Re: [LegacyUG] Saving a Gedcom
Marie, FTM gives you two options: FTM for Dos - uses Gedcom (*GED) Gedcom (*GED) Use the last option. The first is FTM specific. Erin - Original Message - From: Marie Connelly To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:56 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Saving a Gedcom This seems to be a strange problem. Let me preface this by saying that up until about two years ago I used FTM then switched to Legacy. I'm running the updated Legacy 7 Deluxe. I've made a gedcom using a focus group, named it and saved it to my desktop as a gedcom. Problem is: it ends up a FTWgedcom which is a Family Tree Maker gedcom. When I open it my old FTM opening screen comes up and asks for a new file name. I want to check this gedcom then upload it to ancestry.com and/or send it to a couple of people in my family but now I don't know what I can do. I used FTM up until about two years ago when I switched over to Legacy. Anyone have any ideas how I can fix this? Marie Legacy User Group guidelines: =0Ahttp://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp =0A Archived messages: =0Ahttp://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ =0A Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp =0A To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Entering English Locations
Martin, Yes, you have me even more confused. I asked someone last week how to list an Ireland location. Not wanting to risk offending anyone on the list, I didn't want to post my question, but now I must. In an effort to be accurate, I wanted to know if I would list an unknown location in Ireland as , , Ireland, UK. Okay, don't get upset! I admit I am ignorant of the proper usage. Someone listed only northern Ireland as part of the UK. How is one to know? And if I don't really know what part of Ireland should I just leave it as , , Ireland until I know more? Thank you, from a newby to Legacy and much impressed by the efforts the program makes toward proper location and source info. I came from FTM so that should explain a lot. I am trying to convert everything and make every possible effort to do things right. Erin - Original Message - From: "Martin Briscoe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 3:55 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Entering English Locations But it is best to avoid modern "county" names like Cleveland except in a very recent address perhaps. It also gets complicated with counties in the past sometimes named after the county town as in the county of Lancaster (or County Palatine of Lancaster to confuse our Transpondian friends even more!). Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ronald ferguson Sent: 13 September 2008 11:32 To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Entering English Locations Yes we do have counties, we had them before America. Their names usually end in "shire" eg Lancashire, but there are exceptions eg. Cleveland, County Durham, Northumberland, Kent etc. In general, Ireland counties take the form County, Name. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Entering English Locations
John, I find all this history wonderfully fascinating. Would you be willing to stay in contact with me via my personal email? I would be very interested to incorporate this kind of info in my family history when I get that far back. Erin - Original Message - From: John Clare To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering English Locations My apologies for being sharp, but Britain did not have a system created in the 17th and 18th centuries for its naming conventions and the name can be important in understanding the history. The county of Kent was invaded by the Jutes in roughly 600 to 700 AD and they got no further than Kent. How do we know; first, there are excavations along the border between Surrey and Sussex on one side and Kent on the other which show battle graves dating from the period, but also the place names change. Harbours in Kent are called Ramsgate and Margate for instance, harbours in Sussex are called Havens - Newhaven for instance. Towns in some areas finish in -ton whereas in other areas they can be -burghs or -burys. Places such as Manchester, Lancaster, Chester derive their names from the latin castra for a fort. The many places called Eccles refer to Roman sites of churches (ecclesiastes) Until Chaucer in about 1400, the English language was so diverse that no one could write something which could be understood be more than a small proportion of the population. A hill could be a brae, a tor, a hill, a cop or any of another dozen names. Rivers are the same. Their names today are a distant echo of their history and work is being done to relate the names to the people. DNA testing of long term families is also being used to work alongside this. I feel it is important to preserve these links and to investigate them. Naming conventions can help to preserve that history so that, when the experts find more about places, you will be able to benefit by preserving the name in your addresses and then extending the history. I will now get off my hobby-horse John 2008/9/13 RICHARD SCHULTHIES <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ooops. Rich in LA CA --- On Sat, 9/13/08, John Clare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: John Clare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering English Locations > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 11:43 AM > That one is simple enough, Windsor Castle is in Windsor, > which is in > Berkshire (shire not county).It is not in London, it