Thank you, JohnI had looked through the printed manual, but missed that item on page 9.It seems to me that I should update each of my files from BK5 to BK6 seperately, decide which is primary, and then use the compare data bases routine (on page 16) to add the extra people into it.Probably I should do this before moving into BK7.Geoffrey On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 06:04 PM, bk@rootsweb.com wrote: > To Geoffrey Wilson > >Yes, you can have multiple databases in BK 6 or BK 7 > >However, it is easier if you have everyone in one large database. > >Let me know if you need help. > >John Steed > >brothers_keeper@msn.com > > >________________________________ >From: GEOFFREY L WILSON <glw4@psu.edu> >Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2018 10:14 PM >To: bk@rootsweb.com >Subject: [BK] Re: Upgrading from BK5 > >Thank you, John, for this reassurance.At age 94 I am a little dilatory in >getting things done.Because there may have been changes I will upload a new >installation file for BK6.6 from your website rather than use the CD that I >have.I have BK5 installed at C:/BK5, with data files in sub-directories of >C:/BK5-DATA. I select these using BKPath. Is this facilty available in BK6?I >do intend to merge the files into a single file in BK6, or later in BK7. > > >On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 06:52 PM, bk@rootsweb.com wrote: >> >To Geoffrey Wilson >> >>To move from BK 5 to BK 7 you must first install BK 6.6 and pick File, >Convert >>BK5 to BK6. >> >>Then install BK 7.3 and run it and pick File, Convert BK6 to BK7 >> >>If you have trouble, let me know. >> >>John Steed >> >>________________________________ >>From: GEOFFREY L WILSON <glw4@psu.edu> >>Sent: Sunday, December 9, 2018 8:49 PM >>To: bk@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [BK] Upgrading from BK5 >> >>I have a CD and manual for BK6.6, but never installed it as I did not want >to >>lose the reference numbers in my BK5G Wilson data base. It seems that my >fears >>were unjustified. >>I see that the latest version is 7.3. If I were to get that could I jump >>directly to it from BK5, or mus I go via BK6?I am now a doddery 94 year old. >>It is hard for an old dog like me to learn new tricks, but it behooves me to >>try to get my stuff tidied up for the benefit of my progeny. >> >>On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 06:38 PM, bk@rootsweb.com wrote: >> >>To Geoffrey Wilson >> >>If you use my Convert routines (File, Convert BK6 to BK7) then >>the BK >>code number will not change from BK 5 to 6 or 6 to 7 >> >>However, if you use File, Gedcom Export and then Import then the numbers >>will >>change. So I recommend you always use the convert routines that are in the >>program and not Gedcom when moving between major versions of BK. >> >>John Steed >> >>________________________________ >>From: GEOFFREY L WILSON <glw4@psu.edu> >>Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 8:56 PM >>To: bk@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [BK] Re: How to find what censuses are missing? (was: Re: Re: >>List of ancestors residences in text file) >> >>I suggest that you be careful here.I have three ring binders with sheet >>protectors labelled with BK index numbers. My problem is that these numbers >>are from my BK5 data base, and when I update to BK6 or BK7 new numbers will >>appear. I think the same thing is likely to happen it John issues a new >>version >>BK8. >> > >