On Friday, July 27, 2001 8:49:02 AM UTC+2, pblair wrote: > It was good of Ken to post this as encouragement to others. > > If you want to have a peek (only a peek!) at a Legacy file, open > Explorer and find the Legacy folder. In it should be a sub-folder, > Data. Open than, and there is sample.fdb - a small test file to play > with. Rename it to somethnig like sample.mdb, and you can open it in > Access to have a look. > > Essentially all you will see are some tables and queries. No VB or > stuff like that....but it will show you a bit about structures (open > Relationships to see that) and so on. When you have finished, name it > back to what it started out as. > > As Ken says, make a commitment and get some help... > > Paul Blair > > On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 17:54:42 -0700, "Ken McGinnis" > <KenMcGinnis@MillenniaCorp.com> wrote: > > >Dear Software Developers, > > > >Legacy Family Tree uses the Microsoft Access Database format for its family > >files. Many of you know that Legacy is now free and anyone can download a > >copy to use. With this new model of giving away our software we also have a > >new policy of opening our source code to developers who are interested in > >writing genealogy utilities and would like to use the Legacy file format. > >The sample Visual Basic 6.0 source code and the Legacy file specification > >are FREE to anyone interested in writing an Add-on that works with Legacy. > >If you end up with a great new genealogy tool we will even help you market > >it to our huge user base. > > > >Do you have a good idea for a product? Are you good with creating web pages > >or good with mapping or have other great ideas that genealogists have always > >needed? Why not put what you already know how to do to good use and we will > >do the rest by giving you the tools. We have already released three > >successful Add-on programs and there are several more in the works right > >now. Visit our web site to see the current Add-on programs: > >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Add-Ons.asp > > > >Any developers who are interested can send me a message and I will send more > >details along with our Non-Disclosure Agreement and the Legacy Add-on > >Agreement for your review. > > > >Thanks > > > >Ken McGinnis > >Millennia Corporation > >KenMcGinnis@MillenniaCorp.com > >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > >We are changing the world of genealogy! > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I have just started my job as a programmer and I need some practice. > >Because > >> genealogy is one of my hobbies I thought about writing a genelaogy program > >> on my own. My idea is using a Microsoft Access Database (*.mdb) for the > >data > >> and a Visual Basic written program for the user interface. I would like to > >> hear you thoughts about the idea. > >> I also need proposals what the program should be able of. Or maybe > >somebody > >> can give me a hint where I can find some kind of catalogue "This is what a > >> good program does" > >> > >> Well, a lot of wishes, but I hope somebody can help me :-) > >> Yours, Marleen > > > > > > ------------------------------- > Paul Blair > pblair@pcug.org.au