>At 08:20 AM 11/30/00 -0700, you wrote: >>I have version Clooz 1.2. Has there been a further update? >>I received this update many months ago and when installed erased my >>database of names already, through much agony, installed. I tried >>several times to reinstall with advice from many on this list, but to no >>avail. Because of other committments and so forth, I am just getting >>back to resolving this problem, which I note seems to be a major problem >>for many Clooz users. > >Clooz does not erase databases. Period. When you install a newer version, >the new version does not contain the paths to the databases you may have >created earlier, so you have to reestablish the links. But it doesn't >delete your databases. If you look in your files, you'll find your >databases, unless you've deleted them. I don't know what you mean by this >is a major problem for many Clooz users. I take exception to that as Clooz >doesn't erase databases! Every time I have released a new patch or >version, I've warned people that the links in the database will be gone, >but you only need to reestablish the links by clicking on the file folder >icon on the Select or Create a Database screen, then change directories to >where your database is stored, and double click on the database, then >click Select. Your linkage between Clooz and the database will be >reestablished. > >>I have TMG, version 4x, gold edition. The directions in the Clooz manual >>do NOT work for transferring names, etc to Clooz. Since I continually >>see that others often have this same problem, would it not be prudent to >>print updated and accurate directions for transferring names into Clooz? >>Thank you very much. Bonnie Samuel at [email protected] > >The directions were given to me by a TMG user. I am not a TMG user, >therefore I rely on others for accurate information. My records show you >have version 1.1 not 1.2, so I think you're not being fair in criticizing >the program since the manual has been completely rewritten since you >purchased it, and I've put out versions 1.2, 1.21, and 1.22. Why don't you >spend $5 plus shipping to upgrade to version 1.22 and see for yourself how >the program works instead of shooting in the dark? > >Liz Kelley Kerstens, CGRS >Ancestor Detective, LLC >http://www.ancestordetective.com >Creator of Clooz, http://www.clooz.com >Editor of Genealogical Computing, http://www.ancestry.com