Peter, If you go to Internet>Search Internet for the Current Person you will be able to select from the given list a search for the individual. Clicking on the Customise Button allows one to enter your own string to view a site of your choice.
By clicking Select next to any of the default searches the composition of the strings can be seen. It is fairly easy to work out the strings of a site for oneself. Go to the site in which you are interested and then enter your details for the search and then look at the URL at the top. Copy this URL and paste it into the appropriate place in Customise Search, replacing the details which you entered originally with the Legacy default eg replace [Ronald] with [GivenName]. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office http://www.fergys.co.uk 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: Fri, 23 May 2008 06:54:21 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com; LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Customized Searches Find A Grave > > Can I ask how these search strings interact with Legacy? > Or are these just ways to do customized searches at each respective website? > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Jan Bennett >>Sent: May 23, 2008 4:54 AM >>To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com >>Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Customized Searches Find A Grave >> >>John >>That's great, just tried it and works superb. I've been trying to >>figure these search strings out for a while. >> >>If anyone using the Findmypast.com site and has a search string for >>that one it would be very much appreciated. >> >>Thanks >>Jan >> >>2008/5/22 John Magyari : >>> http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=[FirstName]&GSmn=&GSln=[Surname]&GSby=&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=0&GSst=0&GSob=n >>> [ ]=[%20] >>> >>> Larry Wilson wrote: >>> >>> If anyone has a customized version for Find a Grave, passing first name and >>> Last, I would like a copy. >>> >>> Larry >>> >>> -------Original Message------- >>> >>> From: John Magyari >>> Date: 5/22/2008 12:56:42 PM >>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com >>> Subject: [LegacyUG] Customized Searches >>> >>> I created a customized version for Ellis Island passing first name and >>> last below: >>> >>> http://www.ellisisland.org/search/matchMore.asp?FNM=[FirstName]&LNM=[Surname]&first_kind=1 >>> >>> [ ]=[%20] >>> >>> I was wondering if any out there have some customized searches they >>> would share with the group. >>> >>> Maybe to smgf.org, or some of the pages on the stevemorse.org site or >>> others you find helpful. >>> >>> thanks, >>> jdm >>> _________________________________________________________________ All new Live Search at Live.com http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000006ukm/direct/01/ 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
