Oh - I just find a killer problem with this. For the Potential Problems
List, it considers
each use of [--?--] to have "Possible illegal character in the Name field"
AND it gives
me "Too many dashes in the Name field." Apparently what is standard for
RootsWeb
is considered a Problem in Legacy. Do you use this Potential Problems
report routinely?
I always check - now I have to find something else. I don't like false
positives - nor
overriding the check with an ignore. For now I will retrieve my backup db I
made with
my "Unknown" format before spending my entire evening trying to 'fix' it to
a standard that is NOT standard.
Wm. Hathaway
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Naylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Standard Usage?
On 12 Dec 2006 WILLIAM HATHAWAY wrote:
Is there a generally accepted standard for designating an individual
with some data, but missing this rather important surname?
RootsWeb recommends using the 7 characters [--?--]
I use this in Legacy, other genealogy software and on my web pages
and haven't had any problems with its use.
Cheers, -- Dave N.
--
David Naylor, Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada.
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