I put a copy of the gedcom into Word and then search and replace ", ," with ",". But it would be much easier if Legacy gave this option.
Anne On 7/11/2012 10:09 PM, Corney Keller wrote: > Hello List, > > I've been following Lloyd's 'Locations' thread and have a related question > that has been troubling me for a long time. I did not want to hijack Lloyd's > thread, so I altered the subject. > Soon after I started using Legacy (version 5), I decided to use Legacy's > recommended 4 position format for locations (probably to make the life of > programmers easier when writing search routines). Even though I have hardly > any US-based persons in my database - most are from continental Europe and > South Africa - I have stuck to this format and populated my database with > thousands of 4 position, comma separated locations. > I don't want to discuss whether this is correct or not; this subject has > been discussed to the point of tears over the years on this list, so let's > not get into that again. > > So here's my problem: > I want to export parts of my database to a Gedcom format for publication > purposes but I definitely don't want the leading spaces and the in-between > spaces with commas in my Gedcom file. > i.e.: I want the locations to be converted from 4 position locations to > locations with the blanks removed, for example: > - Essen, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany > Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, > Germany (3) > - Richmond, , Cape Colony, South Africa > Richmond, Cape Colony, South > Africa (3) > - Richmond, , Northern Cape, South Africa > Richmond, Northern Cape, South > Africa (3) > > Filled-in positions should however be left unaltered, for example: > - Syferbult Station, district of Koster, Transvaal, South Africa (4) > - "Rietfontein", Voor Baviaanskloof, Willowmore, Cape Colony, South Africa > (5) > - Meschede, Kurfürstentum Köln, Niederheinisch-Westfälischer Reichskreis, > Germany (4) > > I've tried all options exporting files, but could not find any option to > remove these offending spaces and comma's. > Does Legacy have some 'hidden' option to do this? If 'no' does someone know > of a conversion program? > > Please don't recommend changing all my place names in Legacy, because it's > not an option for me. (Ron & Mike:)) > > Any (other) idea is welcome. > > > Thanks, > > Corney Keller > Zaandam, NL > > > > > > > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
