Barbara, I guess that a number of people are like me. I read your previous emails but I do not have anyone with four wives. I would be willing to try and replicate what you have found but need further information.
1. You say that you are compiling a 4 generation Descendant Report - which one is your brother in? 2. Does your brother have children with his last spouse? 3. which spouse is marked "Private" (I presume by checking the box and not by privacy brackets)? 4. You say it is OK with 3 generations does that mean your brother, his gfather and ggrandfather or your brother, gfather ggrandfather and gggrandfather, or some other combination? 5. Are any of the wives connected to your brothers family other than by that marriage? 6. I assume that you have checked "show all spouses" btw Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk New Blog: Open Legacy Family File with Open Office View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ > Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:00:56 -0600 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports > > Since I got no responses to my earlier question about this, I'm going > to try again. I am extremely interested in an explanation for this, > because this problem would be serious enough for me to change software > programs. I am hoping that this error is because of something I am > doing wrong, because that could be resolved. > > While there are many things I love about Legacy, it is very important > for MY uses of the program (mainly for my current family and for my > descendants) that I can create reports and trust that important > information such as marriage information will be included in the > reports. I have not done extensive trial and error, but I have > experimented with at least two book reports (ancestor and descendant), > and in those cases, if I include four generations, it leaves off my > brother's most recent marriage. The data is in the program, apparently > correctly, because if I decrease the number of generations, it > includes his most recent marriage. > > Everyone has their own story. This is just an example of how it is > important to be able to rely on the program to be indiscriminate in > pulling in data for reports: My brother finally got his "life > together" about 16 years ago. At that time, he married his current > wife, a person who is now like a sister to my siblings. I can't even > send out a descendant or ancestor report to my family (none of them > are doing research; all of them love to read reports of my research), > because in the list of my siblings, it lists everyone's marriages and > relationships, including his, EXCEPT for the most recent one (marked > as preferred). The report would indicate that his last marriage was > one that ended in divorce more than 25 years ago. Now, this is just my > story. But, I give it as an example of the importance of data > inclusion in reports. > > Is this just a glitch in the program that will be taken care of in 7? > Is it going to be a trial and error situation again, even in 7? Is > there something I am doing wrong (note: I have tried shortening the > information in the fields; didn't help). > > Hopefully someone can help me out here. > Thanks, > Barbara > > _________________________________________________________________ Free games, great prizes - get gaming at Gamesbox. http://www.searchgamesbox.com 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
