Hi Dale Further to Wendy, many years ago I went through a difficult move to Legacy. My suggestions for any difficult gedcom transfer where you need to get hands-on:
1 Do what you can to get the data across with mapping the fields during the export/import process (customising where data in the source goes in the target for the non-standard fields). 2 If necessary set up test files with the field name entered as the text in the respective field in the test files, so that it is clear where the data is going from and to. Do this for both the source and the target software 3 Open a test gedcom from both the source software and the target software to find out what codes are used for the fields. Open the gedcoms in a text editor (eg Notepad or Word) to see the structure. 4 If necessary you can use find-and-replace in the text editor to change the field names so that the gedcom process gives you the correct results. This is simple if the fields are to change directly from one code to another, or to combine several into one. However it can also be done one item at a time if you want to split a source field code into two in the target software (you need to tap "yes" or "no" for every item as the find-and-replace progresses, but you don't enter any new data). Cheers, Brett On 24/08/2014 11:13 a.m., Wendy Howard wrote: > Hi Dale, > > ... > > 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
