Wayne League's answer to Charles Gohlke's problem works fine as long as the database hasn't been entirely reconstructed, e.g. by making a GEDCOM, deleting the database, and making a new one from the GEDCOM. I do this occasionally after a batch of merges, and all the people in the reconstructed database have the same Date Last Edited. I get round this by making a new event "Updated", which records the date, the fact/event altered, and which is preserved through a reconstruction. Also I don't have to worry about whether I press "Cancel" rather than "OK", the latter altering the Date Last Edited. Colin Wilton-Davies in sunny Jersey, Channel Islands _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus