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From: Phil & Heather <>
Subject: RE: [FHU] File safety in FH
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:38:54 +0000
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In-Reply-To: <HPEDJEBNFLMCIJNMIKAMCEAPDHAA.john.hanson@one-name.org>


Hi John,

Are you a Beta tester, then.

Where *have* you been? Many Family History programs give you the option to
back up a database when you exit from it/them! <grin>

I would agree with your undo comment though, so all is not bad! Even if one
managed to remove a marriage record, that can be re-inserted. Also, look at
my previous post and get some or all of the GEDCOM utilities reference
there. Splitting a database or merging two can be done visually. Also, a
method, whereby a note to each record can be inserted, would enable a note
of the form "modified on Xday the Yth day of Xmonth 200?" for each RIN. I
do not do this now, but the process of legitimising all my computer held
records with full sources is in progress. {A bit late, methinks <grin>}

Perhaps it is a bad hair day for you today? <eg>

Best wishes,

Phil.

P.S. " None ..... *has* (singular noun and verb <wg> )

PPS At the AGM of the Pedigree User Group on Saturday, a way whereby each
change to the database can be tracked was spelt out. British Family History
programs rule OK!


At 15:05 12/11/2002, John Hanson wrote:

>Roger
>
>There is an undo function.
>
>Don't save the file and re-open it. You will be back to where you started
>in the first place.
>
>More interestingly why would you need an undo function. None of the other
>family history packages to my knowledge have one. You can quite easily
>overwrite anything that is incorrect.
>
>Regards
>John Hanson
>Member of the Society of Genealogists (www.sog.org.uk)
>Member of the Guild of One Name Studies (www.one-name.org)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Roger [mailto:]
>Sent: 12 November 2002 14:45
>To:
>Subject: [FHU] File safety in FH
>
>
>Being new to FH I may be missing something obvious about the software,
>but I can't find the basic actions that help me feel more secure when I
>make changes to my files.
>
>For example, I hoped that FH would keep a backup copy of the file that
>had been opened (in the same way that MS Word and Excel have the option
>to automatically create a backup file).
>
>Of more immediate concern to me is the apparent lack of an UNDO option.
>I have looked without success for an UNDO function in FH as it would be
>very useful to be able to undo the last "mistake" editing or entering
>data. I was expecting to find an UNDO option on the EDIT menu that
>would, at the very least, undo the last change.
>
>If I have missed the obvious, please let me know.
>
>PS. Even better would be a fully-blown UNDO function as per Microsoft
>Word, where it keeps an audit trail of the changes made and allows you
>to undo and redo those changes using a pair of buttons on the toolbar.
><g>
>
>Thanks
>Roger Horton
>
>
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