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From: "Cheri Casper" <>
Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Searching on Place
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 19:26:30 -0800
In-Reply-To: <20060402020439.HAJH3168.omta02ps.mx.bigpond.com@WIN>


Rod - This did not work for me as I got places that I *know* are linked to
events. And it returned all of the abbreviations for the various states in
the U.S. For example, it returned M.C. Printing, however, this is a
publication place for one of my sources. If I were to have deleted all of
these results, I'd be deleting places that ARE linked and I'd be in big
ka-ka. I just don't understand why this isn't working properly. Ideas?

CheriC

-----Original Message-----
From: Rod Tilyard [mailto:]
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 6:07 PM
To:
Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Searching on Place


Hi Jim,
With the filter for Places displayed (without typing anything to search
for):-
Click on Data Links: and enter 0.
Click on Place Links: and enter 0.
Click on the 'Update' button. (The spinning hour glass starts, disappears
for a little while, then starts again, then shortly the filtered list
appears).
Click on the 'Set Filter' button.

Rod.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Winfrey [mailto:]
Sent: Sunday, 2 April 2006 11:50 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Searching on Place

On 4/1/06, Rod Tilyard <> wrote:
> 1. Set a Places Filter with Places Links: 0 and Data Links: 0
> 2. In Lists, Select all the entries in the right hand pane of the list
(use
> shift and down arrow), then right click and choose 'Delete Selected List
> Members'.
>
> Seems Genbox is easier than those other apps, :)
> Works for all types of lists - can Legacy do that?
>
> Rod.

Rod,

I am missing something from your explanation. I can't set a filter
for places with no dependencies until I type something in to search
for. So, if I enter "V" I get a filtered list of unused places that
start with V. What am I doing wrong. Could you please add the bullet
steps in your instructions above?

I guess the only reason I brought Legacy up was that it could do what
Cheri wanted to do and I have been looking for the same thing in GB.
Legacy can do the same kind of "surgery" on all lists BUT it has a few
defined lists not unlimited lists like GB.

Jim


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