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Special features in ver 1.19 to fix coding errors in 1.15 - 1.17
See file UPDATE.DOC for installation instructions
While testing ver 1.20 we found a very unpleasant error in the code that
recovers records that have been deleted using the 'Delete a CHILD' command
This can result in a record being used many times as new individuals are added
with the earlier data being lost.
Another effect would be to find another persons data in a new record just being
created that you expected to be blank.
Another effect is to give a 'BAD RECORD NUMBER in LINE 47' error message.
If you have used the delete a child command, then, as you work with your
database, please check the linkages (children, spouses, parents etc) to be sure
that they are OK. If you find a problem then keep notes of the record numbers
where there are errors because when you get ver 1.20 you will have the ability
to repair all the errors.
This problem does not affect many users so in all probability your data is OK.
Some users have found that they cannot access a record - the program exits
to DOS - this is caused by a data error in a date field. Ver 1.19 will place
?? ??? ???? in the date field and BEEP the computer. Use Edit to change the
?? ??? ???? to the correct date - Please blank out all the ?s if your date
is only a partial date.
When FT ver 1.19 is run for the first time it will check all your records for
soundness and recover the correct deleted records for use in the future.
You will notice a counter at the bottom of the first screen as the records
are checked - starting with the last and going down to record 17. This will
only happen once and from then onwards FT will start as normal.
There is also a file on the disk called FIX-NAME.EXE which will remove unused
names from the .DA4 file and re-index the database - see Appendix C in the
manual for more details. This file will not run until you have executed
FT.EXE ver 1.19 at least once to correct the deleted record problem.