Thanks Kirsten and Rich for your advice. Will proceed with those cautions in mind. George
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:21 AM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES <[email protected]>wrote: > I always gedcom into a new file, fix the locations and sources MY way, > then add it into my main DB, then do a merge. The group taught me that when > I was a Newbie, and we try to repeat it regularly for the next batch of > newbies to hear. > Rich in LA CA > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kirsten Bowman <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 15, 2009 8:56:14 PM > *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] When Do you import versus merging ?? > > George: > > When you import a GEDCOM from FTM into Legacy you'll probably be shocked at > the data entry inconsistencies you'll find. I know I was, and many others > have said the same thing. For this reason I think it would be best to > handle the GEDCOMs separately. Open them in separate Legacy files and > clean up one at a time before you consider merging them. Personally I > *hate* merging files because I'm never quite sure exactly what's going to > come along with the merge; I'd rather use the largest file as my base and > then manually add data from the other smaller files. Other users are > probably braver and can give you better guidance on merging if you decide on > that route, but don't fail to clean up the files before merging. > > Kirsten > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]*on > Behalf Of *George Ferguson > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:56 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] When Do you import versus merging ?? > > I am just getting started with legacy and have a bunch of related (but > poorly) FTM files I am converting to GEDCOM. I then want to combine the > essence of these files into a single Legacy file. > > Can anyone suggest an orderly procedure for doing this ? > > I see different things that the legacy manual can help you organize-such as > consistency in addresses etc. > > I just have trouble seeing what order things are best done in. > > Thanks for any help. > > George > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >
