Hi, friends and maillist fellows:
I need a favor! The last few months, we have gotten very lucky with
Larry's lines and hit a few presidentails lines that traced into long
lines way back.
We use FTM, and we use the "Reference Number" slot on the "Linage"
tab,
under "More" to add the Ahnentafel number, so that I can produce a
special report to use as an index of the Ancestors, and use it in
conjunction with the Ahnentafel Genealogy Report which FTM produces.
But, the "Reference Number" slot is programmed to only allow 11 digits,
I need at least 25 and 50 would be better.
I had good luck with FTM, when they messed up the date formats going
from FTM 4.2 to FTM 5.0, I called them and they fixed the formats and
sent me and many others a "patch" in a few days, however this time when
I called them, they said I was the only person who had called with this
problem. They suggested that if others contacted them, they would
probably be able to reprogram that slot very easily. So, I'm asking
those of you who use FTM, to contact FTM about enlarging the "Reference
Number" data field length.
There are 3 ways to contact them:
1. If you are on AOL: use keyword FTM, select Product Support, open the
Family Tree Maker Folder.
2. If you are on Compuserve, go to BBFORUM, select Family Tree Maker,
then Family Tree Maker Message Board.
3. All the rest of us, can call FTM Technical Support at 510-794-6850
on Mon-Fri, between 10 AM and 8PM Eastern time.
I would appreciate any help that you can give me, otherwise I will have
to go in and create a new FACT name for all of our ancestors and reenter
all the numbers in new data fields.
Thanks!!!!
Beverly Alexander
ALEXLARRY(a)prodigy.net