Re: [LegacyUG] Naming electronic records

2006-09-08 Thread Sandra Tyler Duncan
Wow oh Wow Rob are you saying that you are NOT experienced? I really, really, really like that you used the RIN to keep this gentleman all together. Thank you for sharing a procedure that I plan to adopt. "To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye , to restore it, and to render it m

RE: [LegacyUG] Naming electronic records

2006-09-08 Thread M. Brenzel
I don't name an electric document with the name or the RIN. I use a combination of location, document type and an increasing number to identify all documents. This allows me to use the same document for multiple people. Paper copies of the same documents are labeled with the same name. If you w

RE: [LegacyUG] Naming electronic records

2006-09-08 Thread Norman Weston
For census document scans, I put all of these in a folder called "census" and I name the document the name of the head of household his birthdate and census year. For instance:- JohnWestonB1826-1881.jpg I suppose there are many ways to do this but this works for me just fine Norman in sunny And

Re: [LegacyUG] Naming electronic records

2006-09-09 Thread Mary G Moyer
> > My question has to do with they way people are naming the > > scans of documents for use in Legacy. For cenus records, I have a folder for each of the surnames I'm researching. When I name the electronic file, I put the person's name (last name first) then the census year, county, state, rol

Re: [LegacyUG] Naming electronic records

2006-09-09 Thread Jim Winfrey
Hi Rob, I like what you do, up to a point. You have to remember that the RIN#s for folks can change when you do file maintenance, rebuild from a backup, etc so they are really not safe to use as a permanent reference. The good news is that Legacy allows you to copy the RIN#s into the ID field a

RE: [LegacyUG] Naming electronic records

2006-09-09 Thread Rob Miller
Rob Miller -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M. Brenzel Sent: September 8, 2006 10:10 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Naming electronic records I don't name an electric document with the name or th

RE: [LegacyUG] Naming electronic records

2006-09-09 Thread Rob Miller
Winfrey Sent: September 9, 2006 10:45 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Naming electronic records Hi Rob, I like what you do, up to a point. You have to remember that the RIN#s for folks can change when you do file maintenance, rebuild from a backup, etc so they are

RE: [LegacyUG] Naming electronic records

2006-09-09 Thread ronald ferguson
the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/ __ From: "Rob Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Naming el

RE: [LegacyUG] Naming electronic records

2006-09-09 Thread ronald ferguson
/ __ From: "ronald ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Naming electronic records Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 18:43:57 +0100 Rob, You are quite right. Providing the R