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From: "Dave Rothery" <>
Subject: Re: Uploading a Corrected Transcription
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:47:46 +0100
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Alan/Kevin.

Thanks for that. I've done battle with Unix, DOS and Windows before but I
missed the case sensitive bit this time! I've deleted the old file.

But - Looking back at my old transcription files on my PC they all have
upper case B, D or M. Looking at file management, files from 2002-2005 have
lower case b & d, and from 2005 have upper case.

I think I've always uploaded my files the same way - did anything change in
about 2005 that would change the case of the B, D or M when uploaded?

If so - any great advantage in amending the upload check to not be case
sensitive (to stop me doing it again) or is your current clever process OK
to catch this mistake later? I've used replace when making previous changes,
I just forgot this time.

Dave.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Raymond" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: Uploading a Corrected Transcription


> Dave
>
> You didn't overwrite an existing file per se.
>
> What you actually did was to amend an existing file on your PC and when
> you uploaded you called it by a different name to the version already in
> your File Management.
>
> So has far as your File Management is concerned you have two almost
> identical files with different file names. so there is no way a warning
> could be given.
>
> I guess the files you had in mind are?:
>
> **d23233
> **D23233
>
> However, our clever processes will pick files uploaded by the same
> volunteer which have "part" identical contents I normally investigate
> these and arrange with the Co-ordinator or volunteer to have one of the
> files removed.
>
> Our "Hints and Help For Beginners" document at:
> http://www.freebmd.org.uk/beginhelp.shtml scroll down to "How to Replace,
> Edit, Rename or Delete your Uploaded files" provides the recommended
> method for replacing a corrected file.
>
> Allan Raymond
> FreeBMD Co-ordinator of Syndicates
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Rothery" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 11:46 AM
> Subject: Uploading a Corrected Transcription
>
>
>>I have just made a requested correction to one of my transcriptions, and
>>uploaded it rather than replaced the original file. This was using file
>>management.
>>
>> Just as an observation - it reported having created and uploaded the new
>> file, but didn't warn that it was overwriting an existing file. Could be
>> a useful check to add?
>>
>> Dave.
>>
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