Sorry, Lew, but you can't. The Legacy database is an Access file ie. a '.mbd' file, although Legacy names it as '.fdb', hence can only be opened in some database programs, such as the two I mentioned, but not in a wordprocessor nor a spreadsheet progam.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ *New Tutorial* Create Standards Compliant CSS Pedigree web pages 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: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:15:15 -0700 > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sources and Citations > From: cglewi...@gmail.com > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > Thanks, Ron. I don't have Access or Open Office, but I have MS Word > and Excel. Not sure I understand how to access Legacy in either one. > > Lew > > > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 5:44 PM, ronald ferguson wrote: >> >> Lew, >> >> If I understand you correctly then, yes, the Master Sources are each unique. >> If you have Access or OpenOffice the you will find the Source Details in >> tblSX. >> >> Ron Ferguson >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> >> *New Tutorial* Create Standards Compliant CSS Pedigree web pages >> 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: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:15:41 -0700 >>> Subject: [LegacyUG] Sources and Citations >>> From: cglewi...@gmail.com >>> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com >>> >>> If I have several events all referenced to the same source, how can I >>> tell whether there is actually multiple copies of the source in the >>> database, or one copy that is linked to all the events. Am I correct >>> in assuming that there is only one copy of the source itself but each >>> citation is a "stand alone" regardless of whether or not it is >>> duplicated? Is there any way that I can view that in the database >>> itself? >>> Thanks for listening... >>> Lew _________________________________________________________________ 25GB of FREE Online Storage – Find out more http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665320/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
