Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I've been running the LUG using the same software (MHonArc) for 18 years, > and > for 18 years the job of closing out a digest volume and opening a new one > has > been tedious. > > Today I closed out volume 44 and began a new volume. Part of closing out a > volume is regenerating all of the indexes so that instead of saying > > Topic index of LUG archive for Vol 44 (Jan 2010 - ) > > they say > > Topic index of LUG archive for Vol 44 (Jan 2010 - Jun 2010) > > Not a big deal, but it is a deal. Somehow, for 18 years I have failed to > realize that if I delete one message from the archive after closing the > volume, the software will automatically regenerate the index to close it up > around the now-gone message. > > I close out volumes rarely enough that I have written down the procedure > and > follow it from written notes notes every time. I have just added to my > written > procedure these steps: > > * Add a junk message to the archive > * Edit the index configuration file to have the truth about dates > * Delete the junk message that you just added. > > Whew. I think I'll use the extra 2 hours that this has given me to go take > pictures of something. > > Brian Reid > LUG Saloon Keeper > > Glad you persevered all these years Brian. And glad even you can learn from mistakes on software use. The lug is my home away from home life away from life family extended. Speaking of extended: I just upgraded my adobe creative suite design premium from 4 to 5. http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/design/ Photoshop CS5 Extended Illustrator CS5 InDesign CS5 Flash Catalyst CS5 Flash Professional CS5 Dreamweaver CS5 Fireworks CS5 Acrobat 9 Pro Bridge CS5 Device Central CS5 Cost me a ton of gold. So now I can for sure do my website and really get things going for myself. I got the Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium All-in-One For Dummies this afternoon for 40 bucks it looks like the yellow pages phone book but I like it. Much better than the Cs5 "Bible". Like I told Greg I'll be having to change my name now; to something different. Read more: http://www.dummies.com/store/product/Adobe-Creative-Suite-5-Design-Premium-A ll-in-One-For-Dummies.productCd-0470607467,navId-322452.html#ixzz0rkKstpjA [Rabs] Mark William Rabiner