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sporran · Post by **sporran** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:41 am

Hello all,

"search on searches" was an agenda item at the latest User Group meeting (14 Sep - minutes yet to appear). I do not think that I am letting out a secret to say that the User Group is currently testing this feature.

However, there is not yet a planned release date.

Regards,

John

fmackay · Post by **fmackay** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:48 am

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Fiona

Post by **emanday** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:49 am

OOOH! Soon please!

Please

Please

Pleeeeaaase

Alison Plenderleith · Post by **Alison Plenderleith** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:02 pm

Brilliant

Regards,

Alison

Jolan · Post by **Jolan** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:00 pm

Hi all

I have a system that works for me, not sure how time consuming you might think that it sounds, but ...

When I realised that I was duplicating some of my searches, I started a spreadsheet (Works), and had a column for Type (eg Births, Marriages etc). I also have columns for names searched, with the surname first, as well as one for dates (eg 1750 - 1780 or the whole span from 1553 - 1854, while also adding a column for specific regions that I might have searched, or not. Once this is done I can 'Sort' the spreadsheet by Type (BDM), Name then date and find that if I have a search that I think I already have done, I check this first.

I must amdit that I started this soon after I started researching my tree and using Scotlands People, and as such I update this information when I have a page or two, so that it doesn't take too much time. It also means that any new details that I add, can be put in order at the click of a button!

Not sure how I would feel about having to do this for 40+ pages though!!

Joanne

scotmum · Post by **scotmum** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:15 am

And I thought I had spent a small fortune having 11 pages. Ouch

, what must those of you with nearer 40 pages have spent? Guess SP stopped showing our purchases on our'my details' page so as not to frighten our purses/wallets/piggy banks

Post by **emanday** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:32 am

I totted up how much I'd spent once.

I'll never do it again

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:50 am

I started to count up how much I'd spent on SP, Purchasing census CD's, MIs, joining a FHS. Also visits to Scotland.........hotel bills, meals, drinks etc.

Fair scared me to death

Stopped counting when it got to 4 figures.

Jean

scotmum · Post by **scotmum** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:03 pm

Methinks avoidance is probably a good

(of tallying up costs, that is

).

Post by **emanday** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:04 pm

scotmum wrote:Methinks avoidance is probably a good (of tallying up costs, that is ).

Absolutely, positively!

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