Re: Research Helps

["v.h.villarreal" <raices_regias@...>]

Angie,

I forgot to mention in my last post about one thing that I like in the
Legacy software, which is the Merge function.  That really helps to
trim up your records, find and eliminate duplicate persons or families
with slightly different names and other things.

By the way, regarding the use of the percentage sign as a wildcard,
now that you asked me if it is the same as leaving a blank field I
feel like a total fool.  However, I'm totally positive and I could've
swore that when I started using the IGI database if you left blank
either the first or last name fields you'd get an error back.  So I'm
assuming that they made a code update that I wasn't aware of.  Anyway,
when I find the time I'll try to write down a few other tips for those
who are new to these searching tools.

Victor

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "aajay1073" <aajay1073@y...> wrote:
> Victor,
> 
> Too funny...when I started working on my family tree in 1998, I did 
> create my own program, which I still use today.  But my program 
> doesn't do all the fancy charts and reports.  So I was going to add 
> that to my program when I found the PAF program.  I liked the reports 
> and tools in that program so instead of adding that functionality to 
> my own program, I created a tool to convert the data in my program to 
> a GED file and I then import it into a PAF file.  All this probably 
> sounds confusing but it works for me.  The reason I haven't gotten 
> rid of my own program is cause it still does things that PAF doesn't 
> do...and besides it has sentimental value...jk... :-)
> 
> Talk to you later,
> Angie Godina
> 
>