is not > in Greater > London and it is not in Middlesex ( and never ever has > been). Surely simple > enough even for a Californian. > John > > 2008/9/13 RICHARD SCHULTHIES <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I am in the process of changing my locations concepts. > > So for non-USA places, I am using, in general, > Country, Province/County, > > Parish, Sub-parish/named-farm/named-building. For UK > sites, the best > > examples are the castles. (Trick question). Is it : > > Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England > > Windsor Castle, London, Greater London, England > > Windsor Castle, London, Middlesex, England > > I am not going to solve this quagmire they have > created, everyone 'knows' > > where it is? I don't care. > > Within the same 'building' there may be > multiple chapels, 'hospital wards', > > 'entombment in the walls and floors', etc., > which each may/may not record > > the BMDs done there separately. > > When I realized that I will rarely be using, in the > same report, Norwegian > > farmers, English earls, Crusaders dying in 'the > Holy lands', and people in > > USA census records, I decided not to worry that the > locations, don't > > handshake each other, for these documnts. > > If my British places are consistent within themelves, > then anyone recieving > > the report from me, will not see the other groups > anyway. > > Good luck, Rich in LA CA > > > > > > --- On Fri, 9/12/08, Cathy Vallevieni > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > From: Cathy Vallevieni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering English Locations > > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 8:33 PM > > > How are you entering English locations (what goes > in City > > > slot, > > > County slot, State slot, England)? > > > > > > The following are some samples of what I am > working with: > > > > > > Denton (city), Durham (County? except England > doesn't > > > have counties?), England > > > > > > Obendred (I believe this is a sub-area of Clun?), > Clun > > > (city), > > > Shropshire (County or equivalent thereof?), > England. This > > > one's
Re: [LegacyUG] Events/Facts on Pedigree Web Pages
Marilyn, Try puting in the GPS coordinates 42.57222 -87.81972 (or maybe Legacy has it listed as City Cemetery) Erin - Original Message - From: "Marilyn Potthast" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 1:17 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Events/Facts on Pedigree Web Pages Ron, For some reason Legacy does not have the cemetery in Kenosha, WI. When I put in the name and where they are buried it keeps telling me that there is no such cemetery. The name of the cemetery is Green Ridge and it is in downtown Kenosha, WI. It should be fixed in your program. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ronald ferguson Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:13 AM To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Events/Facts on Pedigree Web Pages And I've only just got up so my brain is not yet in gear, but I think the answer to your question is "yes", at least to some extent. I think the default sentence for the description field is "at [Desc]". Take the Residence Event as an example, it reads "[He/She] at [Desc]". Without changing the default, only the contents of the Description field, it can be made to read eg. "He resided at 'birth' ", "He resided at 'birth in London Hospital' ", He resided at 'census' ", where the bit in single quotes is what is included in the description field. These are not particularly good examples but, I think, make the point. If this is not what you meant please come back to us. Ron Ferguson _ *New* Insert Pictures Into your Web Pages - Blogs http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:42:36 + From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: RE: [LegacyUG] Events/Facts on Pedigree Web Pages To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com I've had a long day and perhaps I am misunderstanding you, but you CAN design the sentence to read differently if the description field is filled than when it isn't. - Original Message - From: "M. Brenzel" Date: Monday, September 15, 2008 10:44 pm Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Events/Facts on Pedigree Web Pages To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Ron, After further review, you are correct! The events showing without the colon are those where there is no description entered. I don't want to define those events without the description as sometimes there is valid informationto enter. For example, I have cases where Residence is defined with a description of "at the time of her father's death", if I have found such information in an obituary that was published in the newspaper. It sure would be nice if the list style would print them the same regardless of whether all of the fields are entered or not. I will submit this as a bug. Thank you! Mary -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ronaldferguson Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 9:47 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Events/Facts on Pedigree Web Pages Thanks, Mary :-( That is one I had not spotted! But before going further may I make it clear that most of the problems I have with Pedigree webpages are self inflictedas the presentation of my site is definitely non-standard. Yes, I use the list style and having looked I have found an example of the comma instead of a colon. However, it is not as you have suggested due to a self created Event. The one I have found is a Residence Event. Within that list I