Jim

Over the years, I've built 1 large database that includes both my family and my wife's. I have had thoughts of spliting the 2 families and wondering if there is a right way and a wrong way to accomplish this. Has anybody out there ever done this with TMG v9? Is it even possible? Maybe someone out there can give some advice as to how to approach this task if possible at all. Maybe you can just tell me if I'm crazy for trying... Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Jim

Last time using my project, in attempting to close, I pressed 'yes' (by mistake) when asked if I wanted to 'backup'. Subsequently I pressed the 'cancel' button and the project closed. Now it will not open and gives me this ERROR message: PROJECT NAME_PD.dbf not found. Can anyone help?

I checked and found only 3 Name_PD files. 1 is the one in question (Name_PD.DBF) and the other 2 are the ones you mentioned not to mess with (.FPT & CDX). I did have a backup of the PROJECT FILE done just a couple of days earlier. I made a copy of this backed up Name_PD.dbf and load it back to replace the damaged one. It seemed to do the trick and I am back up and running. Thanks for your help. It's really great to have someone that can give help, suggestions and support to old time TMG users. I really appreciate you. Jim

Thanks Jim, I will do that if the problem persist. Now when it happens, I just keep trying and out of the blue, it works.

Every once in awhile, for no apparent reason, when I try to open a project, it gives me a error message that it can't find file "project_ ND.dbf not found". Can anyone tell me what has happened. It appears that this file has been corrupted some how and I can't figure out what's going on. When I look at my documents projects, it appears to be there but it still won't open the project.

OK..Thanks. The flag was used 8 times and after I deleted the 8 occurrences, I was able to go back and delete the Flag. I must have created that Flag several years ago and forgotten that I had done it. Do you happen to know if, when I created this custom flag, did I do something wrong that resulted in these errors? It must have worked OK when I used it on these 8 people. Anyway, thanks so much for your help. I appreciate it very much.

For many many years I've avoided using this particular tag type because I always got an error message when I tried. It is the only tag type that I've ever tried to use that gives me an error message. The error messages are: 1. operator/operand type mismatch. 5 2."frmevents cntparentchilda mvalidate" 3. Variable 'laroles' is not found. 61 I looked at passed post and was not able to see anything like this. Can anyone help?

When I attempt to delete this tag type, It tells me that I can't because it been used 8 times, Is there a way to see where those 8 tags have been used?

For the last few days I've been getting errors when I add information to a detail page. It seems like it only happens when I use "cut and past" to enter info for a person. When I type the info in instead it doesn't seem to give me the errors. There are 3 errors that I get: 1. Variable :BYSEQ" is not found, 51 reppush, 2. Variable "BYFIELD" is not found. 90 reppush, and 3. Table has no index order set, 91 reppush. Can anyone give me some advice?

Thanks Jim, Sorry for the post, I should have searched before posting. I'll do better the next time. Just for reference, can you give me the reason this type of error occurs. Maybe I would be able to prevent it from happening again.

I'm attempting to find certain text items in my database. According to the "help contents", this should be able be accomplished from the Edit menu. There is and item in this menu called "Find text" but it and most all other items in that menu are grayed out. Can anyone help me out as to why?

I'm trying to change the name of an exhibit and can't seem to find out if it is possible. I'm probably missing something very simple, but can't seen to get it done.

Buzz, Refer to message Sept 25 from Bettle3247

I just discovered that the Automatic "Relation" Tag does not work using Win11. Unless I'm doing something wrong???

I have a couple of questions relating to ID numbers. 1. Can an ID number be changed once you add a new person if I made an error? 2. The reason I ask this question is when I added a new person, I inadvertently changed the next unused default ID number but did not notice it right away. Now every time I add a new person, the program wants to use a number that is the next number in sequence to the number I screwed up. Now when I use the F2 key to see what the next unused ID number, it has 2 groups of numbers. The remaining numbers (the ones that should be there) but after that another sequence of numbers starting with the number I messed up. An example may help: When I now hit the F2 key it lists to groups of numbers, 3000 thru 4000 but after that it starts with another group starting with 30002999 thru 30004000. Is there any way of deleting that last group of numbers or do I need to renumber may whole data set? Sorry for the long question but I have no other way of explaining it.. Jim

I have received an error message that reads: "function argument value, type or count is invalid. FRMEVENT.CNTWITTNESS.MCHECKROLLS. #17. This occures when attempting to add a Military Service tag to an person. Has anyone ever had expirence with this error who can give me any advice? I'm using the last version 9 on a windows 10 computer. Thanks for any help you can give. Jim

Jim, I'm sorry to bother you regarding this error and your reply but I can't figure it out. Your last reply (if I understood what you are saying) told me that there was a problem with a damaged file. What I don't understand is your last sentence. Did you actually fix the damaged file and return it to me and if so, how do you send it back to me? I didn't receive anything. What am I missing? Thanks again for everything you do for TMG users.

What I would like to do is produce a list of Multiple Births (I'm looking for a list of twins). I did not use the Multiple Birth Flag from the beginning so any list I produce may not be accurate. Is there a way of adding this flag to my entire data base? I'm thinking along the lines of a universal change of everyone in my data base. OR do I have to go through each person detail screen and change each one individually? If anyone can give me some guidance on this issue, I would greatly appreciate it (or tell me i'm way off base or crazy). Thanks, Jim

Can anyone help me develop a list of people in my database that are twins? I've tried to develop a filtered group of people with the same date of birth but have not been successful. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim

Thank you both for the help. I haven't been using the multiple birth flag, but I am now.

I am interested in using 'MGSQ' style of numbering in my reports. I have such a report that I printed some time ago (I don't know when) and it used this style of numbering. I swear this report was generated from TMG. Did TMG offer at one time (an earlier version) this MGSQ style of numbering? It's the style that uses 'Generation 1, Generation 2, etc and regular numbers with a + sign in front of them. I can't seem to find this style in the options. I'm stumped. Can someone help? Jim

Thanks for the message. From your post it dawned on me that the report I was referring to was in fact a journal report. That solved my problem and I thank you so much. One additional question if you don't mind in reference to these journal reports. With one person in said report, in an attempt to get my sentences the way I want them, I added a primary designation to a census report and the other census report in this persons detail changed to non primary. Any clues as to why? Jim

I have an unusual problem that I can not figure out. One of my Sources has disappeared from the Master Source list. I wanted to modify it slightly but I can't find the darn thing anywhere.. What's really perplexing is the fact that it still shows up on reports and it still shows as a citation on the Tag Entry screen. Am I going nuts?? Please help...

You've done it again Terry. Thank you for keeping me on track.

I've been using TMG for many years and I (like many others) have only one PROJECT. I have entered thousands of personal records over time and am now interested in producing REPORTS for specific groups of people. For example, I want to develop a AHNENTAFEL for all decendents of a particular person within my project. This is the part of TMG that I'm an not well versed in. I have read much about setting up either FOCUS GROUPS, FILTERED GROUPS and/or PROJECT EXPLORER to accomplish this task. So far I have not been very successful. Can someone please give me some HOW TO help regarding this. I'm sure that this subject has been discussed in prior forums but I can't seem to find exactly what I'm looking for.