When I try to PREVIEW a chart in PAF Companion I get a small window that states "Could not find PDF - Exchange Driver". Can anyone explain this and possibly where and how I can get this driver. The PAF Companion program was loaded onto my first computer and when I purchased this one ALL the programs, files etc were transferred.

It sounds like you need to uninstall PAF Companion, then reinstall. The PDF-Xchange driver should be loaded during the install. Gaylon geejay wrote: > When I try to PREVIEW a chart in PAF Companion I get a small window that states > "Could not find PDF - Exchange Driver". Can anyone explain this and possibly where and > how I can get this driver. The PAF Companion program was loaded onto my first computer > and when I purchased this one ALL the programs, files etc were transferred. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi everyone: Thank you, Thank you so much for your answers. Lucie Servole Myers Tampa, Florida --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

Lucie: When we wrote the Possible Problems report, we thought that 16 and 45 would be a good lower and upper age for a person to have a child. We thought that a user would want to be alerted to situations outside of that range as a likely error. We also made these age ranges adjustable, so that if the user preferred a narrower or wider range, this could be adjusted. When you are ready to run the Possible Problem report, first click on the "Options" button. You'll see where you can make this adjustment and other adjustments. Gaylon Findlay Incline Software Val Olds wrote: > Hi, everyone: > > I need your help, again! I decided to print my list of "Possible > Record Problems" to see where I may have made some mistakes and to > correct them; to my surprise, 5 1/2 pages gave me details of my errors; > about 50% of my "Possible Record Problems" says: "Was not between 16 > and 45 when children were born in marriage(s)" I verified a couple of > these so-called problems and so far I do not see where the problem lies; > and why "16 and 45"? I am really puzzled. > > Examples: > RIN 11 is born in 1708, marries in 1733, has children from 1735 to > 1781 (date of his death). > RIN 785 is born in 1733, marries in 1781, has one child born in 1782. > > Do you see a problem with these dates? > > Thank you for your help. > > Lucie > > > As stated in other responses, these are only warnings and not true > errors, but could point to errors. In this case, RIN 11 had at least > one child after 1753 when that person was 45 - hence the warning > message. On RIN 785, the one child was born when the parent was 49, > again outside the 16 - 45 year range so again the reason for the warning > message. > There is nothing wrong about having children at that age or older (or > younger than 16 as well), but chances are that they are rare and > therefore would make sense that one needs to validate that the dates are > correct. > > THANKS, > Val Olds > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi, everyone: I need your help, again! I decided to print my list of "Possible Record Problems" to see where I may have made some mistakes and to correct them; to my surprise, 5 1/2 pages gave me details of my errors; about 50% of my "Possible Record Problems" says: "Was not between 16 and 45 when children were born in marriage(s)" I verified a couple of these so-called problems and so far I do not see where the problem lies; and why "16 and 45"? I am really puzzled. Examples: RIN 11 is born in 1708, marries in 1733, has children from 1735 to 1781 (date of his death). RIN 785 is born in 1733, marries in 1781, has one child born in 1782. Do you see a problem with these dates? Thank you for your help. Lucie As stated in other responses, these are only warnings and not true errors, but could point to errors. In this case, RIN 11 had at least one child after 1753 when that person was 45 - hence the warning message. On RIN 785, the one child was born when the parent was 49, again outside the 16 - 45 year range so again the reason for the warning message. There is nothing wrong about having children at that age or older (or younger than 16 as well), but chances are that they are rare and therefore would make sense that one needs to validate that the dates are correct. THANKS, Val Olds

I recently bought on special ($25.95 au) a 4 Gb Toshiba USB device, Upon opening the packet and inserting the device I found it was a U3. Now I am in the computer industry and I did not read the packet more fool me. I tried running U3 but found it more of an annoyance than good. In the end I simply had to reformat to one drive. Moral is read before you buy don't be fooled by the price tag. Cheers Steve

