RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-18 Thread ronald ferguson
rom: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:18:45 -0400 > > I am just now reading some old messages on Legacy UG and I am not > understanding something basic -- why would a

Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-18 Thread Pat Hickin
this discussion. Thanks, Pat - Original Message - From: "Leon Chapman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 11:03 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? Rob: This is not a Legacy problem. It is a Windows / computer fea

Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-08 Thread Jenny M Benson
wrote I've always wondered why, if all documents are linked to Legacy, the file name needs to be complex. I just number my documents consecutively - though I lead with DOC.  If I'm looking for John Smith's birth certificate, I would look at John Smith in Legacy - not try to find the file in m

RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-08 Thread Linda Altman
files then use 2 leading zeros. Linda Altman http://www.southerngenealogy.com -Original Message- From: Rob Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 8:51 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? I have

Re: RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-08 Thread jcspin
ooking for John Smith's birth certificate, I would look at John Smith in Legacy - not try to find the file in my documents folder. Am I missing something? Claire - Original Message - From: Rob Miller Date: Friday, September 7, 2007 11:49 pm Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Por

RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-08 Thread ronald ferguson
___ From: "Rob Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 23:44:11 -0400 Hi Ralf: My naming system is pretty simple (too simple apparently - OW!). But a

RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Rob Miller
-Original Message- From: Rob Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: September 7, 2007 11:44 PM To: 'LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com' Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? Hi Ralf: My naming system is pretty simple (too simple apparently - OW!). But a "n

RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Rob Miller
ailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leon Chapman Sent: September 7, 2007 11:04 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? Rob: This is not a Legacy problem. It is a Windows / computer feature. If you want the files to sort correctly you

RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Rob Miller
m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ralf X Sent: September 7, 2007 10:48 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? Rob: Sorry I don't know the answer, but I am curious what other information you include in the

RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Rob Miller
Sent: September 7, 2007 10:57 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? Hi Rob, That's the way Windows sorts isn't it? I always put in the zeros. To add zeros without doing a heap of reattaching, you'd need to change the fil

RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Cathy
to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Carneal USA Sent: September 7, 2007 10:15 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? Rob- This is not an ideal answer, but it might be your most "workable" one. Consider what your highest

Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Leon Chapman
Rob: This is not a Legacy problem. It is a Windows / computer feature. If you want the files to sort correctly you will need to use something like this: MS0001 - file name.tif MS0010 - file name.tif MS0100 - file name.tif MS0002 - file name.tif MS0020 - file name.tif MS0200 - file name.tif MS0003

Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Ralf X
Rob: Sorry I don't know the answer, but I am curious what other information you include in the file name. I am just starting to file my documents using the MRIN system, and need to come up with a good electronic file naming system. Ralf --- Robert Carneal USA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob- >

RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Rob Miller
Sent: September 7, 2007 10:27 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? Is there a way to tweak Legacy to get the Load Picture window to "sort Number Portion numerically" like the File ID Assistant window does with File ID's? Rob

RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Rob Miller
Thanks Laurence! That is probably the route I will have to go. Rob _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laurence E Stephenson Sent: September 7, 2007 10:26 PM To: LegacyUserGroup Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? Rob Miller, Hello

RE: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Rob Miller
ember 7, 2007 10:15 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? Rob- This is not an ideal answer, but it might be your most "workable" one. Consider what your highest number might be. Let's assume for this purpose it will be

Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Wayne Martell
Martell Victoria, BC, Canada - Original Message - From: Rob Miller To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 6:50 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? I have currently have the scans of my documents named in a manner similar to below

Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Bill Daniels
Is there a way to tweak Legacy to get the Load Picture window to "sort Number Portion numerically" like the File ID Assistant window does with File ID's? Rob, Sort or file your number by: ms1 ms2 ms3 This will keep everything numerically. Just start with enough zeros in front my

Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Laurence E Stephenson
iller Receiver: LegacyUserGroup Time: 2007-09-08, 11:50:30 Subject: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically? I have currently have the scans of my documents named in a manner similar to below. Windows recognizes that 2 comes after 1, 3 after 2, etc. So all is well. MS1 - file name.tif MS2 -

Re: [LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Robert Carneal USA
Rob- This is not an ideal answer, but it might be your most "workable" one. Consider what your highest number might be. Let's assume for this purpose it will be 45819 at the very, very most. To get it to sort correctly, pad it. That number is five digits, so make sure each number is five di

[LegacyUG] Sort Number Portion Numerically?

2007-09-07 Thread Rob Miller
I have currently have the scans of my documents named in a manner similar to below. Windows recognizes that 2 comes after 1, 3 after 2, etc. So all is well. MS1 - file name.tif MS2 - file name.tif MS3 - file name.tif MS100 - file name.tif MS200 - file name.tif MS300 - file name.tif MS1000 - file