On 1/28/11 11:57 AM, Kent Rhoton wrote: > My version of PAF5 does not include many of the LDS temple codes for the newer temples. Is there any way to update this list in PAF or make PAF accept the new codes for these new temples? I was able to type in a new temple code 'PHILA' for Philadelphia. PAF complained about it not being a valid temple code. But after I clicked through the message box it accepted it. Here is the list of temple codes I have on hand for a project I'm working on. I don't recall where I got this list. ----------- "ABA" Aba Nigeria "ACCRA" Accra Ghana "ADELA" Adelaide Australia "ALBER" Cardston Alberta "ALBUQ" Albuquerque New Mexico "ANCHO" Anchorage Alaska "APIA" Apia Samoa "ARIZO" Mesa Arizona "ASUNC" Asuncion Paraguay "ATLAN" Atlanta Georgia "BAIRE" Buenos Aires Argentina "BILLI" Billings Montanta "BIRMI" Birmingham Alabama "BISMA" Bismarck North Dakota "BOGOT" Bogota D.C. Columbia "BOISE" Boise Idaho "BOSTO" Boston Massachusetts "BOUNT" Bountiful Utah "BRISB" Brisbane Australia "BROUG" Baton Rough Louisiana "CAMPI" Campinas Brazil "CARAC" Caracas Venezuela "CHICA" Chicago Illinois "CUIJU" Cuidad Juarez Mexico "COCHA" Cochabamba Bolivia "COLJU" Colonia Juarez Chihuahua Mexico "COLSC" Columbia South Carolina "COLUM" Columbus Ohio "COPEN" Copenhagen Denmark "CRIVE" Columbia River Washington "DALLA" Dallas Texas "DENVE" Denver Colorado "DETRO" Detroit Michigan "EDMON" Edmonton Alberta "EHOUS" Endowment House "FRANK" Frankfurt Germany "FREIB" Freiburg Germany "FRESN" Fresno, California "FUKUO" Fukuoka, Japan "GUADA" Guadalajara Mexico "GUATE" Guatemala City Guatemala "GUAYA" Guayaquil Ecuador "HAGUE" The Hague Netherlands "HALIF" Halifax Nova Scotia "HAWAI" Laie Hawaii "HELSI" Helsinki Finland "HERMO" Hermosillo Sonora Mexico "HKONG" Hong Kong China "HOUST" Houston Texas "IFALL" Idaho Falls Idaho "JOHAN" Johannesburg South Africa "JRIVE" Jordan River Utah "KIEV" Kiev Ukraine "KONA" Kona Hawaii "LANGE" Los Angeles California "LIMA" Lima Peru "LOGAN" Logan Utah "LONDO" London England "LOUIS" Louisville Kentucky "LUBBO" Lubbock Texas "LVEGA" Las Vegas Nevada "MADRI" Madrid Spain "MANIL" Manila Philippines "MANTI" Manti Utah "MEDFO" Medford Oregon "MELBO" Melbourne Australia "MEMPH" Memphis Tennessee "MERID" MÈrida Mexico "MEXIC" Mexico City D.F. Mexico "MNTVD" Montevideo Uruguay "MONTE" Monterrey Mexico "MONTI" Monticello Utah "MONTR" Montreal Quebec "MTIMP" Mount Timpanogos Utah "NASHV" Nashville Tennessee "NAUV2" Nauvoo Illinois (new) "NAUVO" Nauvoo (original) "NBEAC" Newport Beach California "NUKUA" Nuku'alofa Tonga "NYORK" New York New York "NZEAL" Hamilton New Zealand "OAKLA" Oakland California "OAXAC" Oaxaca Mexico "OGDEN" Ogden Utah "OKLAH" Oklahoma City Oklahoma "ORLAN" Orlando Florida "OTHER" Other "PALEG" Porto Alegre Brazil "PALMY" Palmyra New York "PAPEE" Papeete Tahiti "PERTH" Perth Australia "POFFI" President's Office "PORTL" Portland Oregon "PREST" Preston England "PROVO" Provo Utah "RALEI" Raleigh North Carolina "RECIF" Recife Brazil "REDLA" Redlands California "REGIN" Regina Saskatchewan "RENO" Reno Nevada "SACRA" Sacramento California "SANTI" Santiago Chile "SANTO" San Antonio Texas "SDIEG" San Diego California "SDOMI" Santo Domingo Dominican Republic "SEATT" Seattle Washington "SEOUL" Seoul South Korea "SGEOR" St. George Utah "SJOSE" San Jose Costa Rica "SLAKE" Salt Lake "SLOUI" St. Louis Missouri "SNOWF" Snowflake Arizona "SPAUL" S„o Paulo Brazil "SPMIN" St. Paul Minnesota "SPOKA" Spokane Washington "STOCK" Stockholm Sweden "SUVA" Suva Fiji "SWISS" Bern Switzerland "SYDNE" Sydney Australia "TAIPE" Taipei Taiwan "TAMPI" Tampico Mexico "TGUTI" Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico "TOKYO" Tokyo Japan "TORON" Toronto Ontario "VERAC" Veracruz Mexico "VERNA" Vernal Utah "VILLA" Villahermosa Tabasco Mexico "WASHI" Washington D.C. "BRIGH" Brigham City Utah "CALGA" Calgary Alberta "CONCE" ConcepciÛn Chile "CORDO" Cordoba Argentina "FORTL" Fort Lauderdale Florida "FORTA" Fortaleza Brazil "GILBE" Gilbert Arizona "HARTF" Hartford Connecticut "INDIA" Indianapolis Indiana "KANSA" Kansas City Missouri "LISBO" Lisbon Portugal "MANAU" Manaus Brazil "PAYSO" Payson Utah "PHILA" Philadelphia Pennsylvania "PHOEN" Phoenix Arizona "QUETZ" Quetzaltenango Guatemala "ROMEI" Rome Italy "SANSA" San Salvador El Salvador "SAPPO" Sapporo Japan "TEGUC" Tegucigalpa Honduras "TIJUA" Tijuana Mexico "TRUJI" Trujillo Peru "URDAN" Urdaneta Philippines

