Just tried this suggestion. I have many Legacy databases but Legacy will only allow me to open one at a time unless I use split view.
The only way I have managed to open multiple databases is to use Oracle Virtual Box and have multiple Operating Systems (Windows XP) running copies of the same database in their own windows. (You need an old Installation CD of Windows XP for this). Alan Pereira From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] Sent: 08 August 2013 00:38 To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Version 8 All these workaround seem to work but I was just wondering why nobody just makes a copy of their existing database and then Legacy is perfectly happy with having both open at the same time simply because they have two different file names. If you make your extra copy just before you want to have multiple windows open, then the data in both is identical. Just be careful that if you make any changes that you do it on your “real” database and not the copy. Brian in CA From: Jay 1FamilyTree [mailto:1familytree....@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 5:35 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Version 8 Well, I use a simple workaround to allow "windows" of data to be viewed while I am working in Legacy. The easiest method is by keeping an up to date gedcom at Rootsweb world connect and opening those pages in regular window browsers. You will not find much of anything that is faster or more secure for your desktop pc than an Access database foundation as Legacy uses, and I for one would never want a reduced response time as far as data entry goes. But thats just my own personal opinion. Jay On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Mike Fry <emjay...@gmail.com> wrote: On 2013/08/06 07:29, Sue Anderson wrote: > Oh how I long for more than one window to be active at one time.! Access (the db system underlying Legacy) doesn't seem to allow this. So that's an indication that version 8 hasn't changed anything in that area. What's really wanted is a Multiple Document Interface system, but that would entail a total rewrite. For the foreseeable future, you'll just have to put up with the Split Screen feature :-) -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (g) Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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