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From: "Anne Hildrum" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Will reinstall do anything to my databse?
Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 20:05:50 +0200
References: <LOBBKOOEANNIIOJMJAELAEJKEAAA.earbar@netway.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20020504063811.009f9aa0@pop.sprynet.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20020504212852.009ff6e0@pop.sprynet.com> <009b01c1f416$51e981c0$f79bf243@reed> <00df01c1f450$a3fccfa0$b9b20150@oemcomputer> <ivSyQhAcPW18EAW$@wtoram.co.uk> <5.1.0.14.2.20020505133325.033c0900@pop3.norton.antivirus>


From: "Lee Hoffman" <>

> Anne Hildrum wrote:
> >I am having problems acessing my database in TMG,
> >
> >I did eventualy try external repair, though that doesn't help
either.
> >One of the suggestions that came up was trying to reinstall TMG,
> >and that is an easy try. Will doing that do anything to my
database?
> >
> >I don't see why it should, but thought I check and see if anybody
> >knew for sure.
>
> Tell us what messages you get? But re-installing won't hurt your
dataset.

Unfortuneately reinstall did not help. It all started with the usual
crash. Usually
it is only to restart my computer and TMG works again, but not this
time.
Unfortuneately I don't exactly remember what message I got, but it is
the one
with choose either ignore or close, and ignore never works so I have
to close it.
It all happened while I was trying to merge two duplicate persons.

I then tried to run external repair and got this report the first time
I ran it
External fix and this was the error report. Since then
I haven't been able to get into TMG at all, that is I get TMG
up, but it gives me an error message

This is the report I got trying the external fix


REPAIR.EXE (c) Copyright 1994-2000, Wholly Genes, Inc., (410)715-2260.
A utility for users of The Master Genealogist (TMG).

Checking DBF|FPT file integrity....

Directory: D:\TMG
TMGTIPS.DBF DAMAGED ... Fixed.
_SUBJECT.DBF DAMAGED ... Work File Erased.
_SPOUSE.DBF DAMAGED ... Work File Erased.
B_CHILD.DBF DAMAGED ... *Not* Fixed. Contact Tech
Support.
B_SIBL.DBF DAMAGED ... *Not* Fixed. Contact Tech
Support.
B_TAGS.DBF DAMAGED ... *Not* Fixed. Contact Tech
Support.
B_FLAGS.DBF DAMAGED ... *Not* Fixed. Contact Tech
Support.
FILEC6.DBF DAMAGED ... Fixed.
Directory: D:\TMG\APPS
Directory: D:\TMG\LIBS
Directory: D:\TMG\PICS
Directory: D:\TMG\REPORTS
Directory: D:\TMG\RRW
Directory: D:\TMG\TOOLBAR
Directory: D:\TMG\WORDPROC
Directory: D:\TMG\ADMIN
Directory: D:\TMG\SAMPLE
Directory: D:\TMG\TIMELINE
Directory: D:\TMG\ANCESTRY
Directory: D:\TMG\HVALER

This file saved as REPAIR.ERR.

trying to start it again I got this message which seem to fit with the
report
further up here

Starting my file now I get this message.

4.0D program
MKrepeat line: 13 error: 15/not a table/DBF.

I manage to eventually get into a small file with only abt 40 people
in it
eventually and I managed to make a new file, but can't get into my
main file.
I tried to import it into FTST and that worked like a charm.

Anne







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