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Alan Summerfield writes,
>I installed PreVersion on our Server with the intention of keeping the last
2
>versions of the Institutes EndNote library enclosed in an "old versions"
folder
>alongside the current Library, just in case someone did something silly to
the
>current one.
>
>I had already tried PreVersion out with TeachText documents, just to make
sure
>it worked, which it did, saving the old version to the "previous versions"
>folder before saving the newly saved one.
>
>With EndNote, however, this does not work. It seems that on closing the
window,
>the library is saved in a non-standard way. It certainly does not ask if I
want
>to save the changes or replace the existing library before closing the
window,
>which seems a little dangerous to me. Suppose somebody played with the
Library
>and then just closed the window, expecting to be able to click on the
>"Dont save changes" button! No chance!! My skin crawls at the thought.
>
>Looks as though I shall have to use Retrospect again, but that saves all
>changed versions, and I dont need them all.

When closing the Library window in the EndNote Plus database, there is no
 oprompt to save changes. The reason is because changes are saved on a per
record basis. Many Mac database programs behave this way (e.g. HyperCard,
FileMaker). I hope this answers your question.

Regards,
Kimberly Mattingly
EndNote Technical Support

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