have 3 Residence Events but only one has the comma and in that one I have a blank field: Residence: Census, 1901, Salford Residence, 1891, Salford So my question to yourself is - "is the second field in your Event blank?" Now mine is due to an error but your's looks as though it is not, in which case what happens if you remove the second field from the Event, or fill it? (assuming, of course that is the reason). BTW please do not expect a quick answer as it 2-45am here and the only reason I'm still up is that I'm working on a complete redesign of my site and I won't sleep until most the scheme worked out, mainly in my head but with some of it on paper. Ron Ferguson _ *New* Insert Pictures Into your Web Pages - Blogs http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Events/Facts on Pedigree Web Pages Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:06:15 -040
Re: [LegacyUG] Help - new user
Linda, Well, if you set up separate family files, I hope your memory is better than mine. I caught myself a couple of times not remembering which file I put new info into. Since surnames will have at least one repeat across each file I had trouble remembering or sometimes would just open the wrong file and input the new info. Well, once it was done I didn't want to redo it. Now I am faced with merging files. I am sure that it is a personal preference but memory and organization will play a big part in your decision. Have fun, Erin - Original Message - From: "Linda Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:33 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Help - new user Hi I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask these questions. I have started my family tree and I have possibly 130 people on it already and now I am just thinking have I done it all wrong should I fave different family trees or have everyone on one which I do should I have done one for my mother's family - her father and and then one for her mother and then one for each of my father's parents.help.. Also when there are two marraiges involved do you include the children on both and designate which are step or do you have to Thanks Linda Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Prospective new user thoughts...Also Training Video Vol 1 vs Legacy Family pdf
V As a new user of Legacy coming from a long time use of FTM, let me just say you are going to love it. I would suggest that you make a gedcom of your FTM files and import to a Temp Legacy file. Legacy makes it so much easier to clean up FTM files. Make generous use of Master Location lists, Tree list, and when you have cleaned up your file to your satisfaction the move the temp file to a master Legacy file. What part of Minnesota? I working on getting my cousin (near Barnum) to use Legacy. Erin - Original Message - From: v pedersen To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 12:14 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Prospective new user thoughts...Also Training Video Vol 1 vs Legacy Family pdf After 15 years using FTM, I find that I just don't care much for the new FTM 2008 or FTM 2009 and have been looking for a genealogy program that I can live with. I tried TMG for about a year, but the non-ituitive interface is cumbersome and the screen appeal is pretty dismal. I have only dabbled a little bit into Legacy, but am impressed with the method of source entry and like the look of Legacy on my monitor. Question: I note that there is a package deal that includes Legacy 7 along with the User Manual and Training Video Vol 1. There is also a pdf available called "Legacy Family". I am wondering if the pdf is basically the same material as what is in the training video or if the pdf is more in-depth. I wrote to Legacy sales asking the same question, but have not heard back. I have several thousand names in my family file and plan to enter each person manually rather than having the whole file imported. The reason is because I want to clean up my family files. I have inconsistencies with some fact fields and many inconsistencies with sources. I really want to clean up my entire file and so will be biting the bullet. This is why I have been so very cautious about which program to use. I sure hope Legacy does well for me. I surely wish that there were a User Group somewhere in my vicinity but none are listed in my state of Minnesota. Thank You! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ** $10 OFF when you spend $50 or more in our store. =0A Use coupon code: =*!Legacy2008=*" at checkout. Offer expires 10/31/08 ** =0A Legacy User Group guidelines: =0Ahttp://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp =0A Archived messages: =0Ahttp://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ =0A Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp =0A To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp ** $10 OFF when you spend $50 or more in our store. Use coupon code: =*!Legacy2008=*" at checkout. Offer expires 10/31/08 ** Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Transfer family tree to Legacy
MessageYou want to choose export and then choose gedcom (the last one on the list). - Original Message - From: Laurie Hicks To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 12:11 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Transfer family tree to Legacy I would like to know how to transfer family tree to Legacy 7, I have just purchased family tree and it looks like to could be great, in the instructions it says to save my family tree in a GEDCOM file when I go to save family tree in a gedcom file in the drop down box, the only box I see is a .ftmb file. What am I doing wrong? Regards Laurie ** $10 OFF when you spend $50 or more in our store. Use coupon code: =Legacy2008= at checkout. Offer expires 10/31/08 ** Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp ** $10 OFF when you spend $50 or more in our store. Use coupon code: =*!Legacy2008=*" at checkout. Offer expires 10/31/08 ** Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Has anyone
