RE: [LegacyUG] Next problem - Unsupported format

2015-08-13 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Brian I believe the problem here is the non use of the mapped drive designation as opposed to the UNC designation. As you state UNC will cause legacy problems. I originally tested using both methods into a NAS and the OP quoted path and it worked fine using the mapped network path only. For in

Re: [LegacyUG] Next problem - Unsupported format

2015-08-13 Thread Adrian Purkiss
I would suggest a space is ascii code 32 which is 20 in hex. A letter A is ascii code 65 (41). That is what is stored by windows. Note they are both the same length. The confusion appears to originate as when putting a space in a command line it has to be entered as " " (ie 3 characters). It is

RE: [LegacyUG] Tag Numbers not shown on Opening Family Page

2015-08-08 Thread Adrian Purkiss
I would add not a legacy programmer just a good old visual basic programmer. Adrian Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: Adrian Purkiss To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: remotes...@wavp.co.uk Sent: Sat, 08 Aug 2015 3:17 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Tag Numbers not

RE: [LegacyUG] Tag Numbers not shown on Opening Family Page

2015-08-08 Thread Adrian Purkiss
: Adrian Purkiss [mailto:a...@wavp.co.uk] Sent: 08 August 2015 14:19 To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: remotes...@wavp.co.uk Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Tag Numbers not shown on Opening Family Page With version 209 the tags work and display as expected at least here. With tagging options checked

RE: [LegacyUG] Tag Numbers not shown on Opening Family Page

2015-08-08 Thread Adrian Purkiss
With version 209 the tags work and display as expected at least here. With tagging options checked tags show in family view. Your installation may be corrupted. Adrian Sent from my android device. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived message

Re: [LegacyUG] Beyond 3 generations

2015-08-05 Thread Adrian Purkiss
This question keeps being asked, answered and then asked again after a few weeks. The question is never clear and originally appeared to refer to the product generations not Legacy. Very strange. Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: Jenny M Benson To: legacyusergroup@

RE: [LegacyUG] HisHer confusion

2015-07-31 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Runs for cover! Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: "Brian L. Lightfoot" To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 3:45 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] HisHer confusion "Females are always on the right and Males are always on the left." Let me see if I g

Re: [LegacyUG] Win 98 SE install problem

2015-07-29 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Do you have all service packs for Windows 98 installed. I believe there were 3. This is stated as a requirement for Legacy 8. It might well be the SP's have an upgrade to installation procedures. Adrian Sent from my android device. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree

RE: [LegacyUG] Include information on generated Web

2015-07-21 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Has it been put through the request functionality process to Legacy? Regards Adrian Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: "Brian L. Lightfoot" To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 6:08 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Include information on generated Web

RE: [LegacyUG] Search Function Anomaly #2

2015-07-20 Thread Adrian Purkiss
I have had a look into the database structure, I was an ms access database support person for 15 years, and there appears no difference as to how dates for user defined events and built in events are stored. I cannot examine the process which takes the data and uses it though as that is part of

Re: [LegacyUG] Search Function Anomaly #2

2015-07-19 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Just a thought, as I haven't tried it, try "" in the what to look for field rather than leave it blank. Adrian Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: "Brian L. Lightfoot" To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 9:28 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Search Funct

re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problem with dates

2015-07-17 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Adrian Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: Adrian Purkiss To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: remotes...@wavp.co.uk Sent: Sat, 18 Jul 2015 4:03 AM Subject: re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problem with dates Jim Sorry not intending to bash you personally rather support in

re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problem with dates

2015-07-17 Thread Adrian Purkiss
with dates Adrian, You forgot to bash me for my 2nd suggestion! Jim Legacy Family Tree Technical Support Original Message > From: "Adrian Purkiss" > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 1:30 PM > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: re: [LegacyUG] P

re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problem with dates

2015-07-17 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Technical Support Original Message > From: "Adrian Purkiss" > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 1:30 PM > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problem with dates > > Jim > > I'm sorry but that seems the ans

re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problem with dates

2015-07-17 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Jim I'm sorry but that seems the answer given to all problems even when the user has stated he had tried that and it does not fix the problem as Ron has said. Adrian Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: Jim Terry/Support To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Fri

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 507

2015-07-08 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Normally, not enough space for the compressed zip file in the location you are trying to store it to. Regards Adrian Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: Donna Newell To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Wed, 08 Jul 2015 4:05 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Error 507 Cou

Re: [LegacyUG] Censusfinder

2015-07-03 Thread Adrian Purkiss
ssage- From: dgadam...@gmail.com To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: "remotes...@wavp.co.uk" Sent: Fri, 03 Jul 2015 4:23 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Censusfinder Censusfinder is setting off my virus protection. Is anyone else seeing this? Dean Adams From: Adrian Purkiss Sent: ‎Th

Re: [LegacyUG] Censusfinder

2015-07-02 Thread Adrian Purkiss
The URL works for me. Adrian Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: Gene Wheeler To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Fri, 03 Jul 2015 1:12 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Censusfinder This is what I get when using the link there: 415. That’s an error. The requested UR

re: [LegacyUG] Lockup, wrong record displayed and Error 381 (Strange behavour)

2015-06-29 Thread Adrian Purkiss
From: Adrian Purkiss To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: remotes...@wavp.co.uk Sent: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 7:06 PM Subject: re: [LegacyUG] Lockup, wrong record displayed and Error 381 (Strange behavour) I can now reproduce the error to order although not the lockup or 381 error. But wrong record

re: [LegacyUG] Lockup, wrong record displayed and Error 381 (Strange behavour)

