Alan, If it were me, I would store it a new event called URL or Picture URL . Then it would be easy to batch transfer whenever Legacy implements using the field.
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 9:44 PM, Alan Thompson <[email protected] > wrote: > Thanks Richard and Jay > > Not the answer I was hoping for but sort of the answer I was expecting. > For me, even if it was included as a simple editable text field without the > actual hyperlink functionality, which you could then cut and paste into > your web browser, it would still be an advance. At the moment I have > resorted to storing the hyperlink in the Source Detail comments field and > Picture Description fields. > > Alan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Van Wasshnova [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, 9 March 2013 2:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] PicNameURL field > > I agree that they are likely there waiting for the dreamers to find a way > to use them. > PicNameURL and PicSoundNameURL are totally vacant fields in over > 14,000 records in my database. If and when they are used it will be a big > advance. > > -- > Richard Van Wasshnova > > > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Jay 1FamilyTree > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Alan, > > > > Someone else may have a better answer for you on this one. > > It may be that the field is there but that it's not yet "in use" by the > > current version of Legacy. > > > > Jay > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 2:17 AM, Alan Thompson > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Thanks Jay > >> > >> > >> > >> That does help but it raises the questions: where in the Legacy front > end > >> application > >> > >> > >> > >> (1) does one input the url that is to be stored in thPicNameURL > field? > >> > >> (2) does one access the url and so connect to the picture, video, or > >> document referenced by the url? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Alan Thompson > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Jay 1FamilyTree [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Friday, 8 March 2013 4:41 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] PicNameURL field > >> > >> > >> > >> Alan, > >> > >> From the notes I have that field was added in ver 7 for > >> > >> PicNameURL Text 255 > >> > >> "full url to a picture, video or document on the internet" > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Hope that helps. > >> > >> Jay > >> > > >> > >> On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Alan Thompson > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I know I may be delving into places where it's not safe to go but can > >> anyone tell me what the PicNameURL field in the tblBR table of the .fdb > >> database is used for? > >> > >> Thank you > >> Alan Thompson > >> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
