Discovered - another WOB Sample Book

**Paul Henry** · 24th November 10, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by artificer

when I try to open it the file reads "password protected"

I just hit the enter/ok button and it opened without any problem for me
Thank you Peter

**MacBean** · 24th November 10, 07:44 AM

You must be able to read the newer Excel files (*.xslx) to open the file in question. It isn't password protected and opens fine for me as well. Not sure what the "Do smallest" means though.

**artificer** · 24th November 10, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by paulhenry

I just hit the enter/ok button and it opened without any problem for me
Thank you Peter

Originally Posted by MacBean

You must be able to read the newer Excel files (*.xslx) to open the file in question. It isn't password protected and opens fine for me as well. Not sure what the "Do smallest" means though.

I did finally get it to work. I HATE M/S and their blasted "Genuine Advantage". Ever since I ran the last security updates, Windows is insisting that a copy I've owned since 2005 isn't "genuine". I can only assume that "Genuine Advantage" is secret programming language for "Genuine P.I.T.A".

Back O/T

Great database Peter. I'm really looking forward to the articles this discovery will generate.

**figheadair** · 24th November 10, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by MacBean

You must be able to read the newer Excel files (*.xslx) to open the file in question. It isn't password protected and opens fine for me as well. Not sure what the "Do smallest" means though.

Had to cheat a little there as Excel won't (or I cant't work out how to) put the 'o' in superscript.

Do means the same as. I presume it was an shorthand for 'ditto'.

As an aside, a lot of old documents write 'Mac' as Mc with underline 'c' in superscript. So in fact a deliberate shortening.

**figheadair** · 25th November 10, 01:26 AM

Re-done the list in a different format that shows the total range. All the setts are from the latest find plus those additional patterns that are only in the Scott-Adie or Romanes & Patterson books.

http://www.scottishtartans.co.uk/Wil...mple_Books.pdf

**BoldHighlander** · 25th November 10, 01:34 AM

I still haven't been able to open any of the pdf files that you've posted Peter...{sigh}

One of these days I hope to figure it out.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 25th November 10, 05:09 AM

I had much better luck with the pdf file, thanks. Would love to see a photo of the priest sett, and some of the fancy patterns!

**figheadair** · 26th November 10, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

I had much better luck with the pdf file, thanks. Would love to see a photo of the priest sett, and some of the fancy patterns!

Here's Priest and the Fancys I have to hand plus Austin which shows how it too started as a small Fancy type sett.

Priest (this is Wilsons' Lavender)

No 220

No 228

No 248

Austin