[email protected] wrote: > Hi, everyone: > > I need your help, again! I decided to print my list of "Possible Record Problems" to see where I may have made some mistakes and to correct them; to my surprise, 5 1/2 pages gave me details of my errors; about 50% of my "Possible Record Problems" says: "Was not between 16 and 45 when children were born in marriage(s)" I verified a couple of these so-called problems and so far I do not see where the problem lies;and why "16 and 45"? I am really puzzled. > > Exemples: > RIN 11 is born in 1708, marries in 1733, has children from 1735 to 1781 (date of his death). > RIN 785 is born in 1733, marries in 1781, has one child born in 1782. > > Do you see a problem with these dates? Only if either one of 'em is female. But -- it is UNUSUAL to be 48 when your first child is born and a cautious soul will double-check that and note in the NOTES the circumstances. Cheryl -- There should be no attachments on this message, unless I specifically mentioned them above.

As suggested, the problem list should be considered a warning of possible problems. They are not absolute, or PAF may actually correct them. If you are comfortable with the data, then do not sweat it. You might want to keep a record that you have already checked those datas and they are correct. Even your date prior to correction was strange, but if you can confirm it you should not worry about it. Of course, if it was a women having a child at 73, it would really raise a question. Bill > Hi, everyone: > > I need your help, again! I decided to print my list of "Possible Record Problems" to see where I may have made some mistakes and to correct them; to my surprise, 5 1/2 pages gave me details of my errors; about 50% of my "Possible Record Problems" says: "Was not between 16 and 45 when children were born in marriage(s)" I verified a couple of these so-called problems and so far I do not see where the problem lies;and why "16 and 45"? I am really puzzled. > > Exemples: > RIN 11 is born in 1708, marries in 1733, has children from 1735 to 1781 (date of his death). > RIN 785 is born in 1733, marries in 1781, has one child born in 1782. > > Do you see a problem with these dates? >

Gary's comments were good. However, when you say it was not recognized, but still plugged in I have another thought. At a conference several years back folks would plug in there memory sticks to load their paper and then use the icon to uninstall it. Problem was they would uninstall every thing in that icon, including the CD drive and anything else there. It may be that another memory stick was installed and then all the connected USB devices were unconnected when it was removed. You do not always have to uninstall a USB memory stick, though it is risky not to - actually I rarely do and only ran into a problem 1 time. If you shut the memory stick down, just be sure only your memory stick is referenced and uninstalled. Gary made some good points about PAF listing the actual file location and that it may actually be on the hard drive. At a FHC, it might be good to use a temporary folder for folks to load things and then copy them to a USB later and remove them from the folder. This is similar to establishing a folder for presentations on the desktop where folks can load them for a conference, rather than messing up the desktop itself. Actually, I think it is possible to set up the desktop so folks can not write to it, but allow writing to a folder that is put on the desktop. Might be worth a try. Then PAF could be set up to use that folder as a default. It would save a lot of pain for folks and set up standard procedures for folks to use. I have not been successful at locking down the desktop (even through DOS), but even without this aspect, a folder on the desktop for users to put files and that is the default working folder for PAF may solve a lot of issues. Bill > Gary Templeman wrote: > > If she had previously worked with her file on that computer, is it possible > > that rather than doing a restore, that she opened it from the File menu and > > used a copy on the hard drive (which may not be in the default location)? > > The full path is shown at the top of the window when the file is open in > > PAF. What happens when you launch PAF again, or if you go to File and select > > her file name from the recent file list? If PAF can't locate it then it was > > probably on the flash drive which got corrupted. If PAF can open it from the > > recent file list you will be able to easily see the location. > > > > It is also possible that here flash drive is one of the brands that has to > > be run the first time under an administrator login for Windows to find it, > > which could explain why it could be explored on another computer but not > > that one. The fact that it worked on the other computer also indicates that > > the drive itself is not faulty. > > > ************** > The drive has previously worked on that computer. Later when I > re-plugged it in the computer recognized it and it worked. When I > arrived it was "disconnected", but plugged in. (I.e. the computer did > not recognize its presence, but it was in the socket. I strongly > suspect that the connector had been "bumped" and this caused a momentary > disconnect of one of the pins. This in turn could have caused the > computer to "disconnect" - - - or something. But we will never > know.. Richard > *************

