Don O. Wrote:
> For information only: I have both Legacy 5 and FTM 2005.
> What I do is make all my postings to FTM 2005 and then create a GEDCOM
file,
> go to Legacy and import the FTM file to Legacy.
>
> That way I have same information in both files and can utilize the
benefits
> of both programs.
I have Legacy 5 deluxe and FTM 10. Do do the opposite of what Don does.
I keep my "main" database in Legacy and then export viat GEDCOM to FTM.
IMO it's easier to enter new data into Legacy, but that's opinion.
What I don't think is opinion, is that Legacy has better & more extensive
sourcing capabilites than FTM (certainly FTM 10) Legacy has better
searching
capbailities and in general has a better database "engine" than FTM. FTM
makes
more and better trees. So I export to FTM from Legacy to make trees.
I don't care that I get lot's of error messages on import to FTM because
when
I researched them, most had to do with FTM getting confused about all of
Legacy's
sourcing capabilites. So that's why I do it the way I do.
I'd love to hear from Don about why he goes the opposite way.
jr
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