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> Le 21 déc. 2017 à 09:41, E. Nad <[email protected]> a écrit :
> 
> Hello everybody, 
> 
> Thank you all for the help and relevant solutions. 
> 
> It now works as it should. 
> 
> The source of the problem was my making backups everytime I left Legacy. As I 
> was keeping the same file name on and on, Legacy added a [1] to the file name 
> every time.
> 
> Thanks again for the help, I am so impressed with the efficiency and 
> readiness to help of users from all over.
> 
> Yours truly, 
> 
> Estelle Nadeau
> [email protected]
> 
> De : LegacyUserGroup <[email protected]> de la part de 
> Chris Hill <[email protected]>
> Envoyé : 18 décembre 2017 11:22
> À : 'Legacy User Group'
> Objet : Re: [LegacyUG] File name problem
>  
> Hi Estelle
> 
>  
> 
>                 There is a very ‘hidden’ option within Legacy to prompt to 
> save on exiting. This is from the Help on Exit Program.
> 
>  
> 
> Automatically Prompt for Backup 
> 
>  
> 
> With this box checked, Legacy offers to make a backup file for each Family 
> File that was opened during the session.  (See Backing Up a Family File for 
> more information on making backups.)
> 
>  
> 
> These options can be set from the Customize screen reached by choosing 
> Customize from the Options tab on the Ribbon bar and then choosing the Other 
> option on the menu panel.  Click the Turn on Optional Reminder Messages 
> button.  From the Optional Reminder Messages screen, click on the Reminder to 
> make a backup when exiting Legacy option.
> 
>  
> 
>                 To change these settings, you need to open the Customise 
> dialog from Options – it is the left entry in the Options ribbon bar. You 
> then select Option 12 – Other Settings and then click on the button below 
> 12.5 Message boxes. This will open a dialog with a number of options that you 
> can configure. You have probably got the third one under Prompts/Reminders 
> (left tab) set, which is Reminder to make a backup when exiting Legacy. Clear 
> that option to stop Legacy asking for you to make a copy of your database.
> 
>  
> 
>                 In practice, you DO NOT NEED to make a copy of your database, 
> since as a fully managed database it is always kept up to date. I suspect 
> that every time you run Legacy you are then opening the latest copy and then 
> saving it again, thus adding the [1] onto the file name. Hence you should be 
> finding that you have a set of files in your PC reading A.fdb, A [1].fdb, A 
> [1] [1].fdb … etc. In this case, you need to open the latest version and then 
> use the File and Save File As option to create a new file with a clean name.
> 
>  
> 
>                 You only need a single .fdb file as your working database. If 
> you need a backup, then use the File and Backup File to create a compressed 
> copy of your database, and remember not to copy it to the Legacy Cloud unless 
> you want to. I would make backups before making major updates, check/repair 
> or merges from other trees.
> 
>  
> 
>                 Hope this helps.
> 
>  
> 
> Regards
> 
>  
> 
> Chris
> 
>  
> 
> From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of E. Nad
> 
> Sent: 18 December 2017 15:08
> 
> To: [email protected]
> 
> Subject: [LegacyUG] File name problem
> 
>  
> 
> (...) 
> 
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