Lucie, You can decide what ages to use by clicking the Options button. Please note that PAF is not saying these ARE problems, merely that they are "Possible problems". Some of the things it finds are problems. (e.g. a woman bearing children at age 10 or age 100 would indicate a problem in the data.) Bill Buchanan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 3:06 PM Subject: [PAF-5] Possible Record Problems!!! > Hi, everyone: > > I need your help, again! I decided to print my list of "Possible Record Problems" to see where I may have made some mistakes and to correct them; to my surprise, 5 1/2 pages gave me details of my errors; about 50% of my "Possible Record Problems" says: "Was not between 16 and 45 when children were born in marriage(s)" I verified a couple of these so-called problems and so far I do not see where the problem lies;and why "16 and 45"? I am really puzzled. > > Exemples: > RIN 11 is born in 1708, marries in 1733, has children from 1735 to 1781 (date of his death). > RIN 785 is born in 1733, marries in 1781, has one child born in 1782. > > Do you see a problem with these dates? > > Thank you for your help. > > Lucie > > > --------------------------------- > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.12/1245 - Release Date: 1/26/2008 3:45 PM > >

Cheryl, Those U3 flash drives have caused a lot of confusion. The idea behind U3 is to make it easier to run software from the flash drive by formatting it in 2 partitions: one being a simulated CD-ROM which can auto-run and the other being a normal partition. In fact, certain programs (including PAF) can be run from a normal flash drive, so I don't see that U3 has any advantage. Given the choice between a U3-enabled flash drive and a conventional flash drive I would NEVER buy the U3 unit. This is just a personal opinion, of course, but unless you understand U3 I think you are best to avoid it. Bill Buchanan > I have one (a Memorex, if memory serves) that came divided > like Gaul into two parts. Put it into any USB port and it > accessed Part1, which had the security section which was > write protected; if you let it install the host program, you > could then access part2 which wasn't write-protected. That > thing gave me more grief!! I finally had my husband delete > the partition and reformat the thing so I could use it > outside the house. > > There was _nothing_ that told me it was write protected or > that it was partitioned until I went looking to see why it > kept telling me it was full. Even then, the partition > wasn't obvious. > > Cheryl

Concerning: RIN 11 is born in 1708, marries in 1733, has children from 1735 to 1781 (date of his death), it was supposed to be: RIN 11 is born in 1708, marries in 1733, has children from 1735 to 1756, dies in 1781. Sorry. Lucie --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

Hi, everyone: I need your help, again! I decided to print my list of "Possible Record Problems" to see where I may have made some mistakes and to correct them; to my surprise, 5 1/2 pages gave me details of my errors; about 50% of my "Possible Record Problems" says: "Was not between 16 and 45 when children were born in marriage(s)" I verified a couple of these so-called problems and so far I do not see where the problem lies;and why "16 and 45"? I am really puzzled. Exemples: RIN 11 is born in 1708, marries in 1733, has children from 1735 to 1781 (date of his death). RIN 785 is born in 1733, marries in 1781, has one child born in 1782. Do you see a problem with these dates? Thank you for your help. Lucie --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

