Myrna, I can confirm that the create/export GEDCOM facility is working Ok wrt Ancestry but haven't tried it with Rootsweb. Unlike Cathy I put mine in C:\Legacy\Data and this causes no problems.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ *Use Legacy Search - see My Blogs* Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/ ______________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:49:19 +0900 > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOMs > > Hi Myrna, > > I'm not sure whether there is a problem with Gedcom export. I'm not > aware of it but can't check at present as I'm rebuilding my computer > and Legacy isn't back on yet. > > You don't Open Gedcom files in Legacy, you import them. Could that be > the problem and they are there? > > Or have you not actually completed the creation but Saved the Options > you want thinking you were creating the Gedcom? > > Hope that helps, > Cathy > > At 09:17 AM 30/12/2006, you wrote: > >Hello listers, > > This is a new subject. Is anyone having problems exporting to > >a GEDCOM file?? > > I just finished adding 2 more generations (data from England > >on Ancestry). I ran the "Potential Problems" report and made the > >needed changes until there were no more problems, ran "file > >maintenance", saved and backed up to zip, double checked to be > >sure the new data was ok. THEN, I went to 'file', 'export', then > >exported to gedcom for Ancestry. I thought I followed all the > >instructions (it has been a while since I updated to Ancestry) > >but it would not load from within Legacy. So, I exported to > >GEDCOM 5.5 then went to Ancestry and tried to upload within the > >program. That did not work either. I tried to export to a GEDCOM > >5.5 file again and open it in Legacy. THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER. > >It hung up in Legacy. > > I do have the latest version of Legacy. Everything seems to > >be working fine in the program since updating and I checked a few > >of the new families and they seem to be okay. I did NOT try > >running any reports because all I wanted to do was update my tree > >on Ancestry. Anyone have ANY idea what is happening to my GEDCOM > >files? > >Thanks, > >Myrna _________________________________________________________________ Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail. http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911fb2b2e6d *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
