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blackduck User is Offline Posts:18 Moderate Poster
01/23/2010 7:16 AM Alert 

Hi Jeff

Entering via a custom Checklist has proved a hit so far. However, I started on a second batch of date, entered (or so I thought) around 80-100 sightings, and they appear to have dropped into a black hole. I cannot get the View/Edit window to pull them up. I'm not concerned about having to re-enter them, but am concerned to have "loose" data running around.

Is it possible to examine the last 100 or so entries into the data base, sorted by time of entry? I have obviously run across the wrong year entered, duplicate entry type of error, but this is something new.

jjones User is Offline Posts:5104 Veteran Member
01/23/2010 10:24 AM Alert 

Hi,

Yes - check the sort dropdowns on the View/Edit Setup window. One of them is Order of Entry.

You could also just check for all sightings of one of the species you know you entered.

Let me know if I can assist further,

Jeff


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blackduck User is Offline Posts:18 Moderate Poster
01/23/2010 2:02 PM Alert 
Thanks Jeff, very useful. I recovered 83 sightings by eventually entering the correct year for them. Black hole? Of my making!

One thing I did wonder. When sorting by Order of Entry the File/Edit brought up the whole database. It made the editing a fairly slow process. Is there a way of limiting the sort to "Sightings entered in 2010" for instance?
jjones User is Offline Posts:5104 Veteran Member
01/23/2010 6:14 PM Alert 

But of course.

Set the beginning date to 1/1/2010 in the Setup window.

Let me know if I can assist further.

Jeff


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