To some extent this problem may be resolvable if we have the ability, (for which we can hope in 7.0 ) whereby we can create our own Geolocations. I have a lot of my family living very close, but in areas with different names. They may all be within walking distance, but the areas are separate. At the moment I have to use the nearest local town, but being able to give the precise location would obviate the question of trying to shoehorn into the Statesian structure. Also,the location is immutable, even if, in different times,it has been called by different names. John Clare
On 16/07/07, jmpenet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi I agree there is no such thing as a"standard location", however I believe it is important to enter the location data consistentely, so one has to make up his mind on a way to do it. If you were consistent, it will be easier (may not easy though) to change format if you change your mind later on for whatever reason. It happened to me once in the past. I live in France and I have most of my ancestors in various European countries. I now enter all the location as follow, and I found it to suit most of my needs. I fill missing (not applicable of not known) with comma, so it can be easily manipulated (as a csv file) by external programs if required. Here is an example: Bordeaux, F33000, , Gironde, Aquitaine, France It reads as Town (Bordeaux in the example) Town code (F33000 in the example), Postal code, ZIP or any unique number - we have INSEE numbers in France Subdivision (empty in the example), could be a parish, street name, "arrondissement" (like in Paris) etc. Department (Gironde in the example), specific to France, but can be a county in the US Region (Aquitaine in the example), could be state in the US Country This is not ideal but I found it to suit most of my needs; however it doesn't work with Geo location, in a way I don't understand. I understand Geo location is expecting City, County, State, Country, can anybody confirm When I click on Geo location button, from a location for instance, I get the City field filled with the Department, the County field is empty, and the State/Province and Country fields are -correctly - filled with respectively Region and Country. Does anybody have an idea on a setting or anything else that could improve this situation ? Best regards, Jean-Marie. Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. 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
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