Dale and Wendy and others, I chose not to import a Gedcom of my TMG data base into Legacy for a couple of reasons. Firstly, when I began using TMG, I did not know what I was doing and consequently a lot of what I entered was pretty messy - so by reentering each individual I could clean up those errors. Secondly, it seemed to me that Legacy had a pretty steep learning curve and by going through the reentering process I would learn how to use Legacy. And finally, as Wendy said, it rekindled my interest in some ancestors I hadn't looked at for a long time (I have over 5000 in my data base) and I was able to add some interesting information. And, as a side note, chopping those 5000 individuals into more manageable chunks will, I believe, be an added benefit.
Dan -----Original Message----- From: Wendy Howard Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 4:13 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] TMG users who switched to Legacy Hi Dale, It doesn't matter how many people reading the LUG are interested in your query, or not - the fact remains that your questions pertain to Legacy, and so are on-topic and welcome here. Replying on-list means the conversation will be archived, so others coming along later can discover the information shared here and perhaps answer their questions, too. :-) I've never used TMG. But, because I read this mailing list, I'm aware that there is a page on the Legacy web site to assist with importing data from other programs. Take a look at http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00890/ - while it doesn't specifically mention TMG (as far as I've seen with a quick look - you might like to make a closer examination of it), you may find some useful advice all the same. I got to that page by going to http://legacyfamilytree.com/ and then hovering the cursor over "Help Centre" in the menu at the top of the page, and then selecting "How to import files from other programs" in the drop-down menu that appeared. You may be able to find more specific advice about importing from TMG from the list archives - see the link at the bottom of every list post. Try search terms like 'tmg' and 'export', without the quotes, which I've used here to identify the search criteria; capital letters should not matter. It might be that you will need to export and/or import more than once to iron out any problems you encounter. That's okay, don't stress about it. Make notes about the selections you choose each time, so you can learn from the results. And if you are still having problems once you've taken in all the advice offered, do contact Legacy Support for assistance - they're really helpful people. Something else to consider - is your database small enough that re-typing all your data from scratch is feasible? It might be that taking such a close look at it all will lead you to new discoveries, and perhaps weeding out mistakes that had been made before. I'd consider doing that if it were only a few hundred or a thousand people (I'm a quick typist), but not if I were looking at tens or hundreds of thousands or more. Only you can answer that, knowing what's in your database already and your own skills. Hope this helps. :-) Wendy Dale E O'Connor said the following on 24/08/2014 06:49: > I have TMG 7.04 and Windows 7. > > Do you have any tips on settings for GEDCOM export/import? > > Did you loose any data? How did you get the data that was lost from TMG > to Legacy? > > Is there anything else I need to look for? > > Can you point me to a website that already has instructions on switching? > > Since most people on this list want be interested in this topic you can > reply off list. > > Thanks in advance, > > Dale 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
