> When we down loaded the latest version of family tree, I first >discovered that It did not connect with the files that I had. My pictures >are still there, as well as all the data that I put in, but when I turn on >my family tree, it tells me that there is no records. Then the next time I >got into it, there was a language error. Now it tells me there is a date >Conversion error. If I sit for an hour and keep pressing the continue >button, it will eventually load up the program. We even tried putting the >old version back in, but it is the same thing. I Have tried putting in my >old reg. No. but it will not work either. > Could you please help me get my data back into place. Now that you have gone through all the date conversion stuff, do you not have access to the database? The program was updating your data from Version 1 to the current Version 2.27 and did some conversions along the way. The date conversion problem is common when it comes across a date it could not interpret. When you were done with that process you should have been into the database as usual. If you are into the database and the line says - Add Individual - does the status bar on bottom tell you that there are a number of records? What about doing a NameSearch? DO you come up with names? If you Try to find by entering IRN #1 does it come up? Ira ---------------------------------------------------------- Ira J. Lund Cumberland Family Software, Clarksville, Tennessee, USA E-mail: ira.lund@cf-software.com http://www.cf-software.com

Ira, Before a new version appears I would like to report a bug in the uninstaller program, which was there in version 2.26. I suppose it will still be there in version 2.27: At the end of the uninstall procedure the program asks (anyway it asks me) "Delete directory C:\Windows\Fonts?" I uninstalled version 2.26 two times (for reasons that do not matter at the moment) and both times the program asked this question. I suppose there are very few users who want this, so I suggest that you remove this question from the uninstaller. It can be quite cumbersome, if you answer "Yes" by accident, to recover the fonts directory! Regards, Ren Hasekamp

To: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com <CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com> Dear Ira Lund, When we down loaded the latest version of family tree, I first discovered that It did not connect with the files that I had. My pictures are still there, as well as all the data that I put in, but when I turn on my family tree, it tells me that there is no records. Then the next time I got into it, there was a language error. Now it tells me there is a date Conversion error. If I sit for an hour and keep pressing the continue button, it will eventually load up the program. We even tried putting the old version back in, but it is the same thing. I Have tried putting in my old reg. No. but it will not work either. Could you please help me get my data back into place. Emile & Emile Magotiaux Redvers SK.

judie wrote: > Does anyone know if it is compatible or not? Hi Judie, I have used PAF then changed to BK then To CFT.. I gedcomed from PAF to BK and then to CFT with no problem so I would think that PAF should GEDCOM direct to CFT without any problem too........bearing in mind that there will be some fields that will not transfer possibly due to the different fields but they should not be much to change manually if in fact it needs to happen at all. Good luck Kay in WA -- Kay Hinnrichsen <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/9647/> Main names I am researching are: WILSON, BOSANKO, JOLLY, NANKIVELL, HINRICHSEN, ROGERS, HURST, FARAM, MUSICKA. Others are Tonkin, Matthews, Jones, Ecclestone, Grillett, Rundle.

I have been asked by two different people if their program PAF 3.0 is compatible with Cumberland Family Tree. One tried to send a GEDCOM to me but it didn't work (I think actually she didn't export it properly from her program). Now I have another person wanting to send me data from hers. I know nothing about PAF. Does anyone know if it is compatible or not? Also, I am having email problems (something about a Black List) so if I dont answer your email please resend to: dmmoore@nemaine.com and it will be redirected to me. Thankyou, Judie, Melbourne, Australia http://members.tripod.com/~jmoore2/ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/7619/ http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/b/s/Judie-A-Abson/index.html Researching the names WALKER, McCRACKEN, ABSON, SMART, KEEPENCE, WOODFORD, LEDGER, CHENEY, CARSWELL.

