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I only use File ID for hard copy sources and mostly they're in Source detail. I'm toying with using it more for digital files as I'm rethinking some of my organisation. Cathy Don Quigley wrote: > > Thanks, Cathy. That would work OK, but I’ll have to keep a pdf “open†> for quick access and it would have to be updated frequently to be > reasonably current. My suggestion would be to add a “Find by File ID†> search box to the Master Source List. > > … and while your programmers are at it, why not make the “Find†(by > Source List Title) box have more flexible search criteria (with wild > cards?), so that you don’t have to remember the exact spelling of the > beginning of a title for the first of its “class†to be found. > > Life for me was simple when all my sources were “prefixed†with the > File ID (ie., 2500 – 1900 US Census…) and all my media files had the > same File ID in their filename (ie., 2500_IMG.jpg). But I am trying > to do away with the Source Name prefix so that source lists sort > alphabetically by “real†source name, not File ID. I suspect that > will help a lot is visualizing sources of a common nature (ie.. all > 1900 censuses will be grouped together in lists). But it will be > harder to find sources when I want to make changes to the media > gallery for a source. > > Thanks again for your ideas. > > Don > > Donald Quigley > > Escondido, CA > > Quigley Doyle Family Tree <http://www.donquigley.net/> > > *From:*Cathy Pinner [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, February 12, 2016 5:23 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Search for Master Source by File ID > > Don, > > I think the only way is to do a File ID Report and find your ID in > that. You can restrict the report to Master Sources. (Reports - Other > Reports - File ID) > > Cathy > > Don Quigley wrote: > > > Does anyone know how to search for a Master Source by its File ID ? > > Donald Quigley > > Escondido, CA > > Quigley Doyle Family Tree <http://www.donquigley.net/> 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
