According to the Help files, she should be able to just open a .fdb file, shouldn't she? She is not very computer savvy (as if I am! ha!) so I am trying to make this as easy for her as possible. We aren't having much luck so far.
Marilyn --- On Sun, 12/6/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sending a family file > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 10:33 PM > Maybe she needs to import and/or > restore it? > > Todd > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 12:04 AM > Subject: [LegacyUG] Sending a family file > > > I am trying to send my sister my Legacy family file as an > email attachment. > I attached the appropriate .fdb file to an email and she > tried to detach > it/download it onto her C: drive. > > Then she opened up the "free" Legacy program on her PC and > it cannot seem to > locate or open the .fdb file I sent her. Her computer tells > her that the > file is empty. It took a couple minutes to create the > attachment for me, it > is over 4000 KB with aroudn 800 names in it. > > I am using the paid version of Legacy 7. She is using the > free version. Is > there something we are missing here? Shouldn't she be > able to simply open > up my .fdb Family file in her free Legacy program and at > least view what's > there? > > Marilyn > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived > messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online > technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To > unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived > messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online > technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To > unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
