I too went back to PAF4, but sadly found the files I'd used in PAF5 were now corrupted and could no longer be used by Version 4, but happily I'd not used it for long and so had not used all of the 3 copies I make after editing new info. With importing these unused files by PAF5 I was able to use PAF4 again...Thank God. I'd thought I'd LOST everything. I'm glad I keep many backup files and copies ever since some earlier problems. Make copies, copies, copies, backup often ! I have all my files now on CD for safekeeping...Thank God Marty Graybill I too will stick with PAF4! I have many German and Swiss Characters in my files that I wish to keep > -----Original Message----- > From: Ernst Dierich [mailto:edierich@t-online.de] > Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 11:41 PM > To: PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PFALZ] Misbehavior of PAF 5 > > > Hello, > > Yesterday I downloaded, installed and run the brand new PAF 5 program. The > new surface is quite attractive and the possibilbility of defining own > data-entry templates has been attended for a long time. > > Now I ruefully came back to PAF 4. The new feature of single line > names with > a slash before and after the surname produces a major bug with > names ending > with 'ß' like 'Wambsganß'. The program converts the ending 'ß' > into 'ss' but > adds additional signs (ASCII NUL and others). The combination 'ß/' seem to > create not forseeable escape-sequences. > > One could ask now: Why don't you just change the endings of your > names from > 'ß' into 'ss' ? This is a good question but you can also ask: Why should I > use a program which is not able to cope with names existing for > centuries ? > And there are programs which can cope with such names like PAF 4. > > Regards > Ernst Dierich. > > > > > ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/PFALZ.html > to unsubscribe >