Leslie1899

Worked beautifully!!! Thank you so much Terry and Michael. In the fullness of time, I'll redo all my estate inventories - perhaps At least the ones of ancestors. Leslie

Thanks, Michael, I've got it now. Given it's an estate inventory tag, I prefer using the one tag so will use your idea when I can again sit at the computer to do the input. I'm limited in how many minutes I can sit (and if you think this isn't annoying, think again!). Leslie

I had a major Apple crash yesterday and couldn't try this out. All's well today after pulling the plug! I'm failing to understand something here: 1. For TMG output of the transcribed inventory, if I nest [HID:][SS-HID:][:HID] ... TMG only content ... [HID:][:SS-HID][:HID] , I get no TMG output at all in a Journal report. SS works fine, ignoring the typed transcript and using the scanned jpg as I want it to. 2. I guess I simply don't understand. I do not want to hide the typed transcript from TMG which I want to output it in a report. I want SS to use the jpg and ignore the typed memo. What am I doing wrong? Regards, Leslie

Preparing a table and scanning it to a jpg worked well for Second Site output. Whereas the [HId:] [:HID] prevents the TMG version of the inventory from appearing, it also appears to prevent the TMG version of the inventory from being shown in a TMG report. Clearly, I'm missing something vital. SS page looks good; TMG Journal for one person test doesn't show the inventory at all. I've no interest in trying to deal with trying to create a table in HTML. Leslie

Thanks, Terry. I'm working on your suggestion now. Leslie

Thanks so much, Sally. I'd remembered creating the table part, but had forgotten about scanning as a jpeg!! That's what I'll do. Thanks again for reminding me. I'd not been able to find the post on the SS archives (which I've never found helpful). Leslie1899

I'm really tired of seeing my carefully-transcribed estate inventories mangled in Second Site (preferred) or Journal output. I've tried creating a formatted table in word processing, pasting it into the memo field in TMG with no joy. I output and pasted the table in RTF; also no joy. I've tried using tabs in TMG to create a decent-looking inventory which doesn't work either, especially when I use SS. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to proceed? I don't use Word, but can create docx and excel files out of Quattro Pro. However, the translation makes it difficult to proof because any output is re-translated back into the native software. Therefore, I haven't tried this methodology. If all else fails, I guess I could create the output in HTML within SS, but that would leave it out of my TMG database. This is an idea that doesn't really suit me, partly because I'm not sure about whether decimal formats are really translated accurately in HTML. I feel it necessary to apologize on my site for the way the inventories look because nothing satisfies both output formats. Regards, Leslie1899

I tried one last gambit and TMG installed. The change is minor, BUT I'd closed Windows for an extended period before restarting. This may have made the difference. New data_paths file: [Administrator] SharedProgramData=E:\The Master Genealogist 9\SharedProgramData UserProgramData=E:\The Master Genealogist 9\UserProgramData UserData=F:\The Master Genealogist 9\UserData The only difference between the successful install and the last unsuccessful install was: 1) I closed Windows for an extended period before reopening; and, 2) I changed TMG 9 to The Master Genealogist 9 (minor change). Everything else is identical. I suspect the difference was keeping Windows closed instead of simply restarting it after uninstalling. Something had lingered which confused the installer. I've verified that the program installed in the right places. I think it might be useful if the Customizing Data Storage file included a paragraph on setting up the data paths file for people who use different logical drives. Leslie

The program will not launch after each installation, giving me the error message. On earlier attempts, I verified that no portions of the program had installed in any of the program parts in any of the folders to which the data_paths file pointed. I didn't look for a chm file. After my initial failures, I stopped verifying where TMG 9 put itself and, if it won't launch giving me the same error message, I uninstall it immediately. The trial version had been installed on top of v7 (due to a faulty data_paths file which was clearly my mistake). This is why TMG v7's report output became incorrect and is now unusable. I uninstalled the trial version, downloaded the full Gold version of 9, paid for it and have never been able to install it. I thought about adding Administrator to the data_paths file to see if that works (even though it was not needed for v7 or v8). However, I do not want this file installed under the C:drive which is the only place I have an Administrator or All Users folder. My file structure is simple: all program files go on the E:drive, all data on the F:drive and all images on the G:drive. The drive letter and program folder name should be differentiation enough. It makes sense to use Administrator/All Users only if you are installing on the C:drive. My bottom line: if TMG 9 can't be installed where I want, I don't want it. I'll miss some of the new program additions, such as pronouns (not roles), but will have to stick with v7 (and, yes, I know support on SS and TMGU will stop, but I'll just have to live with that). I'll have to find a way to repair the damaged report writer in v7. Leslie

