I have the same problem in a report I just generated. What I don't understand is when there is a blank for the given name or surname, but I know the other, and later I add the new information into the same person's data fields, why would there still be an unknown? Marianne
-----Original Message----- >From: Ron Ferguson <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> >Sent: May 20, 2010 2:41 AM >To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Married 'Someone' > >I have a multitude of unknown spouses, which I wish to leave as blank. V7 >now seems to be able to do this, although I have found an odd instance where >"unknown" still appears, and have yet to work out why. > >I hope that I misunderstand when you say "There needs to be a string that >automatically removes the "someone" when an actual name is entered". How is >a machine expected to know whether or not the unknown should be replaced, it >could be a totally different relationship. > >Ron Ferguson >_____________________________________________________ > >*New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth >http://www.fergys.co.uk >Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw >And the Fergusons of N.W. England >____________________________________________________ > > >CE Wood wrote: >> I think she is asking why the program doesn't correct its mistake. >> As one gathers more information, there will always be spouses >> discovered. There needs to be a string that automatically removes >> the "someone" when an actual name is entered. >> >> Correcting one marriage is not the issue. Correcting them ALL is >> ridiculous. >> >> Legacy did say this error had been fixed. I guess not, huh? >> >> >> CE >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jennifer Crockett [mailto:jcrock...@optusnet.com.au] >> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 4:30 PM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Married 'Someone' >> >> I once had this happen to me. What I finally came up with to fix it >> was to unlink the couple and then re-link them. I did this using the >> Marriage List. >> >> Jennifer >> >> >> From: Jan Roberts [mailto:poo...@ozemail.com.au] >> Sent: Thursday, 20 May 2010 9:18 AM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >> Subject: [LegacyUG] Married 'Someone' >> >> I have just been reading through a report I created yesterday (after >> having converted pdf to doc, edited – or so I thought – resaved as >> pdf, uploaded to my newly created wiki!) and have noticed that I have >> the ubiquitous Fred married someone Mary Jane BROWN. I thought this >> problem had been resolved some time ago. Originally I had an unknown >> wife for Fred, but recently added a name. Obviously the someone is a >> hangover from when her name was unknown. How does one resolve this >> problem other than having to read through every report word for word >> once it has been created. At the moment I tend to rely on Word’s >> spelling error identifier to check for spelling errors, as well as >> making any additions or deletions that I know I need – I’d prefer not >> to have to check the wording of every marriage statement just in case >> the extraneous ‘someone’ is in place. >> >> Cheers >> Jan >> > > > > > >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 > > > 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