Ira, you showed your interest in programs which might be incorporated in Ver3 to create HTML pages. GEDPAGE was mentioned already here. I would like to draw your attention to some others that are shown in Cyndi's home page construction kit: http://www.oz.net/~cyndihow/construc.htm Another one which has been released only lately is AHN http://homepages.munich.netsurf.de/Helmut.Braess/indexe.htm Can show data and apparently events as well as list or graph (Java application) As far as I can see they mostlöy use GEDCOM as input. Max max.gschneidinger@zp.siemens.de ***************************************** visit my database 'German ancestors up to the Middle Ages' at http://www.genealogy.com/ged/max/ *****************************************

I am running 2.27 32 bit and have no troubles like this. I have a few, well many infact that have spouses but no marriage event and when I entered the marriage for either spouse it was there for the other person OK. At 17:03 26/01/98 -0600, you wrote: >I will look into this. > >Ira > >At 10:28 AM 1/25/98 +1000, you wrote: >>Ira, >> >>I have just found a small bug with the add spouse routine in an unusual >>circumstance. This one has been lurking for a while but I only just >>realised the cause. >> >>Take the case of a family set, that is father, mother and child, but with a >>second family containing a child only. Selecting the second family gives a >>display showing the father and child, with the option of -Add-Spouse-. If a >>spouse is added through this option, it does not link into the FRN >>containing the child of the second family, but incorrectly replaces the >>spouse from the first family. >> >>Checking the original spouse from family number one shows the connection >>still exists. We therefore have two spouses with the same FRN. Any attempt >>to fix it loses the child connections, which have to be manually reinstated >>following a rebuild. >> >>Regards, >> >>Ian Fettes >>Brisbane, Queensland, Australia >>Reply to: fettesi@st.net.au >> >---------------------------------------------------------- > Ira J. Lund > Cumberland Family Software, Clarksville, Tennessee, USA > E-mail: ira.lund@cf-software.com > http://www.cf-software.com > Barry Gardiner <color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param>PO Box 427 <italic><underline>McLaren Vale South Australia 5171 </underline></italic></color> One of the finest wine grape growing areas in the world. email address's barryg@cobweb.com.au barryg@terra.net.au Motto: Don't take life seriously. You'll never get out of it alive.

I will look into this. Ira At 10:28 AM 1/25/98 +1000, you wrote: >Ira, > >I have just found a small bug with the add spouse routine in an unusual >circumstance. This one has been lurking for a while but I only just >realised the cause. > >Take the case of a family set, that is father, mother and child, but with a >second family containing a child only. Selecting the second family gives a >display showing the father and child, with the option of -Add-Spouse-. If a >spouse is added through this option, it does not link into the FRN >containing the child of the second family, but incorrectly replaces the >spouse from the first family. > >Checking the original spouse from family number one shows the connection >still exists. We therefore have two spouses with the same FRN. Any attempt >to fix it loses the child connections, which have to be manually reinstated >following a rebuild. > >Regards, > >Ian Fettes >Brisbane, Queensland, Australia >Reply to: fettesi@st.net.au > ---------------------------------------------------------- Ira J. Lund Cumberland Family Software, Clarksville, Tennessee, USA E-mail: ira.lund@cf-software.com http://www.cf-software.com

On Wed, 21 Jan 98 22:30:50 +0100, Kirsten Andersen wrote: >Could someone please tell me, how I print my documents. > >I select Print Reports - Misc - Documents, then I mark the document >I want, but when I select Preview, the report only shows the heading - and I >would like the content of the document printed. Thank you for your answers. I have found the problem: If the document starts with a blank line the contents isn't printed - only the "Document Title". Regards, Kirsten.

Ira and Ren, Ren Hasekamp said; >- If you add the marriage event while editing the MALE person of the >couple, everything goes fine and the marriage event will also apear in the >event list of the female partner, BUT: > >- if you add the marriage event in the event list of the FEMALE partner, it >will NOT appear in the event list of the male partner! And so you have to >delete it from the event list of the FEMALE paertner and you have to add it >again in the event list of the MALE partner). I can also confirm this problem, but it was one I kept forgetting to report. Regards, Ian Fettes Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Reply to: fettesi@st.net.au