My version of PAF5 does not include many of the LDS temple codes for the newer temples. Is there any way to update this list in PAF or make PAF accept the new codes for these new temples?

For use in going between computers and to take to the FHC, the USB is just fine. It is not that great for long term storage. Unfortunately, many folks are finding that CDs are not as good as folks thought either and you need to periodically copy critical data that is saved to either. For short term storage, the USB and CD are both fine. But the CD does not have the 10 year lifetime that folks thought unless they are the commercially pressed ones (not the ones written from your computer). Bill > Does this mean you're not recommending the use of a USB at all? If not, > what then? go back to the old CD's or floppies? ----------------------- > > Bill recommends using Eject when using a USB. That's a new term to me. > how do you do it? Ethel in Nebraska ---------------------- > > True that. Sadly, even when that's done religiously, they still have a > higher rate of failure than I now trust. So, hooray for redundancy! ---------------------- > > Windows does not always finish copying data to the flash drive, unless you > use the official "Eject" or "Safely remove mass storage device" process. > Otherwise, the last few bytes of data may still be held up in the data > transfer buffer, which means that if you unplug the flash drive without > going through the Eject process, the file on the flash drive may be > incomplete and unusable. Newer versions of Windows (Vista and 7) seem to > have fewer problems in this regard than older versions, but always use the > Eject process anyway. It only takes a few seconds.

If you are comparing two files make sure they have different names. I minimize the first one opened, until I open the second. Then sizs then the way I want them (I have a large screen so like them side by side.) The tool bar at the top of the program is used to operate BOTH screens, One at a Time. Remember when you have two screens open, that you have to highlight the one you want to use by clicking anywhere on that screen. If you close from the tool bar, both screens close. To close only one, use the x at the right top of that screen. Bea --- On Thu, 1/27/11, B.H. Kemp <bkgenea@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: B.H. Kemp <bkgenea@yahoo.com> > Subject: [PAF-5] Split Screen Problem > To: PAF-5-USERS@rootsweb.com > Received: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 5:02 PM > I have XP sp3 home. > > I have tried changing the windows vertically, horiz, and > cascade. Same result. > > When I close the Gray screen (Opened using file/open) , it > also closes the first one (opened from the Shortcut) > > Using the Shortcut opens with ALL data. > > Using the File /Open and chosing the data shows NOTHING > except the toolbar at the Top.  When I click on View or > Search from the Gray screen, it puts me back with the > Original Screen. > > Betsy > > > >       > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

