Yes, you can non-alpha characters in the name fields. I've exported [[ and ( just fine.
As for the reason behind it, you might want to mark the person "Private" by checking the box on the lower right of their individual screen. This will give you the flexibility of not exporting them in a GEDCOM (uncheck "Export Private indiviiduals") or Reports. Susan Daily On 1/13/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've received some data concerning purported children of a man. This data > is not proven, but is, according to the researcher, a collection of data from > various unsourced web sites. I would like to enter this data, but in a > manner that marks the data as speculative. > > My thought is to use parentheses as the first and last character of the > names, such as (John) (Doe). Thus, I would immediately recognize that the > data > is speculative and should probably be excluded from written reports. > > I can see nothing in the Legacy documentation that forbids using these > non-alpha characters in the name fields and in GEDCOM files. However, can > someone > confirm that this practice would not cause problems with the program or a > GEDCOM file? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
