I agree that one file works best, with the exception of the two-people, two-computer scenario Lynn mentions. When I started researching another family with my focus surname, expecting that they would link, I started a separate file. The link has not been found but if and when it is, I will import the smaller file into the larger one by Gedcom. Lila ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 29 March, 2008 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Question > Mary, > I'm a firm beliver that a husbands and wifes data, all of their > descendants data, and all of both of their ancestors data should be in the > same file. This allows me to print full pedigree charts for my children. > I suppose that if this file ever gets too large (what ever that number > is), it would be benificial to split the file. Also, if the husband and > wife both work on their data on different computers at the same time, it > may be best to split the file. My main file contains over 35,000 > individuals. It's not yet too large. But then I'm prejudiced because I > also like to use the "GenCharts for PAF" program that prints special lists > and charts using MRINs as well as RINs from your PAF 5 data file. If I > used separate files I would only get half of some of those charts. > Lynn > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mary Gagne" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [PAF-5] Question >> Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:18:31 -0600 >> >> >> Is it advisable to make a separate file when working on my husband's >> family? I have one PAF, starting with me and going back on both >> parent's sides. Now I want to do the same thing with my husband in >> place "one". Separate PAFs the best way to go? >> >> Mary >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >