Except per recent posts the problem is till there in 7.4. -----Original Message----- >From: Ron Ferguson <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> >Sent: May 21, 2010 5:54 AM >To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Married 'Someone' > >Marianne, > >If you use an outdated version we cannot help you with your problems. Dave >has had a blitz on bugs over the past month or so resolving issues. I am >afraid that unless you update you will have to find your own solutions, as >we cannot reolve bugs, only report them. When Dave resolves them the job is >done. There are very few bugs left in the current version and you have those >few already. > >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 >____________________________________________________ > > >mbstx wrote: >> The data were entered over time so I don't recall what I did for each >> instance, but this is how I generally do it. >> >> Enter couple: John Jones and Mary Smith >> Add children: James, Sally, etc. >> If any info [generally a surname] about spouses of children is known >> [from obits, etc.] attach that spouse to the child and enter that >> info leave other field [for given name] blank: Sally married [unknown >> given name, so I leave it blank] Parker >> When I find the missing information, go to the spouse's data block in >> the Family view and enter the new info [generally the given name]: >> [blank] Parker becomes Thedore Parker. >> >> In the Descendant Narrative report I get "Sally married someone >> Theodore Parker." >> >> I also just checked, and there are no "unknown" spouses in the >> "husband/wife of" icon in the various persons data block. >> >> I'm running 7.0.0.109 [no I haven't updated to 7.4 because of issues >> that keep coming up], on Windows XP. Marianne >> >> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Ron Ferguson <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> >>> Sent: May 20, 2010 9:39 AM >>> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Married 'Someone' >>> >>> How did you add the new partner? The method used is critical - see >>> previous posts in this thread. >>> >>> 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 >>> ____________________________________________________ >>> >>> >>> mbstx wrote: >>>> 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 > > >
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