"Safely remove mass storage device" is done by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware/USB icon in the far lower righthand corner of the screen. (The shape of the icon will depend on the version of Windows.) In Windows Vista or 7, right-clicking the icon of the flashdrive will open a pop-up menu, which has Eject as one of the options. Either of these actions seems to flush the data buffer and close the file, so it is complete. Bill On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 7:33 PM, <Genbug6607@aol.com> wrote: > Bill recommends using Eject when using a USB. That's a new term to me. > how do you do it? Ethel in Nebraska > > > In a message dated 1/26/2011 3:15:13 P.M. Central Standard Time, > swalker7736@yahoo.com writes: > > True that. Sadly, even when that's done religiously, they still have a > higher rate of failure than I now trust. So, hooray for redundancy! > > > From: Bill Buchanan > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:28 AM > To: Suzanne Walker ; paf-5-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] USB memory stick > > > Windows does not always finish copying data to the flash drive, unless you > use the official "Eject" or "Safely remove mass storage device" process. > Otherwise, the last few bytes of data may still be held up in the data > transfer buffer, which means that if you unplug the flash drive without > going > through the Eject process, the file on the flash drive may be incomplete > and > unusable. Newer versions of Windows (Vista and 7) seem to have fewer > problems in this regard than older versions, but always use the Eject > process > anyway. It only takes a few seconds. > > Bill Buchanan > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Suzanne Walker <swalker7736@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > On a side note, if you're using a thumb drive to work on your PAF file, I > would caution against it. I have twice now ended up with major database > corruption keeping my PAF file on a USB drive so that I could work on > different machines. I've switched to using dropbox, which synchronizes > files over an internet connection (it also serves as backup, and has > version > recovery capabilities). > > Best, > Suzanne > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:42:23 +1000 > > From: "Col Paterson" <banjo1@bigpond.net.au> > > Subject: [PAF-5] USB memory stick. > > To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> > > Message-ID: <001501cbbd13$6c840210$458c0630$@net.au> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > G'day Friends, Happy Australia Day. May I ask of the many people on > this > > list who use these USB Thumb Drives, Flash drives whatever you may call > > them, ever been able to secure the information on one by way of a P.I.N > or > > Password. I have been told that one must buy a particular brand that > comes > > with a software disc to enable just this and also to partition the > drive. > > Presumably there will be an extra cost for this it's a thought that > > occurred > > to me when mine fell off my keyring into the river, as it had previously > > been through the washing machine cycle and survived I'm now a little > > concerned that if anyone finds it they will have no trouble reading my > > content. > > > > Allabest > > > > Col > >