Toni, I moved from FTM and had no problems. Some clean up was required as I had broken trees and other issues not easily seen in FTM. I love Legacy and would never go back. What problems are you having. This group is very helpful if you are specific about your questions. Erin - Original Message - From: toni evans To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 4:04 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Has anyone Has anyone else had converting problems that I am experiencing with FTM gedcom sent to Legacy De Luxe prog. I knew that there would be more problems the like of which I have never struck in 20 yrs. of genealogy. Right now would like to feel I am not alone in this and so I wonder is the prog. worth it especially reading all the problems showing on the list which I have not started on. Toni Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Using Dropbox to sync Legacy
Kathy, Thank you. This is SLICK!! What a great group. So helpful. Erin Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] DropBox, after using for a few days
DropBox, after using for a few daysJanis, Just a small question. You said "Ditto for media files". Does that mean that on your Desktop and Laptop your media files are in the same location? I have all my media on an external drive for my desktop, that wouldn't be the case for my laptop. Or if I got an external drive for my laptop, it wouldn't be drive "L:" as it is on my desktop. Or do you up load all your media to Dropbox also? I am fairly new to Legacy and definitely new to Dropbox. By the way, I can't thank Kathy enough for the introduction! Erin - Original Message - From: Janis L Gilmore To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 5:59 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] DropBox, after using for a few days Kathy, and others who were involved in the DropBox discussion, as it pertains to the Legacy data file. Brilliant! I love knowing that each time I close my Legacy file on my laptop, it updates my file on my desktop - and the reverse. No copying to a thumb drive. No backing up (no pesky error 91). Not even the trouble of moving a file, via the home network, from one machine to the other. Just seamless, effortless synchronization. Ditto for media files. Janis Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Does anyone know how convert Family Tree Maker - Version 1.1 (MS-DOS) to GENCOM or later file formats?
File> Export>Entire File> (choose a file name - whatever you want); In the "save as file type" click on the down arrow for the dropdown box and choose - GEDCOM (*GED) Then when you can tell Legacy to look for you Name.ged file to open. After that in Legacy go to View - Tree Finder and notice all the unlinked people you have. Print out a Potential Problems Report. I suggest these steps because of all the things that a person could never see in FTM. Have fun. Legacy is great. Erin - Original Message - From: blbrown_teac...@live.com To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 8:25 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Does anyone know how convert Family Tree Maker - Version 1.1 (MS-DOS) to GENCOM or later file formats? Does anyone know how convert Family Tree Maker - Version 1.1 (MS-DOS) to GENCOM or later file formats? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] DropBox, after using for a few days
Kathy, Thank you for the response. You have been so helpful and answered all my questions. Thank you, beyond words for the intro to Dropbox. (I removed some of your response and all of my question - to shorten this email.) Erin - Original Message - From: "Kathy Cardoza" To: Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 6:57 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] DropBox, after using for a few days Hi Erin I know you addressed your question to Janis, but I thought I'd jump in anyway, with a possible answer for you... Dropbox, the free part of it, only allows you to have 2GB of space so you will want to keep that in mind when you decide on what files to put in your Dropbox. To sync my genealogy files, I needed more space than that, so I bit the bullet and paid for the extra space. Anyway, I now keep my entire Surnames folder in my Dropbox. That way, I can Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] DropBox, after using for a few days
I am using Legacy v. 7.0.0.81 and DropBox on Windows XP (on desktop and laptop). I have never encountered error 91. I have delayed updating to .86 because I thought I noticed that err. 91 started then (I may be wrong). But since I was not having that problem decided to stay with tried and true. Also I have no media in my Legacy program yet. Erin - Original Message - From: "DimJim" To: Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 7:39 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] DropBox, after using for a few days Well mercy sakes Dropbox just hasn't worked 100% for me. The Dropbox program is installed on each computer (1 XP & 1 VISTA 64bit), both using the same build of Legacy7 Dlx. From the XP 'puter, I copied my .fdb file to Dropbox. It was immediately copied to Dropbox server and appeared on my VISTA machine. Now, each time