You can also get a program that will remove the U3 portion, allowing full use of the flash drive. I don't remember the site, but it can be found by Googling for it. I have removed it from every drive I have, with no ill effects. Aloha Wayne, NH6K -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Buchanan Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:18 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [PAF-5] Flash drive with 2 partitions (U3) Cheryl, Those U3 flash drives have caused a lot of confusion. The idea behind U3 is to make it easier to run software from the flash drive by formatting it in 2 partitions: one being a simulated CD-ROM which can auto-run and the other being a normal partition. In fact, certain programs (including PAF) can be run from a normal flash drive, so I don't see that U3 has any advantage. Given the choice between a U3-enabled flash drive and a conventional flash drive I would NEVER buy the U3 unit. This is just a personal opinion, of course, but unless you understand U3 I think you are best to avoid it. Bill Buchanan > I have one (a Memorex, if memory serves) that came divided like Gaul > into two parts. Put it into any USB port and it accessed Part1, which > had the security section which was write protected; if you let it > install the host program, you could then access part2 which wasn't > write-protected. That thing gave me more grief!! I finally had my > husband delete the partition and reformat the thing so I could use it > outside the house. > > There was _nothing_ that told me it was write protected or that it was > partitioned until I went looking to see why it kept telling me it was > full. Even then, the partition wasn't obvious. > > Cheryl ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Gary Templeman wrote: > It is also possible that here flash drive is one of the brands that has to > be run the first time under an administrator login for Windows to find it, > which could explain why it could be explored on another computer but not > that one. The fact that it worked on the other computer also indicates that > the drive itself is not faulty. I have one (a Memorex, if memory serves) that came divided like Gaul into two parts. Put it into any USB port and it accessed Part1, which had the security section which was write protected; if you let it install the host program, you could then access part2 which wasn't write-protected. That thing gave me more grief!! I finally had my husband delete the partition and reformat the thing so I could use it outside the house. There was _nothing_ that told me it was write protected or that it was partitioned until I went looking to see why it kept telling me it was full. Even then, the partition wasn't obvious. Cheryl -- There should be no attachments on this message, unless I specifically mentioned them above.

