On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:02:03 GMT, jplasater@NOSPAMjuno.com (Jack) wrote: >I started my research using BK 5.2 and then acquired BK 6.1. In the >process of converting from 5.2 to 6.1 I got confused and ended up with >both the 5.2 and 6.1 data in the same file. Both seem to work ok but >I am wondering if this is a good thing or will I have problems over >time. > If the information is in one file then it is presumably in the format used by the later version otherwise you would be getting error messages. >Another question. The pictures I use are located in the My Pictures >folder and the Text files are located under My Documents. I noticed >that when I set up BK 6.1 and converted my data from 5.2, it set up a >Text and Picture folder under the data file folder. There is nothing >in these two folders and I am wondering why they were set up by the >program. Is this just a suggestion to put the Text and Picture files >under these folders? > The "My Pictures" and "My Documents" are standard file-buckets used by Windoze. BK sets up a default directory hierarchy which keeps all associated files together and tends to avoid BK files getting tangled with the general dross in the above Windoze directories; it also makes it easier to copy, back up or transfer the BK file set as doing so with the picture and text files outwith the BK directory tree is likely to miss any such files.

"Charles Ellson" <charles@ellson.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:adp3r3dnukh7oe96srbpe269ljo1b5cfki@4ax.com... > On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:02:03 GMT, jplasater@NOSPAMjuno.com (Jack) wrote: > >I started my research using BK 5.2 and then acquired BK 6.1. In the > >process of converting from 5.2 to 6.1 I got confused and ended up with > >both the 5.2 and 6.1 data in the same file. Both seem to work ok but > >I am wondering if this is a good thing or will I have problems over > >time. > > > If the information is in one file then it is presumably in the format > used by the later version otherwise you would be getting error > messages. I agree, but trying to use the 6.1 data with the 5.2 program will probably lead to data loss for the items that 6.1 added that are unsupported in 5.2. > >Another question. The pictures I use are located in the My Pictures > >folder and the Text files are located under My Documents. I noticed > >that when I set up BK 6.1 and converted my data from 5.2, it set up a > >Text and Picture folder under the data file folder. There is nothing > >in these two folders and I am wondering why they were set up by the > >program. Is this just a suggestion to put the Text and Picture files > >under these folders? > > > The "My Pictures" and "My Documents" are standard file-buckets used by > Windoze. BK sets up a default directory hierarchy which keeps all > associated files together and tends to avoid BK files getting tangled > with the general dross in the above Windoze directories; it also makes > it easier to copy, back up or transfer the BK file set as doing so > with the picture and text files outwith the BK directory tree is > likely to miss any such files. He didn't move the files to the new directories....

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:58:50 -0800, "D. Stussy" <spam@bde-arc.ampr.org> wrote: >"Charles Ellson" <charles@ellson.demon.co.uk> wrote in message >news:adp3r3dnukh7oe96srbpe269ljo1b5cfki@4ax.com... >> On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:02:03 GMT, jplasater@NOSPAMjuno.com (Jack) wrote: >> >I started my research using BK 5.2 and then acquired BK 6.1. In the >> >process of converting from 5.2 to 6.1 I got confused and ended up with >> >both the 5.2 and 6.1 data in the same file. Both seem to work ok but >> >I am wondering if this is a good thing or will I have problems over >> >time. >> > >> If the information is in one file then it is presumably in the format >> used by the later version otherwise you would be getting error >> messages. > >I agree, but trying to use the 6.1 data with the 5.2 program will probably >lead to data loss for the items that 6.1 added that are unsupported in 5.2. > >> >Another question. The pictures I use are located in the My Pictures >> >folder and the Text files are located under My Documents. I noticed >> >that when I set up BK 6.1 and converted my data from 5.2, it set up a >> >Text and Picture folder under the data file folder. There is nothing >> >in these two folders and I am wondering why they were set up by the >> >program. Is this just a suggestion to put the Text and Picture files >> >under these folders? >> > >> The "My Pictures" and "My Documents" are standard file-buckets used by >> Windoze. BK sets up a default directory hierarchy which keeps all >> associated files together and tends to avoid BK files getting tangled >> with the general dross in the above Windoze directories; it also makes >> it easier to copy, back up or transfer the BK file set as doing so >> with the picture and text files outwith the BK directory tree is >> likely to miss any such files. > >He didn't move the files to the new directories.... > No one said he did but in answer to his question I pointed out that the information is a bit more manageable if the appropriate BK sub-directories are used rather than mixing the information with unrelated files in the general "buckets" of files.