel. Click the Turn on Optional Reminder Messages button. From the Optional Reminder Messages screen, click on the Reminder to make a backup when exiting Legacy option./ To change these settings, you need to open the *Customise* dialog from *Options* – it is the left entry in the Options ribbon bar. You then select *Option 12 – Other Settings* and then click on the button below *12.5 Message boxes*. This will open a dialog with a number of options that you can configure. You have probably got the third one under *Prompts/Reminders* (left tab) set, which is *Reminder to make a backup when exiting Legacy*. Clear that option to stop Legacy asking for you to make a copy of your database. In practice, you DO NOT NEED to make a copy of your database, since as a fully managed database it is always kept up to date. I suspect that every time you run Legacy you are then opening the latest copy and then saving it again, thus adding the [1] onto the file name. Hence you should be finding that you have a set of files in your PC reading A.fdb, A [1].fdb, A [1] [1].fdb … etc. In this case, you need to open the latest version and then use the *File* and *Save File As* option to create a new file with a clean name. You only need a single .fdb file as your working database. If you need a backup, then use the *File* and *Backup File* to create a compressed copy of your database, and remember not to copy it to the Legacy Cloud unless you want to. I would make backups before making major updates, check/repair or merges from other trees. Hope this helps. Regards Chris From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of E. Nad Sent: 18 December 2017 15:08 To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] File name problem (...) -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
[LegacyUG] Link to Ancestry.com
I have a subscription to Ancestry.com and I have the Ancestry icon on my toolbar. How do I configure Legacy so that the icon links the current person to Ancestry. It used to work but I have had so much trouble with reinstalling my Legacy file that somewhere the linkage has got lost. Boyd -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
Re: [LegacyUG] Link to Ancestry.com
Boyd I'm not sure what you mean by the Ancestry icon. Found it - yes it seems to work for me. However, if I want to initiate a search from within Legacy I go to Internet - Search Internet and choose Ancestry from the drop down list. That will search for the current person on Ancestry and allows you to adjust the search terms. Cathy Boyd Miller wrote: I have a subscription to Ancestry.com and I have the Ancestry icon on my toolbar. How do I configure Legacy so that the icon links the current person to Ancestry. It used to work but I have had so much trouble with reinstalling my Legacy file that somewhere the linkage has got lost. Boyd -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