Gary Templeman wrote: > If she had previously worked with her file on that computer, is it possible > that rather than doing a restore, that she opened it from the File menu and > used a copy on the hard drive (which may not be in the default location)? > The full path is shown at the top of the window when the file is open in > PAF. What happens when you launch PAF again, or if you go to File and select > her file name from the recent file list? If PAF can't locate it then it was > probably on the flash drive which got corrupted. If PAF can open it from the > recent file list you will be able to easily see the location. > > It is also possible that here flash drive is one of the brands that has to > be run the first time under an administrator login for Windows to find it, > which could explain why it could be explored on another computer but not > that one. The fact that it worked on the other computer also indicates that > the drive itself is not faulty. > ************** The drive has previously worked on that computer. Later when I re-plugged it in the computer recognized it and it worked. When I arrived it was "disconnected", but plugged in. (I.e. the computer did not recognize its presence, but it was in the socket. I strongly suspect that the connector had been "bumped" and this caused a momentary disconnect of one of the pins. This in turn could have caused the computer to "disconnect" - - - or something. But we will never know.. Richard ************* > Another possibility which we had happen was on a computer with two USB ports > on the front, where two drives had been plugged in (becoming drives E and F > for example). When one of those got plugged in on a different day in the > other port, it couldn't be found, because apparently Windows tried to > remember the previous drive letter and also apparently assigned a new > letter, which created double drive. I had to go in to Administrative > Tools_Disk Management to see that the drive was actually connected. After > manually changing the drive letter it went back to normal. I really suspect > that the admin issue or a drive letter conflict was the cause of it not > showing as connected (unless the USB port itself is fried, but that would > affect ALL drives plugged in there). > > Gary Templeman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Halliday" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 4:33 PM > Subject: [PAF-5] A Problem with a USB Flash Drive (Thumb Stick, USB Memory, > Flash Drive, etc.) > > > >> All; >> Wednesday when I arrived at our Family History Center one of the >> patrons was finishing a data entry session using PAF. She had spent >> several hours entering information from paper records. Her mentor was >> leaving and I tried to take over. >> To our dismay PAF would not do a Backup to the USB Flash Drive. I >> checked the bottom of the monitor screen and the Flash Drive was not >> shown as "Connected". We were not very worried as we assumed that when >> she arrived she had "Restored" her database from the Flash Drive to the >> C Drive in the computer. A search of the directory where all the PAF >> Data files are stored did not find the file. We tried to examine the >> Flash Drive using Windows Explorer but could find nothing. As far as >> Windows was concerned the Flash Drive was not connected. >> We took a chance and unplugged the Flash Drive and moved it to >> another computer. That computer found the Flash Drive, but the file she >> was working on was NOT present. >> Today I talked to the individual who had been helping the patron. >> We are still not certain what happened. I strongly SUSPECT that the >> connection of the Flash Drive to the computer had been disturbed. >> Perhaps one of the connectors was momentarily disconnected. Regardless >> of the exact nature of the problem, these consequences can be avoided as >> follows. >> 1. Do NOT use a Flash Drive as the primary repository of a >> database. Instead use it as a backup repository. It MAY be more >> reliable than a floppy disk, but it is not as reliable as a hard drive. >> 2. When you begin a work session Restore the database from the >> Flash Drive (or floppy disk) to the hard drive. >> 3. Work using the copy on the hard drive. >> 4. Periodically Backup from the hard drive to the Flash Drive (or >> floppy disk). The rule I use is "When I have done enough work that I do >> not want to risk losing it, then I do a Backup" -- it only takes a few >> seconds and that is cheap insurance. >> 5. Take the backup USB Memory (Flash Drive) or floppy disk home. >> Before you begin another work session Restore the database from the >> backup medium to the hard drive. >> I have occasionally seen disparaging remarks about the reliability >> of floppy disks. My experience has been otherwise -- when they are used >> properly. It is true that they do have a high "infant mortality". So. >> . . I watch them closely when they are young. I listen to the floppy >> drive when I am making a Backup. The drive has a regular sound pattern >> when it is recording. If I hear a disruption in that sound pattern I >> listen carefully. When a floppy drive cannot record then it tries again >> and again. I hear this as a series of short "buzzes". When this occurs >> I throw that disk away. >> One of the reasons that I like floppy disks is the large label. >> Every time I use such a disk I record the date (in tiny letters). Those >> disks are designed for 100 uses. I have a number of them that are over >> five years old and that have been used over 100 times. (I will replace >> them soon -- as soon as the label is full). >> I have changed the Configuration (Preferences) of my PAF program so >> that the default location for a Backup File is the "F:" drive; the one >> that my Flash Drive uses. I backup my files to that location several >> times an hour. At the end of the session I make another Backup to the >> Flash Drive AND then to a floppy disk (on which I write the Backup date). >> I have been using a set of five floppy disks to backup each of my >> PAF files for over fifteen years It has never given me a problem >> probably because I weed out the bad or marginal disks. About three >> years ago I began also backing my PAF data files onto the USB Memory. I >> have heard several reports of problems with them, but have had none >> myself. >> My motto is: "Better spend a little time being safe than a lot of >> time trying to recover data from a damaged record.". >> >> May all your backups be good ones and all of your ancestors be >> identifiable, >> Richard >> "If the Lord wanted a perfect job he would not let me help. >> "However, that is no excuse for not doing my best." >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