Does this mean you're not recommending the use of a USB at all? If not, what then? go back to the old CD's or floppies? In a message dated 1/27/2011 8:36:47 P.M. Central Standard Time, Genbug6607@aol.com writes: Bill recommends using Eject when using a USB. That's a new term to me. how do you do it? Ethel in Nebraska In a message dated 1/26/2011 3:15:13 P.M. Central Standard Time, swalker7736@yahoo.com writes: True that. Sadly, even when that's done religiously, they still have a higher rate of failure than I now trust. So, hooray for redundancy! From: Bill Buchanan Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:28 AM To: Suzanne Walker ; paf-5-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAF-5] USB memory stick Windows does not always finish copying data to the flash drive, unless you use the official "Eject" or "Safely remove mass storage device" process. Otherwise, the last few bytes of data may still be held up in the data transfer buffer, which means that if you unplug the flash drive without going through the Eject process, the file on the flash drive may be incomplete and unusable. Newer versions of Windows (Vista and 7) seem to have fewer problems in this regard than older versions, but always use the Eject process anyway. It only takes a few seconds. Bill Buchanan On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Suzanne Walker <swalker7736@yahoo.com> wrote: On a side note, if you're using a thumb drive to work on your PAF file, I would caution against it. I have twice now ended up with major database corruption keeping my PAF file on a USB drive so that I could work on different machines. I've switched to using dropbox, which synchronizes files over an internet connection (it also serves as backup, and has version recovery capabilities). Best, Suzanne > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:42:23 +1000 > From: "Col Paterson" <banjo1@bigpond.net.au> > Subject: [PAF-5] USB memory stick. > To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <001501cbbd13$6c840210$458c0630$@net.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > G'day Friends, Happy Australia Day. May I ask of the many people on this > list who use these USB Thumb Drives, Flash drives whatever you may call > them, ever been able to secure the information on one by way of a P.I.N or > Password. I have been told that one must buy a particular brand that comes > with a software disc to enable just this and also to partition the drive. > Presumably there will be an extra cost for this it's a thought that > occurred > to me when mine fell off my keyring into the river, as it had previously > been through the washing machine cycle and survived I'm now a little > concerned that if anyone finds it they will have no trouble reading my > content. > > Allabest > > Col ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com 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 PAF-5-USERS -request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bill recommends using Eject when using a USB. That's a new term to me. how do you do it? Ethel in Nebraska In a message dated 1/26/2011 3:15:13 P.M. Central Standard Time, swalker7736@yahoo.com writes: True that. Sadly, even when that's done religiously, they still have a higher rate of failure than I now trust. So, hooray for redundancy! From: Bill Buchanan Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:28 AM To: Suzanne Walker ; paf-5-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAF-5] USB memory stick Windows does not always finish copying data to the flash drive, unless you use the official "Eject" or "Safely remove mass storage device" process. Otherwise, the last few bytes of data may still be held up in the data transfer buffer, which means that if you unplug the flash drive without going through the Eject process, the file on the flash drive may be incomplete and unusable. Newer versions of Windows (Vista and 7) seem to have fewer problems in this regard than older versions, but always use the Eject process anyway. It only takes a few seconds. Bill Buchanan On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Suzanne Walker <swalker7736@yahoo.com> wrote: On a side note, if you're using a thumb drive to work on your PAF file, I would caution against it. I have twice now ended up with major database corruption keeping my PAF file on a USB drive so that I could work on different machines. I've switched to using dropbox, which synchronizes files over an internet connection (it also serves as backup, and has version recovery capabilities). Best, Suzanne > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:42:23 +1000 > From: "Col Paterson" <banjo1@bigpond.net.au> > Subject: [PAF-5] USB memory stick. > To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <001501cbbd13$6c840210$458c0630$@net.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > G'day Friends, Happy Australia Day. May I ask of the many people on this > list who use these USB Thumb Drives, Flash drives whatever you may call > them, ever been able to secure the information on one by way of a P.I.N or > Password. I have been told that one must buy a particular brand that comes > with a software disc to enable just this and also to partition the drive. > Presumably there will be an extra cost for this it's a thought that > occurred > to me when mine fell off my keyring into the river, as it had previously > been through the washing machine cycle and survived I'm now a little > concerned that if anyone finds it they will have no trouble reading my > content. > > Allabest > > Col ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Betsy Just a thought but are you trying to open the one file twice? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >I have XP sp3 home. > > I have tried changing the windows vertically, horiz, and cascade. Same result. > > When I close the Gray screen (Opened using file/open) , it also closes the first one (opened from > the Shortcut) > > Using the Shortcut opens with ALL data. > > Using the File /Open and chosing the data shows NOTHING except the toolbar at the Top. When I > click on View or Search from the Gray screen, it puts me back with the Original Screen. > > Betsy

