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Posted Thursday, August 18, 2005 - Post #7319
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It's function was not to disturb file during presentation to family (with kids around or something like it).

That's just as I remember it from some old help file...



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Posted Thursday, August 18, 2005 - Post #7318
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Thanks to both V.L.o and Appleshaw. It appears that viewers can not change the files as presented at my PWP. V.L.o also suggested that I make the file read only within Windows Explorer. I tried that and it worked as well. I'm a happy guy. Thanks

Does anyone know what, on the Menu bar, within GenoPro, Edit>>Read Only Protect does?
As I mentioned before, if it only protects within an editing session, then defaults to unprotected in subsequent sessions, I don't understand it's function.

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Posted Thursday, August 18, 2005 - Post #7317
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If your web server is running Unix then the chmod command will set write protect on a file. I use WS_FTP95 (free version) to load data to my ISP. If you select a file and right click, the window produces a drop down menu where it is easy to change chmod.

Having said that it is not normally possible for other people to change files on your server - unless they know your log in details.

Also I suspect that chmod only changes files on the server and it will still be possible to download the file and edit it - if that is what the user wants to do. Personally I do not care if people do change things, as long as they do not muck up what I have done
Posted Thursday, August 18, 2005 - Post #7316
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You might want to open file properties (from windows explorer) and make it read-only...
I don't know how to perform it on a webpage, but I don't think it is possible to change it so simply. Or maybe is...

AFAIK no file could be edited within IE when it's on server(or any other browser), but when you download a file to your computer you can always edit it...

Maybe if additional protection of file is needed there should be some sort of file protection... with password and so...



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Posted Thursday, August 18, 2005 - Post #7315
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Thanks, yehudad. I was hoping that would be the case, regarding .gno files.

I have noticed, in testing, when I select "read-only" it makes the file "read-only" for that session. When I close the file then open the .gno file again, it is fully editible (is that a word? editible). I do not wish it to be changable until and unless I remove the read-only attribute.

When I post the tree to my personal web site, I do not want people to change things. I understood making it read-only would cure that. But I can not seem to make the read-only stick.

OR, is my lack of experience showing? Is it possible that when I load the .gno files to the personal web page (PWP), viewers will not be able to change my .gno? That is, they could download my .gno and save it to their hard drive and change the file, but they could not change my file as posted at the PWP?

Any guidance is appreciated.
Posted Thursday, August 18, 2005 - Post #7314
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What you described is more or less what happens when you create your site with GenoPro.

As for the GEDCOM (.ged) file. The GEDCOM file is a simple text file which is a protocol to transfer data from on Genealogy software to another. For example: if you worked on your family tree using FTM and now you want to work with GenoPro - there is no need to enter all your information again. You export all your FTM data into a GEDCOM file and then you import this data into GenoPro using Import GEDCOM.
This is the only thing that a GEDCOM file is used for.

There are some programs who takes this GEDCOM file and implement it. GEDCOM Explorer takes the file and make it more readable and you can produce some reports on it. GenoPro can take it and convert it directly to HTML (but you dont have to, if you already has your tree in GenoPro).


I hope that I helped you.
Posted Tuesday, March 8, 2005 - Post #7313
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I saved my tree as a .ged. But I am unsure what it does. I could not seem to open it.

I assume the .ged will allow me to publish my tree as a web page. It will follow the "skin" as the Morin family.

If I choose to make my own page, I should be able to place the .gno files within the web page. My readers will download GenoPro and when they click on a link, it will open the main tree. When they click on a hyperlink on the main tree, i.e. a particular family member, that link will take them to a specific family tree. Is that correct? If so, then I really do not need to save my files as a .ged. Correct?

Just checking before I get to far.

Thanks
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