If she had previously worked with her file on that computer, is it possible that rather than doing a restore, that she opened it from the File menu and used a copy on the hard drive (which may not be in the default location)? The full path is shown at the top of the window when the file is open in PAF. What happens when you launch PAF again, or if you go to File and select her file name from the recent file list? If PAF can't locate it then it was probably on the flash drive which got corrupted. If PAF can open it from the recent file list you will be able to easily see the location. It is also possible that here flash drive is one of the brands that has to be run the first time under an administrator login for Windows to find it, which could explain why it could be explored on another computer but not that one. The fact that it worked on the other computer also indicates that the drive itself is not faulty. Another possibility which we had happen was on a computer with two USB ports on the front, where two drives had been plugged in (becoming drives E and F for example). When one of those got plugged in on a different day in the other port, it couldn't be found, because apparently Windows tried to remember the previous drive letter and also apparently assigned a new letter, which created double drive. I had to go in to Administrative Tools_Disk Management to see that the drive was actually connected. After manually changing the drive letter it went back to normal. I really suspect that the admin issue or a drive letter conflict was the cause of it not showing as connected (unless the USB port itself is fried, but that would affect ALL drives plugged in there). Gary Templeman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Halliday" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 4:33 PM Subject: [PAF-5] A Problem with a USB Flash Drive (Thumb Stick, USB Memory, Flash Drive, etc.) > All; > Wednesday when I arrived at our Family History Center one of the > patrons was finishing a data entry session using PAF. She had spent > several hours entering information from paper records. Her mentor was > leaving and I tried to take over. > To our dismay PAF would not do a Backup to the USB Flash Drive. I > checked the bottom of the monitor screen and the Flash Drive was not > shown as "Connected". We were not very worried as we assumed that when > she arrived she had "Restored" her database from the Flash Drive to the > C Drive in the computer. A search of the directory where all the PAF > Data files are stored did not find the file. We tried to examine the > Flash Drive using Windows Explorer but could find nothing. As far as > Windows was concerned the Flash Drive was not connected. > We took a chance and unplugged the Flash Drive and moved it to > another computer. That computer found the Flash Drive, but the file she > was working on was NOT present. > Today I talked to the individual who had been helping the patron. > We are still not certain what happened. I strongly SUSPECT that the > connection of the Flash Drive to the computer had been disturbed. > Perhaps one of the connectors was momentarily disconnected. Regardless > of the exact nature of the problem, these consequences can be avoided as > follows. > 1. Do NOT use a Flash Drive as the primary repository of a > database. Instead use it as a backup repository. It MAY be more > reliable than a floppy disk, but it is not as reliable as a hard drive. > 2. When you begin a work session Restore the database from the > Flash Drive (or floppy disk) to the hard drive. > 3. Work using the copy on the hard drive. > 4. Periodically Backup from the hard drive to the Flash Drive (or > floppy disk). The rule I use is "When I have done enough work that I do > not want to risk losing it, then I do a Backup" -- it only takes a few > seconds and that is cheap insurance. > 5. Take the backup USB Memory (Flash Drive) or floppy disk home. > Before you begin another work session Restore the database from the > backup medium to the hard drive. > I have occasionally seen disparaging remarks about the reliability > of floppy disks. My experience has been otherwise -- when they are used > properly. It is true that they do have a high "infant mortality". So. > . . I watch them closely when they are young. I listen to the floppy > drive when I am making a Backup. The drive has a regular sound pattern > when it is recording. If I hear a disruption in that sound pattern I > listen carefully. When a floppy drive cannot record then it tries again > and again. I hear this as a series of short "buzzes". When this occurs > I throw that disk away. > One of the reasons that I like floppy disks is the large label. > Every time I use such a disk I record the date (in tiny letters). Those > disks are designed for 100 uses. I have a number of them that are over > five years old and that have been used over 100 times. (I will replace > them soon -- as soon as the label is full). > I have changed the Configuration (Preferences) of my PAF program so > that the default location for a Backup File is the "F:" drive; the one > that my Flash Drive uses. I backup my files to that location several > times an hour. At the end of the session I make another Backup to the > Flash Drive AND then to a floppy disk (on which I write the Backup date). > I have been using a set of five floppy disks to backup each of my > PAF files for over fifteen years It has never given me a problem > probably because I weed out the bad or marginal disks. About three > years ago I began also backing my PAF data files onto the USB Memory. I > have heard several reports of problems with them, but have had none > myself. > My motto is: "Better spend a little time being safe than a lot of > time trying to recover data from a damaged record.". > > May all your backups be good ones and all of your ancestors be > identifiable, > Richard > "If the Lord wanted a perfect job he would not let me help. > "However, that is no excuse for not doing my best." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

