I've just switched from RootsMagic 3. Has anyone on the list done this? If
so, how much cleanup did it take? One of my concerns is that I lost 23 of
300 notes in the GEDCOM from RM3. I haven't tried to figure out yet which
ones I lost, since it looks like a daunting task.
I'm still not sure if I want to use Legacy, even though I love it so far. I
might decide to stay with RM3 since I've been using RootsMagic (and its
predecessor Family Origins) for about 10 years. I hate RM4 and GEDCOMMED
back to RM3, even though it meant some cleanup. If I decide to switch to
Legacy permanently, I'll definitely buy the deluxe version.
TIA for any help.
Laurie Nelson
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From: "William H. Boswell" <whbosw...@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:08 AM
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Most have switched?
Suzanne:
I had the same problem with TMG v7. I did a direct import into TMG v7
from
FTM2009 because it reads the file directly. When exported to a GEDCOM and
imported into Legacy all the images transferred over, but there were
zillions of duplicates and the locations list was a mess. I ended up just
doing an export from FTM to GEDCOM and, while the cleanup is still major,
it
isn't quite as bad. A lot of my data from TMG was corrupt probably since
it
was reading from FTM. FTM had my most current data.
Bill Boswell
-----Original Message-----
From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on
Behalf Of Suzanne Scheraga
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 7:51 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched?
I've recently switched to Legacy from TMG and have had a really hard time
with clean up. I'm not all that experienced with either program so I may
be
having a harder time than you would. One of the interesting things I
learned
from this group is how Access can be used to modify the Legacy database.
My
advice is to work really hard at mapping your fields and learning if it is
possible to use external tools like Access to correct anticipated
problems.
Since I have been working so hard on cleanup (and I have a very small
project compared to yours), I wish I understood more about both software
programs before the transfer. I'm sure I would have saved myself a lot of
work.
Suzanne
Reddick, Florida
--- On Mon, 10/19/09, * <vkgm1...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: * <vkgm1...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched?
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 2:30 PM
Bob, I am struggling with leaving TMG 7.04 now, mainly because of the
tired,
FoxPro-based interface.
In the last few days, I have looked at GRAMPS, RootsMagic, Legacy, and FTM
2010, but Legacy is in the forefront for my new application.
The problem for me is that I have 8,500+ individuals, many of which have
WITNESS tags, which I understand do not import well.
~ Kat
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