Re: [LegacyUG] sentence override
On 30/10/2014 22:41, Kirstin wrote: I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where [Desc] is the name of the spouse. I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such and such a date. But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry so and so. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I don't think you're doing anything wrong as I couldn't make it work either. Looks like a bug. -- Jenny M Benson 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
RE: [LegacyUG] sentence override
Kirstin and Jenny, [onDate] and [Date] not working in sentence overrides is a known issue that has already been fixed by the programmers. The fix will appear in the next update. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 6:38 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] sentence override On 30/10/2014 22:41, Kirstin wrote: I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where [Desc] is the name of the spouse. I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such and such a date. But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry so and so. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I don't think you're doing anything wrong as I couldn't make it work either. Looks like a bug. -- Jenny M Benson 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
Re: [LegacyUG] sentence override
When you do a sentence override, there is a known bug with the date not showing up. It happens to me also. It has been noted for a future update. Elsie -Original Message- From: Kirstin Sent: October 30, 2014 6:41 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] sentence override I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where [Desc] is the name of the spouse. I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such and such a date. But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry so and so. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. -- Kirstin 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com 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
Re: [LegacyUG] sentence override
Yes, thank you! That is what I was looking for. Now I can relax and wait for them to fix it, hopefully before I would ever need to print out that tidbit of information! Kirstin On 10/30/2014 9:31 PM, Wendy Howard wrote: Hi Kirstin, I've gone back through my mail and found the recent thread where a bug was discussed that involves dates in events. The subject line was [LegacyUG] Dates on Event Sentences The original query posted sounds just like yours. Elsie said: I was entering some events today when I noticed that Event Sentences were leaving out the dates even when the Event Sentence Definition includes dates. For example: The Event Sentence Description reads [firstname] [desc] [onDate] for “David was in school on 7 Jun 1900.†The sentence I get is “David was in school on.†Michelle and Brian from Legacy Support posted a couple of responses in that thread, saying it was a known bug. Brian said just yesterday in this thread: The date problem is restricted to custom sentences using the override tab, dates are not included using the [date] or [ondate] fields there. It does not affect the vast majority who use only the standard sentences nor does it affect the saving of the dates in the database. Hope this helps. :-) Wendy Kirstin said the following on 31/10/2014 14:09: Do we know that it is a bug? I have my dates in this format: 23 Mar 1942 And that is the actual date. Kirstin On 10/30/2014 8:44 PM, Wendy Howard wrote: Gee, another rant from CE - what a surprise. (not!) So this problem of Kirsten's is caused a known bug - I was wondering if that was the issue after I sent my last post, but hadn't gotten around to checking that out yet. In that case it is known by the people at Legacy, and it will be fixed when it is fixed. Meanwhile, get over yourself, CE. I wouldn't be surprised if there are members of this list who delete your posts unread, just to avoid your vindictive bile. I certainly don't read right through - a couple of lines is usually enough before I'm reaching for the delete key, and had to go and find this post of yours in the trash to reply to it once I'd thought about it a while. Kirsten, don't be put off by CE's response; he has a bee in his bonnet about v8 and puts it down every opportunity he gets. If this bug is the reason your date is not showing, then it is nothing you are doing wrong. It will be fixed in time. :-) Wendy CE WOOD said the following on 31/10/2014 13:02: You're not doing anything wrong. This is another instance of a *_major_* bug in Events overrides. It has been reported before, but not in the Marriage Event. How discouraging that Legacy 8 is unusable in its major strong suit, which used to be allowing for individual tweaking. They have s many bugs to fix, create more when they fix some, and seem unable to keep up. No wonder smart people still use 7.5. There is truth in the old adage, if it ain't broke. Legacy 7.5 is wonderful, but they have so much to do trying to keep 8 going that they can't support 7.5 any more. All the bells and whistles in the world don't matter when you can't do the basics. It was certainly released much too early. I hope they get their act together soon. I know of more that 50 people who have abandoned Legacy 8, some reverting to 7.5 via the less than ideal means of a GEDCOM, and others who need a stable database. SIGH! Why spoil a good track record with this? Hang in there or revert to 7.5 if need be until they get on track. CE From: genealogylady...@verizon.net To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] sentence override Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:41:27 -0400 I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where [Desc] is the name of the spouse. I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such and such a date. But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry so and so. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. -- Kirstin 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
[LegacyUG] sentence override