2015-06-27 Thread Adrian Purkiss
happens. Adrian Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: Adrian Purkiss To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: remotes...@wavp.co.uk Sent: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 11:55 AM Subject: re: [LegacyUG] Lockup, wrong record displayed and Error 381 (Strange behavour) After a period of

re: [LegacyUG] Lockup, wrong record displayed and Error 381 (Strange behavour)

2015-06-27 Thread Adrian Purkiss
system and mice are different on the 2 machines. See if I can get anywhere. Adrian Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: Adrian Purkiss To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: remotes...@wavp.co.uk Sent: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 2:36 AM Subject: re: [LegacyUG] Lockup, wrong record

re: [LegacyUG] Lockup, wrong record displayed and Error 381 (Strange behavour)

2015-06-26 Thread Adrian Purkiss
f you want to keep them, please see http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00983 for the steps to back them up. (Be aware that sometimes it's the customized settings that are the cause of a problem and restoring the settings may bring the problem back.) Jim Technical Support Legacy Family Tree ---- Orig

re: [LegacyUG] Lockup, wrong record displayed and Error 381 (Strange behavour)

2015-06-26 Thread Adrian Purkiss
egacy 8" at http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00374. Jim Technical SUpport Legacy Family Tree Original Message > From: "Adrian Purkiss" > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 3:24 PM > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Lo

[LegacyUG] Lockup, wrong record displayed and Error 381 (Strange behavour)

2015-06-26 Thread Adrian Purkiss
All I am not experiencing too many of the above problems but they do all occur. All my problems follow use of the back button on the quick access toolbar. I do not believe it happens if back button is used on the main toolbar but that may be just lucky. Reason for writing is to ascertain if an

Re: [LegacyUG] Two Unrelated Family Files

2015-06-26 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Mine does 6 too but only 2 files can be opened. Version 8.0.0.501. Depends on the size of the screen whether its usable or not. Adrian Sent from my android device. -Original Message- From: Sherry/Support To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [

Re: [LegacyUG] Next problem - Unsupported format

2015-06-26 Thread Adrian Purkiss
26 June 2015 at 19:40, Adrian Purkiss wrote: > I am rather confused how you get the \NASS(Z) in your path then, you > should get Z:. Legacy should be treating it as a virtual local drive. When > you manually link and get the Microsoft search box are you selecting file > by “my compu

RE: [LegacyUG] Next problem - Unsupported format

2015-06-26 Thread Adrian Purkiss
27;t find - now we are down to 18- which are probably in the same situation as a folder within a folder within ad infinitum!! I haven't had the courage to search for the last 18 yet! Thanks for your input, Marion On 26 June 2015 at 18:28, Adrian Purkiss wrote: If you used the mapped

Re: [LegacyUG] Next problem - Unsupported format

2015-06-26 Thread Adrian Purkiss
If you used the mapped network drive in "my computer" to connect as opposed to using the NAS in "networks" the problem will go away. It appears Legacy cannot handle network designations whereas it is perfectly happy to use drive letters. Let windows do the translation internally. This is what is

RE: [LegacyUG] Next problem - Unsupported format

2015-06-25 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Surely, if the NAS drive were mapped to a PC drive as previously discussed it should be (and I’m assuming the NAS drive is configured as drive z) Z:\Family Tree AW\The Lloyds/Percy Mott\Percy Thurger Leonard Mott\Percy Mott\Service Record\filename.jpg I am confused by \\NASXXX\(Z) and

RE: [LegacyUG] Next problem - Unsupported format

2015-06-24 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Sherry I think you missed the note where it was confirmed the solution was length of file name. From: marion wimsett [mailto:2wi...@gmail.com] Sent: 23 June 2015 14:30 Hence the discussion on field size Adrian From: Sherry/Support [mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: 24 June 2015

Re: [LegacyUG] line breaks in event detai

2015-06-24 Thread Adrian Purkiss
of FreeClips from M8 software. It captures everything you copy. You have the choice of pasting with or without formatting - and if you set it up with the txt button showing on clips and have set up txt to do the cleanup you need - it's just a matter of where you click. Cathy Adrian Purkiss wrot

RE: [LegacyUG] Next problem - Unsupported format

2015-06-23 Thread Adrian Purkiss
15 at 7:32 AM, Adrian Purkiss wrote: Marion Have had a look in the internal structure of the legacy (access based) database structure using ms access and the allowed file lengths are as follows. Path name maximum 255 characters plus File name another 255 characters It should be flagged

RE: [LegacyUG] line breaks in event detai

2015-06-23 Thread Adrian Purkiss
? What is the "default" font and type size when pasting from Notepad? Thanks, Barton On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 02:06 AM, Adrian Purkiss wrote: For info only. Memo fields are where ms access store legacy type note fields. They have a very large capacity as opposed to normal fields

RE: [LegacyUG] Next problem - Unsupported format

2015-06-23 Thread Adrian Purkiss
Marion Have had a look in the internal structure of the legacy (access based) database structure using ms access and the allowed file lengths are as follows. Path name maximum 255 characters plus File name another 255 characters It should be flagged up to support that Legacy gives the m

RE: [LegacyUG] line breaks in event detail

2015-06-22 Thread Adrian Purkiss
For info only. Memo fields are where ms access store legacy type note fields. They have a very large capacity as opposed to normal fields which are restricted to a maximum of 256 characters. Memo fields can be set up as text only or rtf (richvtext format) which means they would support all word

[LegacyUG] Tagging Blood Relations only

2015-06-14 Thread Adrian Purkiss
I am trying to tag blood relatives on certain key persons in my tree. However, I can't find a way to do it. It either tags ancestors only (with or without spouses and siblings depending on settings) and ignores cousins. Or it includes all connected people even if they are blood relations or not. Le