I open Legacy I get the dreaded Error 91 - "Error opening data base" "Run-time error '91': Object variable or With block variable not set" It then closes the Legacy program. This happens approximately ever other time I open Legacy. Then it will open almost normally. This behavior happens no whether I open Legacy by double clicking the file in the DropBox folder or if I try to start Legacy from the start program. This happens on both the XP and the VISTA machine and it doesn't make any difference whether the Legacy file was closed and then immediately opened on the same machine or the other machine. One other "strange" thing ~ if I set the Options > Customize > Starting File > to Always Prompt for Starting Family File and then save that setting... the next time I start Legacy, the .fdb file in the LockBox folder is the one used and the setting under Options > Customize will have been reset to Open Last Used Family File Automatically. Never had the dreaded Run-Time error 91 or any other problem before using LockBox and will probably need to return to toting my flash driver forth and back between the two machines. Thought I'd post this problem in the hope that it might shed additional light on what is going on with the Run-Time error 91 issue. On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 6:59 AM, Janis L Gilmore wrote: Kathy, and others who were involved in the DropBox discussion, as it pertains to the Legacy data file. Brilliant! I love knowing that each time I close my Legacy file on my laptop, it updates my file on my desktop – and the reverse. No copying to a thumb drive. No backing up (no pesky error 91). Not even the trouble of moving a file, via the home network, from one machine to the other. Just seamless, effortless synchronization. Ditto for media files. Janis Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] cleaning up gedcom import
In tree finder there are several single person trees, when we went in and linked those people with the correct family and then did a check/repair I expected to see those trees gone. They were still showing as 1 item trees. How come? Also the person I am helping imported a gedcom from Family Origins and most of her year dates imported with (we guess) a small L915. So her dates are messed up. I was looking for a way to use search/replace >date field. Where l (small L) would be replaced by 1 To fix every date at once. But as I have not used this feature before I was nervous about messing up her file. Possible? Suggestions? Erin Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] cleaning up gedcom import
Thanks, Ron, I had forgotten the refresh step. As for the dates, she tells me she thinks she has just about manually changed them all. So I will let that go. But thanks. It kind of scared me that if I couldn't specify the date field that it would change more than intended, and that I couldn't see a place to change all date fields at once and would have to be done for ea. type of date anyway, so would still be a slow process. But bless her heart, she is plugging away and cleaning them up. Thanks for the help. Ron, you are appreciated. Erin - Original Message - From: "ronald ferguson" To: Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:51 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] cleaning up gedcom import Erin, Did you click "Refresh" from the option on the right of the Tree Finder Screen? This is necessary after any changes. There is no problem using Search and Replace to make the date changes you need. You may have to select the "anywhere in the field" option and make sure to chamge the full date ie. l990 to 1990, otherwise all the "l"s will be changed! If the dates are in different fields such as Event Date, Birth Date etc. then you will have to do it for each one. There is also an option to choose whether or not to change each selection before so doing; you may prefer to start by having this set and then switch to "Select All" when your confidence has built up. Ron Ferguson _ *New* Improved Interface for OpenOffice.org Contacts Database http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ From: eb_pa...@hotmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] cleaning up gedcom import Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:58:10 -0800 In tree finder there are several single person trees, when we went in and linked those people with the correct family and then did a check/repair I expected to see those trees gone. They were still showing as 1 item trees. How come? Also the person I am helping imported a gedcom from Family Origins and most of her year dates imported with (we guess) a small L915. So her dates are messed up. I was looking for a way to use search/replace>date field. Where l (small L) would be replaced by 1 To fix every date at once. But as I have not used this feature before I was nervous about messing up her file. Possible? Suggestions? Erin _ Twice the fun—Share photos while you chat with Windows Live Messenger. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/windowslive/products/messenger.aspx Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] cleaning up gedcom import