Rather than a USB or a CD, I recommend dropbox.com because it is free for 2 GB, it is effortless, your file will be stored on your computer and at dropbox.com (redundancy), and you can't lose it. Aloha, John On Jan 27, 2011, at 4:47 PM, Genbug6607@aol.com wrote: > Does this mean you're not recommending the use of a USB at all? If not, > what then? go back to the old CD's or floppies? > > > In a message dated 1/27/2011 8:36:47 P.M. Central Standard Time, > Genbug6607@aol.com writes: > > Bill recommends using Eject when using a USB. That's a new term to me. > how do you do it? Ethel in Nebraska > > > In a message dated 1/26/2011 3:15:13 P.M. Central Standard Time, > swalker7736@yahoo.com writes: > > True that. Sadly, even when that's done religiously, they still have a > higher rate of failure than I now trust. So, hooray for redundancy! > > > From: Bill Buchanan > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:28 AM > To: Suzanne Walker ; paf-5-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] USB memory stick > > > Windows does not always finish copying data to the flash drive, unless > you > use the official "Eject" or "Safely remove mass storage device" process. > Otherwise, the last few bytes of data may still be held up in the data > transfer buffer, which means that if you unplug the flash drive without > going > through the Eject process, the file on the flash drive may be incomplete > and > unusable. Newer versions of Windows (Vista and 7) seem to have fewer > problems in this regard than older versions, but always use the Eject > process > anyway. It only takes a few seconds. > > Bill Buchanan > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Suzanne Walker <swalker7736@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > On a side note, if you're using a thumb drive to work on your PAF file, I > would caution against it. I have twice now ended up with major database > corruption keeping my PAF file on a USB drive so that I could work on > different machines. I've switched to using dropbox, which synchronizes > files over an internet connection (it also serves as backup, and has > version > recovery capabilities). > > Best, > Suzanne > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:42:23 +1000 >> From: "Col Paterson" <banjo1@bigpond.net.au> >> Subject: [PAF-5] USB memory stick. >> To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <001501cbbd13$6c840210$458c0630$@net.au> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> G'day Friends, Happy Australia Day. May I ask of the many people on > this >> list who use these USB Thumb Drives, Flash drives whatever you may call >> them, ever been able to secure the information on one by way of a P.I.N > > or >> Password. I have been told that one must buy a particular brand that > comes >> with a software disc to enable just this and also to partition the > drive. >> Presumably there will be an extra cost for this it's a thought that >> occurred >> to me when mine fell off my keyring into the river, as it had > previously >> been through the washing machine cycle and survived I'm now a little >> concerned that if anyone finds it they will have no trouble reading my >> content. >> >> Allabest >> >> Col > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com 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 PAF-5-USERS > -request@rootsweb.com 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 PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have XP sp3 home. I have tried changing the windows vertically, horiz, and cascade. Same result. When I close the Gray screen (Opened using file/open) , it also closes the first one (opened from the Shortcut) Using the Shortcut opens with ALL data. Using the File /Open and chosing the data shows NOTHING except the toolbar at the Top. When I click on View or Search from the Gray screen, it puts me back with the Original Screen. Betsy

