Wen .. The acceptable and standard entry for dates in genealogy is 16 Feb 1933 ... anyone using any other method confuses the issue and we stress this is the only way for all concerned world wide to enter dates... If I understand your discussion.... Dad
> From: br...@the-lightfoots.com > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Date question > Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:48:54 -0700 > > The problem is that Legacy does not recognize the word "Present" as a valid > date. I believe that the only word the Legacy recognizes (accepts) is the > word "unknown" (excluding all prefixes). When you stop and think about, > you'll realize why the word PRESENT is not valid. What if you create the > record today with the word PRESENT and 10 years later somebody is reading a > report generated by your file? The word PRESENT at that time may no longer be > truthful thus Legacy is telling you that it is "bad". The only truthful thing > you can do in your circumstance such as Occupation and Residence is to enter > what you really know for sure and that is "02/21/1942 to 08/2010" or "from > 02/21/1942 to 08/2010". Probably not what you wanted to see but the data will > remain valid in perpetuity. > > More info about entering date ranges can be found in the HELP file. Just > enter "Dates, Ranges" in the keyword search. > > There is nothing wrong with the "02/21/1942" portion of your date. Different > users may be seeing this displayed differently on their family file such as > with dashes or spaces between the day, the word for the month instead of > number, etc, but this is all due to the settings on the DATES tab of > Customize Settings. You can avoid discovering these bad dates after-the-fact > by turning on Date Checking/Report only unrecognized dates. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ronald E Howell [mailto:rehowell0...@earthlink.net] > > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 6:34 AM > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Date question > > > > I have several events (i.e. Occupation and Residence) in which I use > > the > > date as follows: '02/21/1942 - Present'. The Potential Problems Report > > shows that the date is 'bad'. Is there a way to change the date (not > > 'Mark > > as Not problem' on the report) as to remove the items from the report? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Ron H > > > > > > > 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
