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    1. Re: Subject: Re: [FO] Software Development Cycle
    2. Thanks for all the tips, Alfred. Great ideas! And I guess I must be smoking my socks because I never particularly noticed (duh) I could delete my databases from within FO... I've always done that the hard way. (stop laughing!) I can't wait to head off to Kinkos and make them think I'm a real technogeek by asking them all this stuff about their printer! haha It will be a while before I get to the point where I'm ready to print out again but I'll be sure to post the result of my adventures at that time. Alfred said, in part: #1. right now,(Version 9) the first place the file locator looks is the start in folder, or the last place you loaded a file from in this session. Version ten: http://formalsoft.com/features.htm is supposed to let you set folders for different types of files. Maybe this wish is already granted. #2. I wrote a short macro for word to change all the surnames to “Title Case” in a GEDCOM. It works great, with a change of a word, it would change them all to all uppercase too. #3. Deleting Databases. If you delete the database using Family Origins it gets rid of al 35 files, the “lst” and “ged” files are left for you to do with as you please. You might want to use the GEDCOM again, and the list file might as well be deleted as soon as you get through checking the import of the GEDCOM. Large printouts! If you check with Kinko’s and see what printer they are using, set your  computer to output to that printer, (If you can find the drivers) Set the paper size, then see what Family Origins output to the screen looks like. If it looks right, capture the printer port output to a file and trot down to Kinko’s with the file on a floppy and see what they can do with it.

    08/15/2001 04:51:26