Bill, Fools step in .... I haven't any idea what this thread is about but it caused me to look at the GeoCountyCodes,txt file on my pc. My file has a Scottish section and includes e.g. Banff and Banffshire. I've included a section below on the off chance that your file is defective.
> * Scotland Abbreviations > * http://www.genuki.org.uk/mindex.html > * http://www.rootsweb.com/~wlsgfhs/ChapmanCodes.htm > * > United Kingdom|Aberdeen |+Aberdeen > United Kingdom|Aberdeen |Aberdeenshire > United Kingdom|Aberdeen |-ABD > United Kingdom|Angus |+Angus > United Kingdom|Angus |-ANS > United Kingdom|Argyll |+Argyll > United Kingdom|Argyll |-ARL > United Kingdom|Ayr |+Ayr > United Kingdom|Ayr |Ayrshire > United Kingdom|Ayr |-AYR > United Kingdom|Banff |+Banff > United Kingdom|Banff |Banffshire > United Kingdom|Banff |-BAN But perhaps this is an irrelevance to what you are trying to do. Lionel Bill Wood wrote: > Hello, > > I have tried this (see below) and it doesnt seem to have worked. > > Could somebody please advise what I have done wrong. > > 1. Copied all Geo*.txt files > 2. Renamed Geo*.txt to Geo*-Alt.txt > 3. In the counties file replaced all Aberdeen with Aberdeenshire and > replaced United Kingdom with Scotland - It was interesting to note > that Scotland did not get a mention in my txt file despite a very > specific note at the top of the file saying that all possibilities > were covered. Something wrong with the files that came on the install > disk perhaps ? > > I then opened Legacy and expected to see Aberdeenshire instead of > Aberdeen as a county > > However Legacy still insists that Aberdeen is a county and > Aberdeenshire does not get a mention. > > Same with Banff and Banffshire > > I even added a new shire called AAAAAAAshire and Legacy cannot see > this either. > > I then created a new country called AAA and this too is not detected > by Legacy > > What am I doing wrong please ? > > Regards > > Bill > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
