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From: "James Desmond Skelly" <>
Subject: [AQ-TOOWOOMBA] Fw: PAF 5.2 PROGRAM
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 12:15:28 +1000

Would any listers be able to help me, please.
Des Skelly.

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From: "James Desmond Skelly" <>
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Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 9:03 PM
Subject: PAF 5.2 PROGRAM


> I recently downloaded the PAF 5.2 program and transferred my information
> from my other program by Ged Com file. There were a few problems in that
in
> a lot of the wording in the notes section words run together and it is
going
> to take me weeks to go through each line to separate words. I also
> discovered that those individuals that had birth, death or marriage Reg
No's
> did not transfer as there does not seem provision for this on the PAF
> system. I wonder if there are ay listers who use this system and how do
they
> go about recording Reg No's.
> Also I wonder what is the correct procedure when you want to back up on a
> floppy disc? I can't seem to get it to work.
> Someone told me to go into Tools, click on Preferences then on Folders and
> complete the top three lines as follows-
> PAF File - C:\My Documents
> Import /Export - A:\
> Backup - A:\
>
> When I go to file, insert floppy and click on Backup it does not work. My
> screen freezes up and will only unfreeze when I take the floppy out. I'd
be
> grateful for advice on these matters.
>
> I am on Family Tree Maker V8 and like it, but I realy like the Generation
> Report that the PAF system has. That's why I switched, but there are
> drawbacks. My FTM is still current as well.
> I hope I haven't broken any protocol by raising these questions.
> Des Skelly.
>
>
>

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