First Name Disappears

[Harold Faulkner]

On 6/16/2013 8:05 PM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Harold Faulkner [mailto:haroldef at sbcglobal.net]
>> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 8:36 PM
>> To: Richard Kreiss
>> Subject: Re: First Name Disappears
>>
>> On 6/16/2013 7:23 PM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
>>> Top post:
>>> How do you enter their names?  Do you have one name field or Last Name,
>> first Name MI fields?
>>> Richard Kreiss
>>> GCC Consulting
>>>
>>> Office: 410-653-2813
>>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am sorry, that should have been clear.  Field 1 is last name, and field 2 is the
>> first name.  Field three is the address, etc.
>>
>> Harold
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
>>>> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com]
>>>> On Behalf Of Harold Faulkner
>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 6:34 PM
>>>> To: 'FilePro Mailing List'
>>>> Subject: First Name Disappears
>>>>
>>>> Hope you all enjoyed Father's Day.
>>>>
>>>> I have a problem that started about six months ago.Can anyone tell me
>>>> how to solve this problem?
>>>>
>>>> The file is called MAC and is the roster of men who served on the U.S.S.
>>>> McCaffery from 1945 to 1973.Showing my age, I was aboard in
>>>> 1950-1952.We have a reunion every two years.
>>>>
>>>> The problem is that somehow two men lose their first names.The men
>>>> are SUNDERMEIER, HERBERT J and BIELITZ. WILFRED F.These two men lose
>>>> their first names about every week to a few weeks.I keep adding the
>>>> first names back.
>>>>
>>>> We have a roster of 1896 men, but only these two men lose their first
>>>> names
>>>>
>>>> I have another problem but I will send another email to try and solve
>>>> that problem.
>>>>
>>>> Harold
> What processing do you run either once a week or every 2 weeks?  Have you checked your processing to see if at any time code was added to clear the first name field specifically for these 2 or clear the first name field for the record numbers in question?
>
> Richard
Wedo not run any kind of processing.  We only use filepro to add new men 
when we find them, or to update an address, or to indicate that the 
member has passed away, or to get information on a member, etc. When my 
partner in PA adds a member, or makes a correction, he sends me an update.

My partner sent me an update yesterday.  The update had the two first 
names missing from his update.  Oh, he sends me his key file. Before I 
replace my key file, I save a copy of my MAC file by using Filepro's F, 
followed by another F, and yesterday I saved my MAC as MACSAVE06132013.  
Then I remove my key file, and replace it with my partner's.

I just remembered, why don't I look into my MACSAVE06162013 file and 
check the first names.  Sure enough, both first names were missing. So, 
both first names were missing from my computer and my partner's computer.

Harold
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