Bear in mind that USB drives, as devices that retain their memory when the power source is disconnected, have a finite life--meaning the number of times read/write operations can be successfully performed. This varies by many factors, including the essential quality of the drive, but there is an upper limit. I've reached it on one of my drives (the one I used at the Family History Center). When they fail, they fail all at once and with little warning. Eevrything needs a backup. Best regards, David Wardell _____ David Wardell davidwardell.typepad.com/blog/ (Genealogy & Family History Commentary) wardell-family.org/ <http://www.wardell-family.org/> (Family History in Detail) Facebook: dj.wardell _____ "It doesn't matter whether your computer is able to compile all the family group sheets for everyone that ever lived on the earth, it remains the responsibility of each individual to know his kindred dead ... "Even if the work is done, then it is still each person's responsibility to study and become acquainted with his ancestors." - Joseph Fielding Smith: Hearts Turned to the Fathers, p. 184 -----Original Message----- From: paf-5-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paf-5-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Suzanne Walker Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 4:14 PM To: Bill Buchanan; paf-5-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAF-5] USB memory stick True that. Sadly, even when that's done religiously, they still have a higher rate of failure than I now trust. So, hooray for redundancy! From: Bill Buchanan Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:28 AM To: Suzanne Walker ; paf-5-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAF-5] USB memory stick Windows does not always finish copying data to the flash drive, unless you use the official "Eject" or "Safely remove mass storage device" process. Otherwise, the last few bytes of data may still be held up in the data transfer buffer, which means that if you unplug the flash drive without going through the Eject process, the file on the flash drive may be incomplete and unusable. Newer versions of Windows (Vista and 7) seem to have fewer problems in this regard than older versions, but always use the Eject process anyway. It only takes a few seconds. Bill Buchanan On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Suzanne Walker < <mailto:swalker7736@yahoo.com> swalker7736@yahoo.com> wrote: On a side note, if you're using a thumb drive to work on your PAF file, I would caution against it. I have twice now ended up with major database corruption keeping my PAF file on a USB drive so that I could work on different machines. I've switched to using dropbox, which synchronizes files over an internet connection (it also serves as backup, and has version recovery capabilities). Best, Suzanne > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:42:23 +1000 > From: "Col Paterson" <banjo1@bigpond.net.au> > Subject: [PAF-5] USB memory stick. > To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <001501cbbd13$6c840210$458c0630$@net.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > G'day Friends, Happy Australia Day. May I ask of the many people on this > list who use these USB Thumb Drives, Flash drives whatever you may call > them, ever been able to secure the information on one by way of a P.I.N or > Password. I have been told that one must buy a particular brand that comes > with a software disc to enable just this and also to partition the drive. > Presumably there will be an extra cost for this it's a thought that > occurred > to me when mine fell off my keyring into the river, as it had previously > been through the washing machine cycle and survived I'm now a little > concerned that if anyone finds it they will have no trouble reading my > content. > > Allabest > > Col ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to <mailto:PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com> PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Aloha to you John, and thank you for your prompt reply. Am I understanding this excerpt correctly where it says I need a later version of Windows than XP SP3 to install this on a USB thumb drive? (excerpt from Portable True Crypt) AutoRun Configuration (autorun.inf) In this section, you can configure the 'traveler disk' to automatically start TrueCrypt or mount a specified TrueCrypt volume when the 'traveler disk' is inserted. This is accomplished by creating a special script file called 'autorun.inf' on the traveler disk. This file is automatically executed by the operating system each time the 'traveler disk' is inserted. Note, however, that this feature only works for removable storage devices such as CD/DVD (Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or a later version of Windows is required for this feature to work on USB memory sticks) and only when it is enabled in the operating system. " Thanks again Col

As already mentioned, you likely imported the file rather than just copying it. It is typically best to do a backup and take that with you, though the PAF file will do. When you get back you should only have to copy the PAF file back to your harddrive. I would backup your original first, just in case there are problems with the one on the memory stick. Bill > When I got my first thumb drive I made a big mistake. I loaded my PAF database on > it for the same reason others do - to work on it on different computers, at a FHC > or the FHL, etc. > > I made a number of additions to my desktop database then saved it on my thumb > drive. I'm not sure what I did wrong but I ended up with duplications of every > single name (instead of approximately 10,000 names I have 20,000 names). It took > me two days to delete all the duplications. > > What did I do worng when I saved my database? I thought I would automatically > write over the existing database. > > Connie

Not sure what you are doing. I just opened PAF5 (with my default database opening automatically). I then used the file>open menu to open a second database. Under the Windows menu I have the selection of either or I can choose to stack vertically, horizontally, or Cascade the files in the PAF5 window. It sounds like that is what you want to do. I am on VISTA with this test. I have used the same process on XP in the past and see no reason why it would not work on Windows 7. Bill > As per the Nov 2010 Archives I have followed the instructions with no luck. > > When I open the 2nd file, I just have a big gray screen with no data. > > I tried using file/open, and opening from my desktop shortcut. Same results. > > Using the most recent version of PAF > > Betsy Hare Kemp >

Betsy, Does the second file display normally when it is the ONLY file open in PAF? Just now, I reviewed the process of viewing two files simultaneously: I open one file normally (in my case, from the PAF shortcut) I open a second file (using File > Open, and browse to the file's location) I click Window > Tile Vertically Both files are now visible. I click the Individual tab on both files, and sort both files by Full Name in ascending order. That way I can see which names are in one file but not the other. So it is working normally for me. Bill Buchanan On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:40 PM, B.H. Kemp <bkgenea@yahoo.com> wrote: > As per the Nov 2010 Archives I have followed the instructions with no luck. > > When I open the 2nd file, I just have a big gray screen with no data. > > I tried using file/open, and opening from my desktop shortcut. Same > results. > > Using the most recent version of PAF > > Betsy Hare Kemp > > > >