I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where [Desc] is the name of the spouse. I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such and such a date. But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry so and so. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. -- Kirstin 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
Re: [LegacyUG] sentence override
What good is this record if you do not include both parties? Sent from my Kindle Fire In God We Trust _ From: Kirstin genealogylady...@verizon.net Sent: Thu Oct 30 15:41:27 PDT 2014 To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] sentence override I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where [Desc] is the name of the spouse. I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such and such a date. But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry so and so. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. -- Kirstin 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
Re: [LegacyUG] sentence override
What do you have in the date field? Wendy Kirstin said the following on 31/10/2014 11:41: I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where [Desc] is the name of the spouse. I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such and such a date. But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry so and so. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. 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
RE: [LegacyUG] sentence override
You're not doing anything wrong. This is another instance of a major bug in Events overrides. It has been reported before, but not in the Marriage Event. How discouraging that Legacy 8 is unusable in its major strong suit, which used to be allowing for individual tweaking. They have s many bugs to fix, create more when they fix some, and seem unable to keep up. No wonder smart people still use 7.5. There is truth in the old adage, if it ain't broke. Legacy 7.5 is wonderful, but they have so much to do trying to keep 8 going that they can't support 7.5 any more. All the bells and whistles in the world don't matter when you can't do the basics. It was certainly released much too early. I hope they get their act together soon. I know of more that 50 people who have abandoned Legacy 8, some reverting to 7.5 via the less than ideal means of a GEDCOM, and others who need a stable database. SIGH! Why spoil a good track record with this? Hang in there or revert to 7.5 if need be until they get on track. CE From: genealogylady...@verizon.net To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] sentence override Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:41:27 -0400 I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where [Desc] is the name of the spouse. I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such and such a date. But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry so and so. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. -- Kirstin 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
Re: [LegacyUG] sentence override
Can't one revert from 8 to 7.5 using a Legacy 7.5 backup? - Original Message - From: CE WOOD wood...@msn.com To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 5:02:12 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] sentence override You're not doing anything wrong. This is another instance of a major bug in Events overrides. It has been reported before, but not in the Marriage Event. How discouraging that Legacy 8 is unusable in its major strong suit, which used to be allowing for individual tweaking. They have s many bugs to fix, create more when they fix some, and seem unable to keep up. No wonder smart people still use 7.5. There is truth in the old adage, if it ain't broke. Legacy 7.5 is wonderful, but they have so much to do trying to keep 8 going that they can't support 7.5 any more. All the bells and whistles in the world don't matter when you can't do the basics. It was certainly released much too early. I hope they get their act together soon. I know of more that 50 people who have abandoned Legacy 8, some reverting to 7.5 via the less than ideal means of a GEDCOM, and others who need a stable database. SIGH! Why spoil a good track record with this? Hang in there or revert to 7.5 if need be until they get on track. CE From: genealogylady...@verizon.net To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] sentence override Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:41:27 -0400 I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where [Desc] is the name of the spouse. I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such and such a date. But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry so and so. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. -- Kirstin 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
Re: [LegacyUG] sentence override
Gee, another rant from CE - what a surprise. (not!) So this problem of Kirsten's is caused a known bug - I was wondering if that was the issue after I sent my last post, but hadn't gotten around to checking that out yet. In that case it is known by the people at Legacy, and it will be fixed when it is fixed. Meanwhile, get over yourself, CE. I wouldn't be surprised if there are members of this list who delete your posts unread, just to avoid your vindictive bile. I certainly don't read right through - a couple of lines is usually enough before I'm reaching for the delete key, and had to go and find this post of yours in the trash to reply to it once I'd thought about it a while. Kirsten, don't be put off by CE's response; he has a bee in his bonnet about v8 and puts it down every opportunity he gets. If this bug is the reason your date is not showing, then it is nothing you are doing wrong. It will be fixed in time. :-) Wendy CE WOOD said the following on 31/10/2014 13:02: You're not doing anything wrong. This is another instance of a *_major_* bug in Events overrides. It has been reported before, but not in the Marriage Event. How discouraging that Legacy 8 is unusable in its major strong suit, which used to be allowing for individual tweaking. They have s many bugs to fix, create more when they fix some, and seem unable to keep up. No wonder smart people still use 7.5. There is truth in the old adage, if it ain't broke. Legacy 7.5 is wonderful, but they have so much to do trying to keep 8 going that they can't support 7.5 any more. All the bells and whistles in the world don't matter when you can't do the basics. It was certainly released much too early. I hope they get their act together soon. I know of more that 50 people who have abandoned Legacy 8, some reverting to 7.5 via the less than ideal means of a GEDCOM, and others who need a stable database. SIGH! Why spoil a good track record with this? Hang in there or revert to 7.5 if need be until they get on track. CE From: genealogylady...