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Old November 27th 14, 07:56 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Keith Nuttle
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On 11/27/2014 2:10 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
Hi, Keith,

Not enough information here for me to be sure, but I think I have a way
to make libraries do this, or at least something similar.

Provided the needs are relatively simple.

I suspect most readers will tell you I'm out of my mind, but some simple
testing some months ago at least proved the concept.

If you don't want to divulge too many details, send email. :-)


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I am working on the history of my families. I currently have eight
folders for my wife and my grandparents. Each of these folders have a
folder for at least four married-in families. Each folder has four
basic sub folders, Pictures, burials, documents, and census. Plus each
folder will have additional sub folders as needed to organize the data.

I currently have nearly 8GB data in nearly 6500 files and contained in
nearly 250 individual folders.

I will use this morning search as an example of the need. I had
previously researched and saved the original plat map of Perrysburg Ohio
with the lots of several families identified. It was saved in a folder
where it logically should be saved from the point of view that I had
been working.

This morning I needed the map and was approaching it from a different
angle that was outside of the original logic that it was filed. It took
me about 15 minutes looking in many different folders trying to find the
file.

It would have been nice to been able to type in "William Nuttle lot" and
find the Perrysburg Plat map that shows the location of William Nuttle's
lot. When the file was displayed open it from the index system.


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