All; Wednesday when I arrived at our Family History Center one of the patrons was finishing a data entry session using PAF. She had spent several hours entering information from paper records. Her mentor was leaving and I tried to take over. To our dismay PAF would not do a Backup to the USB Flash Drive. I checked the bottom of the monitor screen and the Flash Drive was not shown as "Connected". We were not very worried as we assumed that when she arrived she had "Restored" her database from the Flash Drive to the C Drive in the computer. A search of the directory where all the PAF Data files are stored did not find the file. We tried to examine the Flash Drive using Windows Explorer but could find nothing. As far as Windows was concerned the Flash Drive was not connected. We took a chance and unplugged the Flash Drive and moved it to another computer. That computer found the Flash Drive, but the file she was working on was NOT present. Today I talked to the individual who had been helping the patron. We are still not certain what happened. I strongly SUSPECT that the connection of the Flash Drive to the computer had been disturbed. Perhaps one of the connectors was momentarily disconnected. Regardless of the exact nature of the problem, these consequences can be avoided as follows. 1. Do NOT use a Flash Drive as the primary repository of a database. Instead use it as a backup repository. It MAY be more reliable than a floppy disk, but it is not as reliable as a hard drive. 2. When you begin a work session Restore the database from the Flash Drive (or floppy disk) to the hard drive. 3. Work using the copy on the hard drive. 4. Periodically Backup from the hard drive to the Flash Drive (or floppy disk). The rule I use is "When I have done enough work that I do not want to risk losing it, then I do a Backup" -- it only takes a few seconds and that is cheap insurance. 5. Take the backup USB Memory (Flash Drive) or floppy disk home. Before you begin another work session Restore the database from the backup medium to the hard drive. I have occasionally seen disparaging remarks about the reliability of floppy disks. My experience has been otherwise -- when they are used properly. It is true that they do have a high "infant mortality". So. . . I watch them closely when they are young. I listen to the floppy drive when I am making a Backup. The drive has a regular sound pattern when it is recording. If I hear a disruption in that sound pattern I listen carefully. When a floppy drive cannot record then it tries again and again. I hear this as a series of short "buzzes". When this occurs I throw that disk away. One of the reasons that I like floppy disks is the large label. Every time I use such a disk I record the date (in tiny letters). Those disks are designed for 100 uses. I have a number of them that are over five years old and that have been used over 100 times. (I will replace them soon -- as soon as the label is full). I have changed the Configuration (Preferences) of my PAF program so that the default location for a Backup File is the "F:" drive; the one that my Flash Drive uses. I backup my files to that location several times an hour. At the end of the session I make another Backup to the Flash Drive AND then to a floppy disk (on which I write the Backup date). I have been using a set of five floppy disks to backup each of my PAF files for over fifteen years It has never given me a problem probably because I weed out the bad or marginal disks. About three years ago I began also backing my PAF data files onto the USB Memory. I have heard several reports of problems with them, but have had none myself. My motto is: "Better spend a little time being safe than a lot of time trying to recover data from a damaged record.". May all your backups be good ones and all of your ancestors be identifiable, Richard "If the Lord wanted a perfect job he would not let me help. "However, that is no excuse for not doing my best."

Do you mean the program or just your PAF data file? Gary Templeman Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:51:09 To:[email protected] Subject: [PAF-5] downloading to a flashdrive Hi, I was wondering how you down load your paf onto a flash drive. Thanks Becky **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

There are multiple ways to accomplish that. 1. When you have PAF open, you can click File_Save As and select your flash drive in the location field of the window that opens. That saves your data as another copy of the .paf file, which can be opened by PAF on your or a different computer. 2. Or again with PAF open, click File_Backup and select the flash drive. That saves the same data information, but in a compressed format which you would then *restore* rather than *open* on your or another computer. 3. You can navigate to the .paf file in Windows Explorer, highlight and press Control-C to copy, then in the flash drive press Control-V to paste. 4. Also in Explorer you can right-click and drag into the flash drive, selecting copy from the menu that appears when you release the mouse button. And there are some variations for some of the above. Most of that is basic Windows file management and not specific to PAF. Gary Templeman ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] downloading to a flashdrive > All of my people on my file ty > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 >