@verizon.net To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] sentence override Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:41:27 -0400 I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where [Desc] is the name of the spouse. I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such and such a date. But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry so and so. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. -- Kirstin 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
RE: [LegacyUG] sentence override
If you have been using Legacy 8 and not duplicating Legacy 8 additions and corrections in Legacy 7.5, I don't think you can because they are different. Legacy 7.5 can be converted to Legacy 8, but I think the converse is not true. If you have added nothing new to Legacy 8, then your old Legacy 7.5 backup can be restored. If you no longer have Legacy 7.5 on your computer, I believe you can still download it, and then restore your Legacy 7.5 backup. Others on the list probably know for sure and can advise you. CE Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 00:12:36 + From: stephen.gra...@comcast.net To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] sentence override Can't one revert from 8 to 7.5 using a Legacy 7.5 backup? From: CE WOOD wood...@msn.com To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 5:02:12 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] sentence override You're not doing anything wrong. This is another instance of a major bug in Events overrides. It has been reported before, but not in the Marriage Event. How discouraging that Legacy 8 is unusable in its major strong suit, which used to be allowing for individual tweaking. They have s many bugs to fix, create more when they fix some, and seem unable to keep up. No wonder smart people still use 7.5. There is truth in the old adage, if it ain't broke. Legacy 7.5 is wonderful, but they have so much to do trying to keep 8 going that they can't support 7.5 any more. All the bells and whistles in the world don't matter when you can't do the basics. It was certainly released much too early. I hope they get their act together soon. I know of more that 50 people who have abandoned Legacy 8, some reverting to 7.5 via the less than ideal means of a GEDCOM, and others who need a stable database. SIGH! Why spoil a good track record with this? Hang in there or revert to 7.5 if need be until they get on track. CE From: genealogylady...@verizon.net To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] sentence override Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:41:27 -0400 I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where [Desc] is the name of the spouse. I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such and such a date. But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry so and so. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. -- Kirstin 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
Re: [LegacyUG] sentence override
Hi Kirstin, I've gone back through my mail and found the recent thread where a bug was discussed that involves dates in events. The subject line was [LegacyUG] Dates on Event Sentences The original query posted sounds just like yours. Elsie said: I was entering some events today when I noticed that Event Sentences were leaving out the dates even when the Event Sentence Definition includes dates. For example: The Event Sentence Description reads [firstname] [desc] [onDate] for “David was in school on 7 Jun 1900.†The sentence I get is “David was in school on.†Michelle and Brian from Legacy Support posted a couple of responses in that thread, saying it was a known bug. Brian said just yesterday in this thread: The date problem is restricted to custom sentences using the override tab, dates are not included using the [date] or [ondate] fields there. It does not affect the vast majority who use only the standard sentences nor does it affect the saving of the dates in the database. Hope this helps. :-) Wendy Kirstin said the following on 31/10/2014 14:09: Do we know that it is a bug? I have my dates in this format: 23 Mar 1942 And that is the actual date. Kirstin On 10/30/2014 8:44 PM, Wendy Howard wrote: Gee, another rant from CE - what a surprise. (not!) So this problem of Kirsten's is caused a known bug - I was wondering if that was the issue after I sent my last post, but hadn't gotten around to checking that out yet. In that case it is known by the people at Legacy, and it will be fixed when it is fixed. Meanwhile, get over yourself, CE. I wouldn't be surprised if there are members of this list who delete your posts unread, just to avoid your vindictive bile. I certainly don't read right through - a couple of lines is usually enough before I'm reaching for the delete key, and had to go and find this post of yours in the trash to reply to it once I'd thought about it a while. Kirsten, don't be put off by CE's response; he has a bee in his bonnet about v8 and puts it down every opportunity he gets. If this bug is the reason your date is not showing, then it is nothing you are doing wrong. It will be fixed in time. :-) Wendy CE WOOD said the following on 31/10/2014 13:02: You're not doing anything wrong. This is another instance of a *_major_* bug in Events overrides. It has been reported before, but not in the Marriage Event. How discouraging that Legacy 8 is unusable in its major strong suit, which used to be allowing for individual tweaking. They have s many bugs to fix, create more when they fix some, and seem unable to keep up. No wonder smart people still use 7.5. There is truth in the old adage, if it ain't broke. Legacy 7.5 is wonderful, but they have so much to do trying to keep 8 going that they can't support 7.5 any more. All the bells and whistles in the world don't matter when you can't do the basics. It was certainly released much too early. I hope they get their act together soon. I know of more that 50 people who have abandoned Legacy 8, some reverting to 7.5 via the less than ideal means of a GEDCOM, and others who need a stable database. SIGH! Why spoil a good track record with this? Hang in there or revert to 7.5 if need be until they get on track. CE From: genealogylady...