Thanks Brian for such a simple solution
----- Original Message -----
From: "BE Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] picture database
Mike and Marie Omilon wrote:
i am entering 5 separate and distinct family databases into Legacy
Ive created 5 separate files
my problem is the entering of pictures into the database.
All the pictures end up in the same folder and there doesnt seem to be a
way of auto separating instead it has to be done manually
which im sure will cause problems in a huge file
am i doing something wrong here..i thought by removing one file it would
remove the pictures with it. This doesnt seem to work for me.
It sounds like you are using the Legacy default locations, these are
subdirectories of the Legacy program location, they are named data for the
data files, pictures, sound and video are for media files. Personally I do
not like that structure because it makes creating computer backups are
more difficult.
I have moved all my Legacy files to a subdirectory tree of the "My
Documents Folder" named "Legacy Data". When I want to backup my data
everything is in one place. I wish Legacy did this on installation but it
doesn't. I do use the same division into separate directories for data and
media. I keep all my Data files in the same Data subdirectory but I have
subdivided the pictures directory into subdirectory trees organized by
family groups i.e my Maternal and Paternal line and my Wife's Maternal and
Paternal lines are all in separate tree structures. If I ever start
collecting sound and video I will organize those the same way.
In your case you might want to set up directories for each of the separate
families with data, picture, sound and video subdirectories in each. Now
all the data for each of your five distinct families will be in one
directory structure and you can copy, move and backup each one separately.
Brian Kelly
Rockland, ON
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