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PAF question please?

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Unknown

Unknown Report 10 Mar 2004 11:39

Oh yes, definitely backup first !!! But it should be OK, I've done this loads of times.

BrianW

BrianW Report 10 Mar 2004 11:36

Thanks, Paul. I'll try that at home (backing up first in case it goes pear shaped).

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

Unknown

Unknown Report 10 Mar 2004 11:30

Brian, I have a similar problem with an illegitimate child. However, I've found the following trick useful in the past (for when I've had children listed out of date order and wanted to alter it, but the same principle applies). don't DELETE the child, UNLINK the child, making a note of the RIN number first. Then, once they're unlinked, you can "add a child", select the option that says something like "add a child that already exists" and then put in the RIN number (you can also search by name at this point). Hope that makes sense, I've written that from memory as my PAF stuff is on my home PC.

BrianW

BrianW Report 10 Mar 2004 10:38

Thanks Karen. There are a lot of descendents hanging on the child and if I delete him I'll lose those as well. Can I enter another marriage to UNKNOWN for the mother then edit the relationships?

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

Judy

Judy Report 9 Mar 2004 23:29

Karen....I would have to guess yes, that would apply to the zip files as well. Just right click and change the option in the properties. The read only feature is there to protect your files from someone changing them. Judy

BrianW

BrianW Report 9 Mar 2004 22:04

In my PAF tree I had a lady with an illegitimate child. She subsequently married and I entered her husband. Now the child is showing the husband as the father. How can I unlink the child from the husband whilst leaving him as the child of the wife and "UNKNOWN"?

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

Judy

Judy Report 7 Mar 2004 22:41

Find the file that is telling you read only....RIGHT click on it and a box will appear.....at the bottom click on PROPERTIES. A box appears again, at the bottom unclick READ ONLY and then click apply or OK. Judy

Sidami

Sidami Report 7 Mar 2004 21:23

I have just backed my files up on the computer, but when I went to see what I had backed up it said these files are read only, so I can't add to them can some one please tell me how I can back them up on the computer so that I can add to them, I have also backed them up on a disc but I have just looked at that and it is the same read only.?? Sue...............

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.