On 22/11/2011 22:34, John Hartley wrote: > My computer is an unbranded desk top unit with a 1 terrabyte HD, Windows7 > Pro op-system about a year old. I was using WinBMD v4 previously on an old > computer with Win XP and then continued on this new computer for a year > until about 2 weeks ago, when I upgraded WinBMD from v4 to v5 (firstly > uninstalling v4 then installing v5 and later upgrading with the v6 patch). > > I was( for last 7n years) saving both Image and BMD data files in a > Directory called 1_DATA\FreeBMD. On the old computer with Xp as far as I > can recall data was saved in a path Viz C:\Documents and Settings\My > Documents\1_Data\FreeBMD. > > In Windows7 on new computer WinBMD data files and images were saved in path > Viz: Libraries\Documents\My Documents\1_Data\FreeBMD. > > I have for about last 15 years always saved all my data files from all > programs e.g. Word, Excel, Photoshop, PAF, Mapinfo, etc in ...My > Documents\1_Data\XXX------And everything has always been OK except for > WinBMD using V5/6 > > I now realise that files transcribed and saved after the v5/6 upgrade are > not appearing in the usual FreeBDM directory along with all previous BDM > files and Image files. I could only access those very recent files within > the WinBMD program, and only those still on the small drop down box from > <Files> but not from the full list from Files>Open (they were not visible).. > I searched with Explorer and found the missing files in another Directory > call FreeBMD but with different path > > The Image and old and new Data files are being saved at following path C:\ > Users\Windows7\Documents\1_Data\FreeBMD.. Also the recent files that were > missing in the other directory all had a small lock type insignias on their > names suggesting a security issue after the upgrade. > > So now though I can retrieve and edit files recently used and listed in the > small drop-down box at<Files>, and also could not open in Explorer or > WinBMD any new or old BMD files in any directory. Windows also just now did > not have the BMD file extension in the list of all acceptable extensions. > > So now after me trying to solve the problem with about 10 hours experiments > etc., I hired an IT consultant who, though not a boy, had never seen this > problem before and after two hours with me his only solution was to arrange > the saving of all Data and Images in the C:\Program Files > (x86)\WinBMD\Output Directory and because that would not be safe place if a > major back-up recovery were done, he installed a batch program to reasonably > easily copy all Output Directory to > C:\Users\Windows7\Documents\1_Data\FreeBMD directory on a daily or weekly > basis where in a Document directory they would not be violated during as > rebuild. I notice that the v5/6 files in the > C:\User\Windows7\Documents\1_Data\FreeBMD still have the little lock > insignias but can be now opened normally this may be because the IT man > entered .BMD as an allowable extension. > > We had to also change the BMD Verify program to use the Output directory and > it's a bit of a nuisance as it only opens file list in Name sorted rather > than Date as before. I can wear this as I will get used to working with the > search function. > > All this to me is an outcome which is messy and I am hoping that this > problem has arisen before and there may be a better solution you could put > before me. Any help will be appreciated. > > I notice too that V5/6 does not open cleanly any old files as there are very > different headers and apparently column sometimes too, and it appears there > are some difficulties to save an edited old file. I looks like easiest is > to edit text files on the WEB site and forget about fixing owner copies. > Can we look forward to a better resolution of these issues or am I doing > something wrong? > > Cheers John > > > > 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 Hello Mr. Hartley, I think it might help if you have a look at FreeBMD's help pages in particular this one :- http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#3f for reasons to do with computer security, Microsoft have evolved a system of "Virtual Store" folders in which Data from pre windows Vista programs might be stored. I think you might find your data available to any programs if you search in the Virtual store sub folders. Hoping this might help, Alan