Gail, I asked Dave about this last night and this was his response:
"Well, it makes a body think... I don't think we have even looked at the combine master sources code on the master source list. If someone chooses an old master source (with various detail citations using it) and then combines it with a new SourceWriter master source, the citations would point to the new master source but the old detail fields wouldn't be moved to the new detail fields. I don't even know how we would do that. We wouldn't know where to put the info. Looks like we need a conversion tool... So, yes, right now the new detail fields would be blank... with no way to show the old detail info." I'll respond in my next email on how I'm converting my sources.... Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gail Nestor Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:48 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] Old Source Detail associated with newly Merged Master Sources I decided to start a new topic here for this question. I created a new master source for a census. Then I merged an existing master source used by 5 individuals into the new master source. The master source looked good and the source detail does seem to have stayed attached to the new master. The problem is that, while I can see the beginning of the "old" detail on the assigned sources screen, I cannot access it to update it. When I click "Edit Detail," the new Source Detail template pops up with empty fields. I need a way to get to my old data to show up somewhere so that I can use it to update the new fields. Am I missing something else obvious? Geoff, is this how you are merging sources or are you creating all the new masters with out merging the old ones in and then re-creating and attaching all the detail separately? Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net 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