I am not at all interested in only moving the program paths for data. I do not EVER install programs onto the OS drive. I am logged on, as always, as Administrator in XP; no one else uses this computer. The logical drives were created long before I moved to Apple and have been respected by Parallels. Windows runs on a separate monitor and is, for all intents and purposes, a separate machine. It's is backed up separately, etc. I have never had any desire to have any Windows folder/file open directly in the mac. I have loaded other programs successfully onto my separate logical drive since I switched to Apple/Parallels in 2009. I found someone who copied and sent me the Customizing Data File Storage Help files for me. As I've explained I cannot open the TMG 9 at all so there's been NO way to view the help files. I consider this a major mistake on WhollyGenes part - this type of file should be available prior to installation. I've used data paths successfully for years, having never installed TMG onto the C: drive. As I explained, I'm using XP. Here is the latest failed data path file: [Administrator] SharedProgramData=E:\TMG 9\SharedProgramData UserProgramData=E:\TMG 9\UserProgramData UserData=F:\TMG 9\UserData The program allegedly installs, but when I try to open it I get the following error message: "Data cannot be relocated from the program folder to the program folder." Please make sure that none of the data relocation paths point to the program folder. I doesn't work when I use only E:\TMG 9\, letting it create the separate folders for shared and user program data. It doesn't work if I use a slight variation in the program name for the data files on my F drive. I've never seen the reason to have long folder names when one is using separate drives for programs, data, images. What do I need to do to make the program install where I want it to OR have I simply wasted my money? Leslie

Because this is running on the vm machine NOT in coherence, etc. mode, it is independent of Parallels. I've been using Parallels since 2009 with TMG (installing v8 was no problem) and never experienced any problem with TMG files going into My Documents, etc. I suspect this has been the case, largely, because I use separate data paths. As far as TMG is concerned, it doesn't know about Parallels.

Win XP Pro on vm running Parallels 9. I'd placed my data_paths file in the newly created TMG 9 program folder where the program was told to install. However, TMG v9 did not install the program as specified. The resulting error message reads = "Data cannot be relocated from the program folder to the program folder. Please make sure that none of the data relocation paths point to the program folder." I can't open TMG 9 to verify via Help that the requirements for the data paths file have/have not changed. The data_paths file was created in Notepad and reads: [Administrator] SharedProgramData=E:\TMG 9\ProgramData UserProgramData=E:\TMG 9\AppData UserData=F:\TMG9\UserData I've used these file paths for v7 and, I believe, v8. I've uninstalled v8 so can't check to see if that's the case OR to read its Help file. I've downloaded the v9 manual, but could not find anything about data file storage for advanced users in it. I really don't understand having this critical information available only AFTER program installation when it's needed BEFORE one gets in trouble. I've uninstalled and re-installed multiple times with no success. Please advise. Regards, Leslie

I can't believe I'm the only one dismayed by the user's continued inability to format footnotes in TMG reports. I've asked for this since v6. If you have a report with hundreds or thousands of footnotes, you don't want them deeply indented OR in the same point size as the main report. This is basic stuff. There's got to be a solution to this issue. I bought v8 and never used it even once because of this issue. I've now downloaded a trial of v9 and am finding the same problem. I also use WordPerfect, but find no difference in the "new" report writer - not in v8 or v9. Please explain. Leslie1899

I've searched the archives on SS's message board to no avail. I am using the simplest possible setup of Second Site which I want to be able to access from my iPad. Apple being Apple, there's no easy way. I've tried using Dropbox on a copy of the site, but can't open the transferred file (error message says there's no software to open it with!). I didn't care that it took over an hour to upload; but was really irritated not to be able to open it once it was on my iPad. I've spent hours going through the iPad apps library not finding anything relevant. Or, that I recognized as relevant. I do NOT want my site online, so please don't suggest that. I am NOT interested in sharing my site with anybody else - nor is syncing something I really care about. I figured I'd just upload it every time I re-made the site. My purpose is to have my entire database easily available to me when I can't have my laptop with me AND as an aid when I'm working on cleaning my files (TMG on laptop with SS viewable beside me . . . . I've found it MUCH easier to clean data this way). I know there must be a way to get the site to open on my iPad, but can't figure it out. Can anybody help? Leslie

Thanks, Virginia. I just subscribed to the mailing list. I'd sent a private, polite message to Bob Velke about my decision to postpone purchasing v8 until the WordPerfect report writer was done. I run WP X3 whose report writer never worked properly for me with TMG v7. I had to output in WP v5.1 to get a readable report and that only with the help of a macro to format my gazillion footnotes. Frankly, I'd pay extra for a really top-notch report writer in WordPerfect. I'll probably upgrade WP Office this year so one can see that I am sticking with a product that beats its competition. Leslie