I spoke with Dave about this today. He said that it actually works fine. There is an option on the GEDCOM export screen that says "Override Source options - include all source information." When this is checked, all source information is exported. He has now changed the default setting for this to be checked.
Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lill Ann Parry Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 6:44 AM To: LegacyUserGroup Subject: [LegacyUG] v7 to v6 with v7 gedcom Since this has been a hot topic, I thought I would experiment to see the outcome. [I am running on a laptop with XP pro, v7 deluxe installed in c\programs\legacy] I installed v6 deluxe to C:\legacy and created an empty database. A side note, I had saved the usr files from v6 before I upgraded to v7 and copied them into the newly installed v6. I closed v6, opened v7 deluxe and created two gedcoms with different names. One with 5.5 option, adding photo, path, event description to include all the options. I also created a second gedcom using the Legacy gedcom option with no changes to the default. I closed v7, opened v6 and imported the 5.5 gedcom into the newly created empty database. I repeated the process with the Legacy gedcom to another empty database. in v6. Both gedcoms resulted in the same number of individuals and families. Both created the same error log with one unrecognized field [I meant to copy it, but was a bit tired at this point, but it was one that contained all the text/comments for sources based on what was copied to the notes in the v6 database] The major issue with both gedcoms was that any source that contained text/comments created in v7 was GONE. All source text that had been entered in v6 remained in the database, but that which had been added since I upgraded did not import, it was also missing altogether from any of the error logs. All the sources in v7 had been created with the basic source writer or using existing sources that had been created in past versions of Legacy. To explain this a little better, My method of sourcing is to select a master source, enter the specifics in the description field, and enter a date. I use the text/comments to copy and paste the specific information. For example, the Norwegian census data is posted in a database format. I copy it to notepad, then paste it into the text/comments field of the source citation. I do the same with IGI/VRI extracted records in my citations. All of the citations that were created in v7 were missing the copied text/comments portion of the citation. All of the citations that had been created in v6 or earlier contained the pasted text. This was double checked to confirm that the data was in v7,but did not import with the gedcom in either option. Lill Ann 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 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
