Gordon, Losing my picklist happened to me once and it caused a lot of lost time for me and others. The problem was embarrassing and simple in its cause. I had inadvertantly put an incorrect date on my header. I think I may have keyed a pre 1837 date. As a result only my added districts were coming up. Could you have done the same? regards Shelley > From: freebmd-admins-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: FREEBMD-ADMINS Digest, Vol 6, Issue 65 > To: freebmd-admins@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 01:00:46 -0600 > > > > Mail for the mailing list should be send to > FreeBMD-Admins@rootsweb.com > > The website for the mailing list is > http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com/ > It contains all the information about the project and is current status. > Archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Problem with District Picklist? (Gordon Randall) > 2. RE: Problem with District Picklist? (Alan Edgar) > 3. Re: Problem with District Picklist? (Ian) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 20:28:59 +1000 > From: Gordon Randall <gerandall60@gmail.com> > Subject: Problem with District Picklist? > To: FREEBMD-ADMINS@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <BANLkTi=VsZVQHSkpMTh3Fzs0-FKFMy4cJA@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi > > I began a new batch of the latest set today and I am finding the District > Picklist only contains the entries I have made. > What has happened to the list that had the complete names, etc.? > It is really slowing down my data entry, and is also beginning to annoy. > I tried downloading the latest picklist from WinBMD, but the message coming > back says that I have the latest list. > > Kind regards > > Gordon Randall > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 12:29:57 +0100 > From: "Alan Edgar" <alanedgar246@btinternet.com> > Subject: RE: Problem with District Picklist? > To: <freebmd-admins@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000001cc1097$ec875520$c595ff60$@btinternet.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Gordon > I am fairly new to this and my first set up, February 2011, lost the > Picklist. > The instructions I got were from my coordinator, Derek Lowe, where:- > However I suspect that what has happened is that you have misread the > instructions I sent you with The supplementary file as it should not be in > the Original Files folder it should be in the Files folder. > If you move the file, i.e. WinBMD_Supp_Districts.txt into the Files folder > your problem should disappear and Hendon,5e and Hendon,5f will appear on > your picklist when you start the name and you can select the correct one on > the picklist either by clicking on it or typing the number next to it. > > Regards > Derek > > So it could be that the Downloaded Picklist is in the wrong place. > Hope this helps. > > Alan > > -----Original Message----- > From: freebmd-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:freebmd-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gordon Randall > Sent: 12 May 2011 11:29 > To: FREEBMD-ADMINS@rootsweb.com > Subject: Problem with District Picklist? > > Hi > > I began a new batch of the latest set today and I am finding the District > Picklist only contains the entries I have made. > What has happened to the list that had the complete names, etc.? > It is really slowing down my data entry, and is also beginning to annoy. > I tried downloading the latest picklist from WinBMD, but the message coming > back says that I have the latest list. > > Kind regards > > Gordon Randall > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FREEBMD-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 07:46:14 -0600 > From: "Ian" <ianbrooke@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: Problem with District Picklist? > To: <freebmd-admins@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <COL105-DS1286F3E804910DA908618EB7890@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Gordon, > This suggestion is unlikely to fix your problem. > > Here's the quickest way: > > Make sure you are not running WinBMD > > Look in your WinBMD folder, you will find a file called WinBMD.ini > > Open that file with Notepad > > Right at the bottom you will see a line which says something like > DistrictFileVersion=up0ZjJ3LgYz3jp8mYqnIPw > > Change 'something' in that string of characters, for example change the "Pw" > at the end to "xx" > > Save the file > > Now when you start WinBMD it will download the district file for you again. > > Regards > Ian > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Alan Edgar" <alanedgar246@btinternet.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 5:29 AM > To: <freebmd-admins@rootsweb.com> > Subject: RE: Problem with District Picklist? > > > Gordon > > I am fairly new to this and my first set up, February 2011, lost the > > Picklist. > > The instructions I got were from my coordinator, Derek Lowe, where:- > > However I suspect that what has happened is that you have misread the > > instructions I sent you with The supplementary file as it should not be in > > the Original Files folder it should be in the Files folder. > > If you move the file, i.e. WinBMD_Supp_Districts.txt into the Files folder > > your problem should disappear and Hendon,5e and Hendon,5f will appear on > > your picklist when you start the name and you can select the correct one > > on > > the picklist either by clicking on it or typing the number next to it. > > > > Regards > > Derek > > > > So it could be that the Downloaded Picklist is in the wrong place. > > Hope this helps. > > > > Alan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: freebmd-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:freebmd-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gordon Randall > > Sent: 12 May 2011 11:29 > > To: FREEBMD-ADMINS@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Problem with District Picklist? > > > > Hi > > > > I began a new batch of the latest set today and I am finding the District > > Picklist only contains the entries I have made. > > What has happened to the list that had the complete names, etc.? > > It is really slowing down my data entry, and is also beginning to annoy. > > I tried downloading the latest picklist from WinBMD, but the message > > coming > > back says that I have the latest list. > > > > Kind regards > > > > Gordon Randall > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > FREEBMD-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > FREEBMD-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the FREEBMD-ADMINS list administrator, send an email to > FREEBMD-ADMINS-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the FREEBMD-ADMINS mailing list, send an email to FREEBMD-ADMINS@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEBMD-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of FREEBMD-ADMINS Digest, Vol 6, Issue 65 > *********************************************