I had maybe 20 to 30 note tags that I frequently used. When my computer died and I had to rebuild the system, I copied over my PAF files to the new harddrive. The program runs fine and will let me add notes to an individual, but only the default 6 tags are showing in the "Select Notes" window. Where were my custom note tags stored and why isn't PAF using them? Any ideas? Can I get them back? Sandy

Sandy: When we gave the Ancestral Quest code to the Church, which was used to create the PAF program, the note tags were stored in the ".ini" file. They are not stored in your database. When using notes, if the Notes Selector window comes up, you can "Add" tags to the list on that window. Once you have added these tags back into that list, they will show up the way you are used to. Gaylon Findlay Incline Software Sandy Rozhon wrote: > I had maybe 20 to 30 note tags that I frequently used. When my > computer died and I had to rebuild the system, I copied over my PAF > files to the new harddrive. The program runs fine and will let me > add notes to an individual, but only the default 6 tags are showing > in the "Select Notes" window. > > Where were my custom note tags stored and why isn't PAF using them? > Any ideas? Can I get them back? > > Sandy > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Here is the information I think you want. Be sure to read the second paragraph as messing with the registry is not recommended and is not needed for your request. For those added to an individual, I think they are stored in the PAF file. However the generic tags are stored in the registry at "My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LDS Church\FamilySearch\Personal Ancestral File 5\Note Tags". Just as a trial I added the tag "JOB:" to the list and it worked fine. I do not know if there is a limit to the number However, you can do the same addition by going to the Selector Screen and just adding the tags there (the Add button). That should convert any tags you have with that name to a regular tag automatically. If you do not add the tag, but type it in under the ALL, it will show up as a tag but be in a light gray color on the tag selector and not show up on other folks tag selector lists. The reason your custom tags are gone is that they were stored in the registry that you lost. If you have an individual with most of those tags, simply go in and Add those tags as regular tags. Be sure to backup first in case anything goes haywire. > I had maybe 20 to 30 note tags that I frequently used. When my > computer died and I had to rebuild the system, I copied over my PAF > files to the new harddrive. The program runs fine and will let me > add notes to an individual, but only the default 6 tags are showing > in the "Select Notes" window. > > Where were my custom note tags stored and why isn't PAF using them? > Any ideas? Can I get them back? > > Sandy > > ------------------------------- > 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 -- Dr. William A. Davis VA Tech Antenna Group (Director) & Wireless @ VT Bradley Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering 302 Whittemore Hall (0111), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540)231-6307 (231-3362FAX); http://antenna.ece.vt.edu