Ira and all, I can report a bug that is equally rare but it might be related to the one reported by Ian. I discovered it in version 2.25x (I think), but I believe t still is there in version 2.27x. In fact it is so rare that I forgot to report it, but Ian now reminds me to do so. Here we go: If you don't have any default family events at all and you add a spouse to a person, the "marriage" event will not be added automatically to the event lists of both partners because it is not a default family event. This is correct. But when you want to add a marriage event to this couple the following happens: - If you add the marriage event while editing the MALE person of the couple, everything goes fine and the marriage event will also apear in the event list of the female partner, BUT: - if you add the marriage event in the event list of the FEMALE partner, it will NOT appear in the event list of the male partner! And so you have to delete it from the event list of the FEMALE paertner and you have to add it again in the event list of the MALE partner). Is this a form of sex discrimination in CFTWin?? Regards, Ren Hasekamp ---------- > Van: Ian Fettes <fettesi@st.net.au> > Aan: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com > Onderwerp: Add spouse > Datum: zondag 25 januari 1998 1:28 > > Ira, > > I have just found a small bug with the add spouse routine in an unusual > circumstance. This one has been lurking for a while but I only just > realised the cause. > > Take the case of a family set, that is father, mother and child, but with a > second family containing a child only. Selecting the second family gives a > display showing the father and child, with the option of -Add-Spouse-. If a > spouse is added through this option, it does not link into the FRN > containing the child of the second family, but incorrectly replaces the > spouse from the first family. > > Checking the original spouse from family number one shows the connection > still exists. We therefore have two spouses with the same FRN. Any attempt > to fix it loses the child connections, which have to be manually reinstated > following a rebuild. > > Regards, > > Ian Fettes > Brisbane, Queensland, Australia > Reply to: fettesi@st.net.au > >

Ira, I have just found a small bug with the add spouse routine in an unusual circumstance. This one has been lurking for a while but I only just realised the cause. Take the case of a family set, that is father, mother and child, but with a second family containing a child only. Selecting the second family gives a display showing the father and child, with the option of -Add-Spouse-. If a spouse is added through this option, it does not link into the FRN containing the child of the second family, but incorrectly replaces the spouse from the first family. Checking the original spouse from family number one shows the connection still exists. We therefore have two spouses with the same FRN. Any attempt to fix it loses the child connections, which have to be manually reinstated following a rebuild. Regards, Ian Fettes Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Reply to: fettesi@st.net.au

Ira, Misery loves company. This past weekend I blew out my CD-ROM and sound card; been hassling that until Tuesday. There's always something with these modern marvels. No reply required. Regards, Floyd ---------- > From: Ira J. Lund <70713.3476@CompuServe.COM> > To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@CompuServe.COM > Subject: Computer Problems > Date: Wednesday, January 21, 1998 10:41 PM [snip]

I am trying to catch up on e-mail of the past two days. I messed my computer up royal and can't get my Eudora Light E-mail program working. So I have re-routed mail to my compuserve account. I have been watching the e-mail and won't miss any. But I am swamped. I am making note of the suggestions, so don't feel you're overlooked if I haven't responded. It's been a stressful past 2 days trying to get up again - skipped work and been beating this computer for 16 hours a day. Still problems with Eudora. Thanks, Ira -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ira J. Lund Cumberland Family Software, Clarksville, Tennessee E-Mail :ira.lund@cf-software.com Web Site: http://www.cf-software.com Support Mailing List, e-mail to: CFT-WIN-L-request@rootsweb.com in body of message enter: subscribe

Could someone please tell me, how I print my documents. I select Print Reports - Misc - Documents, then I mark the document I want, but when I select Preview, the report only shows the heading - and I would like the content of the document printed. What am I doing wrong? Regards, Kirsten Andersen.

Ira, Have you tried a baseball bat? It works wonders. After you beat the thing to death, go out and buy that system you always wanted, Craig > >It's been a stressful past 2 days trying to get up again - skipped >work and >been beating this computer for 16 hours a day. Still problems with >Eudora.

At 11:47 AM 1/20/98 +0100, you wrote: >After testing several since 1986 different versions from dos to windows I am very >happy with this program, also the language conversion is impressive. But still I have some suggestions to modifications/improvements: > >PHOTOS:It is necessary to store photofiles in the same directory as the database, I would prefer having the option to use a seaparate subdirectory. > Jens - I think you will find that you can now put photos in a separate directory. I keep mine in in directory C:\CftImg. Create your subdirectory wherever you want it and then go to Options/Database Configuration/Other and you can put in the location of your directory. >In order to maintain a uniform appearance, it should be possible to set a standard picture size. Standard photo size can be accomplished by scanning the photos at the same size. A setting on the scanning software will take care of this. I don't know enough about graphics to know whether it can be accomplished some other way. >Once photos registered, they should be available in the "Family Photo Album" - I only >have the Photo Album program as a shareware and I am not sure whether or not this >is in fact already available ? > >NOTES: The use of symbols should be replaced with a system like foot-notes in word, or alphanumeric reference like 1) 2) etc. > >Danish participants: Hint to Danish generalogy "freaks" - feel free to contact me, I have a good experience from research at: Rigsarkivet, Landsarkivet and Koebenhavns Raadhus. > >Jens Fleinert >Christianshusvej 169 >DK 2970 Hoersholm >Phone/fax: +45 45 86 11 62 - Mob: +45 20 44 78 34 E-mail jef@konluc.dk > >Attachment Converted: "C:\EUDORA\Attach\Fleinert, Jens.vcf" >

No, I don't agree with you: my granddad was born in 1909 and he died in 1996. If I follow your method, he won't show up if I search the years 1939-1945, because there aren't any events for that years. So the suggested procedure must first look at the span between birth/baptism and death/burial, before it can drop it's conclusions on screen/paper. Sincerely, Hubert Slings J.E. Myers wrote: > > To a limited extent this can already be done in CFTW using the global search > mechanism. You can search, for example, on the year 1900 and get all the > events that were entered for that year listed on the screen and/or printed. > True, you can't work with a range of years, but you can do one year at a > time this way. Just Mark "Date" under "Events" after you enter the year > after "Search for". -- ==================================== drs. H.G. Slings drs. J.I.J. Slings-de Vries De Rikking 102 8332 CH Steenwijk The Netherlands 0521-515051 slings@wxs.nl http://home.wxs.nl/~slings/home.html ====================================

To a limited extent this can already be done in CFTW using the global search mechanism. You can search, for example, on the year 1900 and get all the events that were entered for that year listed on the screen and/or printed. True, you can't work with a range of years, but you can do one year at a time this way. Just Mark "Date" under "Events" after you enter the year after "Search for". Jon At 08:23 PM 1/20/98 +0000, you wrote: >The message <34C4A1EB.79CE@wxs.nl> > from Hubert en Inge Slings <slings@wxs.nl> contains these words: > > >> Hi Ira & others, > >> In doing my genealogical research and preparing my >> familystories I regularly have need to know who in >> my database lived at a certain moment in history. >> For instance: who of the Slings went through World >> War II? And who the Octogenearian War between Holland >> and Spain? > > >I'd use that facility too, if it were available. > >-- >Linda Sutherland >linda.sutherland@zetnet.co.uk > > ______________________________ | | | EMQUAD International, Ltd. | | P.O. Box 60 | | Great Neck, NY 11022 | | - | | emquad@worldnet.att.net | | http://home.att.net/~emquad | | - | | Consulting Division | | Publishing Division | |______________________________|

The message <34C4A1EB.79CE@wxs.nl> from Hubert en Inge Slings <slings@wxs.nl> contains these words: > Hi Ira & others, > In doing my genealogical research and preparing my > familystories I regularly have need to know who in > my database lived at a certain moment in history. > For instance: who of the Slings went through World > War II? And who the Octogenearian War between Holland > and Spain? I'd use that facility too, if it were available. -- Linda Sutherland linda.sutherland@zetnet.co.uk