A sister pointed out something that seems to be lacking from PAF Insight tonight. She wants to "clear" a family, or in some cases clear an individuals and all...
This isn't really a complaint. I just want to point out a little confusion caused by an interface design choice. When I click on the Spouses and Children tab,...
I noticed a message today from FamilySearch.Org indicating that they are instituting a new procedure for users that have failed to update their PAF Insight...
Hello: I am bit behind on reading my email (my son just got his mission call and I'm still in a fog). Anyway, an email stated the following -- <<I can see...
Sandra, Thank you for the warning about the use of Preview to prevent a huge problem. Perhaps Insight should include an example of what might happen if ...
Yes, the search & replace is not going to care if there are other letters next to your search-- Might I suggest that you begin a word (Place name) with a space...
Thanks for the suggestion Dana. We will add this to our list of possible future enhancements. Until then, there is no easy way to restrict the display to a...
The method my wife uses is to keep printed group sheets in a binder, and check them off as she uses PAF Insight to search the IGI for each individual. Since...
... I am not aware of ANY search and replace feature in PAF Insight. Where is it? Dana ... Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus...
... There is no search and replace function in PAF Insight. Perhaps the person who mentioned it was thinking of how PAF Pal can change some place names. Aloha,...
Be sure to click on case sensitive and you won't have the problem of PA (or
any other) going into just any word with a pa in it. Joan [Non-text portions of...
Richard, As John said they are unconnected groups of names. They could be called "islands" because they are not connected to the main "continent " of your...
John, I believe they are talking about the function in PAF on the Tools menu called "Global Search and Replace." It's the third item down. It needs to be...
... Frank, That is exactly my point. Why was this topic opened in this forum? Dana ... Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system...
If you have more than one line or pedigree in your PAF file it is because of LINKAGES. One or more pedigrees exist because only one of two things. You did...
... PAF Pal was written by PAL Software, not Ohana Software, so I can't take credit for it. To be specific about the abbreviations, PAF Pal can expand the...
I have had several of you ask how to use Global Search and Replaces in PAF and to keep out of trouble with look-alikes. If you are not interested then just...
I just received my PAF Insight CD and have been using it to check the IGI. I have a suggestion for future versions of PAF Insight. As part of my source...
I can think of two other reasons for orphan lines. While cleaning up files it is very easy to delete a connection that should not have been deleted thus...
My daughter sent me a file from one of her mother's sisters. I can't believe what I saw but then I have been using the computer and PAF for a long time. I...
Good points . . . similar things can be done with a single space after the comma. I personally use this style (always a single space after the comma). Things ...
If you really feel more comfortable with a space after a comma then you will still have to make sure ALL Place Name pieces are separated that way. In order...
I was using PAFInsight last night for about 45 minutes. The program looked like it was doing it's normal checking. After not finding any temple work I did a...
... If your database is inconsistent (i.e. some commas are followed by a space, others aren't), the above will change existing ,space To: ,spacespace (etc.),...
Actually not . . . it will first remove all spaces after the commas (replace ",space" several times with ","). After doing this, then add back in one space by ...
Sharon, You are correct. We are working on more robust detection of server errors. This wil be in the next release. Until then, it is wise for everyone to be ...
I thought Weldon's statement would be correct but I tried it in a small database and first removed all spaces after the comma. This required 3 repeated GS & R...
Here, Here. I have had the same problem a couple of times. Ruby in WA ... From: Sharon Linneer To: PAFInsight@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004...
What version where you using? There was a recent update to cover exactly that problem. The last update was 2004.10.26, so if you haven't downloaded in the...
