Priscilla, As explained by Michelle the answer to your question is “yes”. The only people who think otherwise are the self appointed experts who think that all database errors are self correcting. The rest of us know that this is untrue and run check/repair on a regular basis.
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Stu and Priscilla Fanning Sent: Monday, September 7, 2015 9:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Error in new version Here is a dumb question before the group is finished with the discussion of the check/repair. I am fairly new to Legacy. I use it only on my computer -- not anything uploaded to the internet. I don't attach any pictures or documents, but only put things in the notes section. Is there any reason for me to use check/repair? Priscilla -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Gene C. Harris <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 7, 2015 4:17 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Error in new version Thank you Michele. Good explanation and the check/repair worked. I'll start doing it once a week. Thanks for the fast response and fix to the problem. I've been using Legacy for years and you've come a long way. Gene "On some positions, Cowardice asks the question ‘Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question ‘is it politic?' And Vanity comes along and asks the question ‘Is it popular?' But Conscience asks the question ‘Is it right?' And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must do it because Conscience tells him it is right." > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Error in new version > Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2015 07:43:45 -0400 > > The clue was “not an index in this table” The data wasn’t lining up > correctly. I always like to think of a check/repair like the Windows “defrag” > and “chkdsk” (though this might not be the best analogy if you ask one of the > programmers). When you are working in your file making additions, merges, > deletions and imports the data gets “loose.” (I don’t know of a better way to > explain this). When you do a check/repair everything gets checked and lined > up properly. Sometimes there will be a reference or a link to something that > doesn’t exist anymore and the check/repair will delete that reference/link. > > It is important to do routine check/repairs on your file. The more you work > in your file and/or the larger your file is, the more important check/repairs > are. I work in my file every day so I check/repair my file every day before I > backup my file. If I am entering a lot of data and I am going to backup more > than once in a day I will check/repair my file before every backup. This > might be a bit of overkill but it certainly doesn’t hurt anything. > > Michele > Technical Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > www.legacyfamilytree.com > > From: Gene C. Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2015 5:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Error in new version > > Worked. What happened? > > > > Gene > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