G'day Friends, Happy Australia Day. May I ask of the many people on this list who use these USB Thumb Drives, Flash drives whatever you may call them, ever been able to secure the information on one by way of a P.I.N or Password. I have been told that one must buy a particular brand that comes with a software disc to enable just this and also to partition the drive. Presumably there will be an extra cost for this it's a thought that occurred to me when mine fell off my keyring into the river, as it had previously been through the washing machine cycle and survived I'm now a little concerned that if anyone finds it they will have no trouble reading my content. Allabest Col

Connie, The usual cause of wholesale duplicates, is importing a gedcom file back into the database it originated from. Importing does not overwrite existing records. I always make a new backup before importing anything so I can restore the backup if anything goes wrong. Bill Buchanan On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:14 PM, <bradbury@acsalaska.net> wrote: > When I got my first thumb drive I made a big mistake. I loaded my PAF > database on > it for the same reason others do - to work on it on different computers, at > a FHC > or the FHL, etc. > > I made a number of additions to my desktop database then saved it on my > thumb > drive. I'm not sure what I did wrong but I ended up with duplications of > every > single name (instead of approximately 10,000 names I have 20,000 names). > It took > me two days to delete all the duplications. > > What did I do worng when I saved my database? I thought I would > automatically > write over the existing database. > > Connie > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Bill Buchanan website: http://billbuchanan.byethost17.com blog: http://billbuchanan.blogspot.com

True that. Sadly, even when that's done religiously, they still have a higher rate of failure than I now trust. So, hooray for redundancy! From: Bill Buchanan Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:28 AM To: Suzanne Walker ; paf-5-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAF-5] USB memory stick Windows does not always finish copying data to the flash drive, unless you use the official "Eject" or "Safely remove mass storage device" process. Otherwise, the last few bytes of data may still be held up in the data transfer buffer, which means that if you unplug the flash drive without going through the Eject process, the file on the flash drive may be incomplete and unusable. Newer versions of Windows (Vista and 7) seem to have fewer problems in this regard than older versions, but always use the Eject process anyway. It only takes a few seconds. Bill Buchanan On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Suzanne Walker <swalker7736@yahoo.com> wrote: On a side note, if you're using a thumb drive to work on your PAF file, I would caution against it. I have twice now ended up with major database corruption keeping my PAF file on a USB drive so that I could work on different machines. I've switched to using dropbox, which synchronizes files over an internet connection (it also serves as backup, and has version recovery capabilities). Best, Suzanne > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:42:23 +1000 > From: "Col Paterson" <banjo1@bigpond.net.au> > Subject: [PAF-5] USB memory stick. > To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <001501cbbd13$6c840210$458c0630$@net.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > G'day Friends, Happy Australia Day. May I ask of the many people on this > list who use these USB Thumb Drives, Flash drives whatever you may call > them, ever been able to secure the information on one by way of a P.I.N or > Password. I have been told that one must buy a particular brand that comes > with a software disc to enable just this and also to partition the drive. > Presumably there will be an extra cost for this it's a thought that > occurred > to me when mine fell off my keyring into the river, as it had previously > been through the washing machine cycle and survived I'm now a little > concerned that if anyone finds it they will have no trouble reading my > content. > > Allabest > > Col

Thanks to everyone who responded. Yes, it was much easier to just unlink the one set of parents (as there were no other ancestors) and then to add the correct set of parents (who had the ancestors entered) to the child (and the many descendants). This was thinking outside of the box. I kept thinking "merge" because I knew I had the same individual in twice. And, all the notes and sources are intact for both the ancestors and descendants. This was so much easier than I anticipated. A giant thank you! Harriet

As per the Nov 2010 Archives I have followed the instructions with no luck. When I open the 2nd file, I just have a big gray screen with no data. I tried using file/open, and opening from my desktop shortcut. Same results. Using the most recent version of PAF Betsy Hare Kemp