I received no reply from Brian with questions ..............
OK, so if a person has used Shared events in Legacy 8 they can no longer export a gedcom file to be shared unless the other person is using a software that also uses shared events. Jay On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 7:56 PM, Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jay, > > Last Friday, Brian asked you some questions about this. You may want to > consider them and answer? > > I've just exported my database from Legacy 8 as a gedcom 5.5.1 only and > it's imported error free into Legacy 7.5. Exporting as a Legacy style > gedcom produces a number of unrecognised items for things in Legacy 8 and > not in Legacy 7 - flags for various things from a quick look > > You also might want to clarify what you have. "once you convert your > database gedcom to Ver 8" > You don't convert a gedcom to version 8. > You either import a gedcom OR convert a Legacy database. > > Note, as Brian said, Legacy 8 has some features like shared events that > are not recognised in Legacy 7.5. If these have been used, I don't think > anything will make them import. > > Cathy > > Jay Wilpolt <jaywilp...@aol.com> > Tuesday, 7 July 2015 8:46 AM > So I have tried several ways, but apparently once you convert your > database gedcom to Ver 8 , > you cannot EXPORT a gedcom 5.5 .ged file that will import into Legacy Ver > 7.5???? > > Since this is a project I am working on for a past client, I guess I will > have to MANUALLY edit this HUGE gedcom to fix it. > > What do I need to do to make this .ged file import properly in ver 7.5??? > > Thanks for any help > Jay > > > > > > > > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
