Relations 2.2

Conversion from Relations v1.2

To convert to Relations 2.2 first install and run RelConvert11.pkg. This program has a button to use to start the conversion process.

The conversion does the following:

• Deletes the old entry in the directory soup for Newton Connection Kit support.
• Reads the prefs entry for Relations, deletes it from the system soup, and then adds a new entry.
• Reads the old Relations entry with the list of place names and takes each entry from the array list and writes separate entries in a new soup - RelPlaces:MSDA. These entries have a record number, indexed, and the place name. Anywhere in Relations 2.0 that a place name is used, the record number is stored, not the place string. This will reduce the space requirements where a place name is used more than once.
• Reads the old Relations entry with the list of last names and takes each entry from the array list and writes separate entries in a new soup - RelNames:MSDA. This new soup is only used for quick entry of last names.
• Reads each individual and family entry and writes a new one in the new Relations 2.0 soup. All record numbers are left as is. New soup name is Relations:MSDA
• Deletes the old Relations soup.
• One other new soup will be created when needed. It is RelSources:MSDA and will hold source entries.