Thank you also, Dennis. Forgot the Refresh. I am more brave with my own files and trying things but with some else's I hesitate. She has asked me to help her and since I am still new to Legacy, apprehensive. She said she needs computer training and I am trying to help her become more confident on the computer. After watching her I don't think she needs as much help as she thinks, just some confidence. Thanks again. Erin - Original Message - From: "Dennis M. Kowallek" To: Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] cleaning up gedcom import On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:58:10 -0800, "Erin Bradshaw" wrote: In tree finder there are several single person trees, when we went in and linked those people with the correct family and then did a check/repair I expected to see those trees gone. They were still showing as 1 item trees. How come? Did you click Refresh in Tree Finder? Also the person I am helping imported a gedcom from Family Origins and most of her year dates imported with (we guess) a small L915. So her dates are messed up. I was looking for a way to use search/replace >date field. Where l (small L) would be replaced by 1 To fix every date at once. But as I have not used this feature before I was nervous about messing up her file. Possible? Suggestions? You should familiarize yourself with backup/restore before doing anything. Another option is to make a copy of the file (Save Family File As...) and try it on the copy to see how it works. Never be afraid to try things (if you have a backup). -- Dennis Kowallek http://zippersoftware.com/ltools/index.htm Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Putting Ancestry images into Legacy
Meg, This is what I do. I choose a higher quality print from my printer depending on the scanned image. If it is clear and easily read I choose "Text and Image", if the original microfilm was a poorer quality therefore a poorer scan the I choose "Photo" plain paper. I then scan it into my computer or I just choose save and then choose "to my computer". I can then crop the excess black. Erin - Original Message - From: "Meg Greenwood" To: Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:49 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Putting Ancestry images into Legacy In trying to get a lot of different types of images added to one person as a test run...I have seen that Ancestry's viewable images for a census are of a nicely high resolution. However, when printed out, or saved [as you'd do to get it into Legacy], the quality is lessened and the image if saved. added to a person's page and then viewed from the thumbnail is horrid, nowhere near the original. We finally did a Print Screen of the original census view and it was finally very goodproviding the image was close up and did not have to be full page. If your quarry was on the first 10 lines or so, the image in the Print Screen was very clear and could be zoomed in nicely for further exam. However, if your quarry was farther down the page, you had to zoom out for a full page shot, the Print Screen image was just as bad as Ancestry's first downloaded ones. We think this is because Ancestry wishes to SELL you the higher quality image rather than let you have it for free as a download. There is a handy button near 'print' allowing you to order the better image from Ancestry. So my goal to add the original census image for a lot of names may not work as well as I had planned.Anyone have another idea for obtaining a nice quality image off of Ancestry ? No copyright issues to be skirted, just wanting to put them into Legacy with the linked name. Meg Greenwood = Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Convert FTW to GEDCOM
Branko and Chris, It is important to know which version the FTW file was created in. If it is an earlier or same as mine I could do it for you. By the way, try to talk your "older" friend into Legacy as I have done with several of mine. I love it, they love it and at least one is 80+. Erin - Original Message - From: "Branko and Chris" To: Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 2:58 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Convert FTW to GEDCOM Hi, I received a FTW file from a friend and would like to convert it to GEDCOM so that I can import the data into Legacy. I have used GenViewer and that's great but naturally can't export to GEDCOM. Can somebody help to convert the file? Many Thanks Branko and Chris Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Bookmark icon missing
I am trying to get my laptop fine tuned for class tomorrow. I noticed that Legacy on my laptop does not show a bookmark icon in the lower left. I have searched the help file and cannot locate an option to show it. What am I missing? Erin Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Bookmark icon missing
I am trying to get my laptop fine tuned for class tomorrow. I noticed that Legacy on my laptop does not show a bookmark icon in the lower left. I have searched the help file and cannot locate an option to show it. What am I missing? Erin Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Bookmark icon missing
Lew, Thank you but no. I am talking about the icon that is supposed to be at the lower left of the Legacy Family view page (the little blue book). It is on my Legacy family view on my desktop but for some reason it is not there in the same version of Legacy on my laptop. Erin - Original Message - From: "Chick Lewis" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Bookmark icon missing If you are talking about the Task Bar at the bottom of the screen, just drag the icon from the desktop to the Task Bar. If you want it in both places, create a shortcut. Lew On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Erin Bradshaw wrote: I am trying to get my laptop fine tuned for class tomorrow. I noticed that Legacy on my laptop does not show a bookmark icon in the lower left. I have searched the help file and cannot locate an option to show it. What am I missing? Erin Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
