There are 3 basic solutions to this issue. I call it an issue because it is not a problem as much as planning and understanding. 1. Use the Global Search and Replace function as Bruce noted in his reply. 2. Use an artifical drive letter assignment for the folder name. This uses the DOS SUBST command available through Windows ME. Not available in XP. This assigns a drive letter just like Network and real Drives on the computer. Regardless of where the pictures are stored, it can be defined for each computer using the program. 3. With planning and foresight, pick a folder name that is unique and meaningful and use the same name on all computers. Example: C:\Family Picture Library. Item 3 brings up another issue. Putting all pictures in a single folder requires planning for the picture names. In many cases you will have multiple pictures of the same individual, and then all the duplicate names for individuals. Remember, you have long file names - use them. Here are some suggestions: John Jacob Astor III - 1928, John Jacob Astor III - 1940, John Jacob Astor IV - 1950, Alfred Eller - dob 1935, Alfred Eller - dob 1965. In the first 3 examples, the date refers to the date of the picture, where in the last 2 it is a birth year. If you try to create multiple folders for groups of pictures, your problems compound. A number of people have tried this and can give you their insight to the problems. Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Mahan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [FO] Wish List > OOH! That makes Great sense. Hope Bruce is reading. > > HAVE A GREAT DAY!!! > > Jim Mahan > > --- http://james.mahan.tripod.com/ > --- http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jrmahan > > --- http://mahanscadsolutions.com > > --- "We will not waiver, we will not tire, we will not falter > --- and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail." > --- President George W. Bush > --- 7 October 2001 > > --- ALL OUT-GOING AND INCOMING MAIL IS SCANNED BY > --- NORTON ANTIVIRUS.!! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 8:41 PM > Subject: [FO] Wish List > > > One very disagreeable task I have run into with FO scrapbooks is the work to > reassign locations of scrapbook items when I transfer my database from one > computer to another. It seems that the directory tree is always different > for > one reason or another. > > I would like for the FO (or RootsMate) program to provide for a default > directory for all scrapbook items. Such a default directory could be a named > sister or sub directory of the directory containing the database itself, and > the applicable part of the item address would be assumed to be the same as > that of the database. Of course, the default location for the scrapbook > items > could be the same directory as the database itself, but I do not > particularly > like that solution. I do add and edit photos frequently, and would prefer > not > to mess with files in the database directory. > > Then, as a second (and much lesser) wish, I would like to have an FO option > to backup the scrapbook items as well as the database. > > Coe William (Bill) CASE, who married the WRIGHT girl. > <A HREF="http://users.aol.com/coecase/Index.htm">My Web Pages</A> > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > PLEASE send personal replies and "THANK YOU" message privately. All messages > on this list are archived and archiving takes up valuable space. > > > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > GETTING THE MOST OUT OF FAMILY ORIGINS by Bruce Buzbee - FO DEMO > http://formalsoft.com NO WEB ACCESS? Write to [email protected] for ordering information.