@verizon.net To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] sentence override Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:41:27 -0400 I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where [Desc] is the name of the spouse. I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such and such a date. But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry so and so. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. -- Kirstin 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
RE: [LegacyUG] sentence override
Wendy, you're awesome in your replies - keep up the good work! Bob -Original Message- From: Wendy Howard [mailto:wendy.how...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 6:32 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] sentence override Hi Kirstin, I've gone back through my mail and found the recent thread where a bug was discussed that involves dates in events. The subject line was [LegacyUG] Dates on Event Sentences The original query posted sounds just like yours. Elsie said: I was entering some events today when I noticed that Event Sentences were leaving out the dates even when the Event Sentence Definition includes dates. For example: The Event Sentence Description reads [firstname] [desc] [onDate] for “David was in school on 7 Jun 1900.†The sentence I get is “David was in school on.†Michelle and Brian from Legacy Support posted a couple of responses in that thread, saying it was a known bug. Brian said just yesterday in this thread: The date problem is restricted to custom sentences using the override tab, dates are not included using the [date] or [ondate] fields there. It does not affect the vast majority who use only the standard sentences nor does it affect the saving of the dates in the database. Hope this helps. :-) Wendy 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
RE: [LegacyUG] Sentence Override
Thanks Jenny, That must have been it. Rita in South Carolina -Original Message- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 5:22 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sentence Override Rita Lynn McKale wrote: Hi I created an Event/Fact and in my haste I used the Sentence Override feature. Later, having some time, I filled in my wording options so my Event/Fact would read the way I would like. Now, I have removed the sentence (in the Sentence Override Tab)but that tab still says 'active' even though there is nothing there. And the Event/Fact does not pick up any of the information in the Description, Date or Place fields. I know I can delete this Event and just create a new one but I'm wondering if this is how it is supposed to work. Am I just missing how to completely remove the sentence in the Override tab? Are you sure ou haven't accidentally left a space on the Override tab, so that as far as Legacy is concerned it is still active. I have often removed text from the Override tab and never had the problem you have, so the above seems the most likely thing. -- Jenny M Benson 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/legacyusergr...@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 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Sentence Override
Rita Lynn McKale wrote: Hi I created an Event/Fact and in my haste I used the Sentence Override feature. Later, having some time, I filled in my wording options so my Event/Fact would read the way I would like. Now, I have removed the sentence (in the Sentence Override Tab)but that tab still says 'active' even though there is nothing there. And the Event/Fact does not pick up any of the information in the Description, Date or Place fields. I know I can delete this Event and just create a new one but I'm wondering if this is how it is supposed to work. Am I just missing how to completely remove the sentence in the Override tab? Are you sure ou haven't accidentally left a space on the Override tab, so that as far as Legacy is concerned it is still active. I have often removed text from the Override tab and never had the problem you have, so the above seems the most likely thing. -- Jenny M Benson 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Sentence Override
Hi I created an Event/Fact and in my haste I used the Sentence Override feature. Later, having some time, I filled in my wording options so my Event/Fact would read the way I would like. Now, I have removed the sentence (in the Sentence Override Tab)but that tab still says 'active' even though there is nothing there. And the Event/Fact does not pick up any of the information in the Description, Date or Place fields. I know I can delete this Event and just create a new one but I'm wondering if this is how it is supposed to work. Am I just missing how to completely remove the sentence in the Override tab? Thanks, Rita in South Carolina 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Sentence Override
Rita Lynn McKale wrote: Hi I created an Event/Fact and in my haste I used the Sentence Override feature. Later, having some time, I filled in my wording options so my Event/Fact would read the way I would like. Now, I have removed the sentence (in the Sentence Override Tab)but that tab still says 'active' even though there is nothing there. And the Event/Fact does not pick up any of the information in the Description, Date or Place fields. I know I can delete this Event and just create a new one but I'm wondering if this is how it is supposed to work. Am I just missing how to completely remove the sentence in the Override tab? Thanks, Rita in South Carolina Rita, You say that you *removed* the sentence, exactly how? I have just looked at mine. I changed the [Name] to [Full name], closed the screen reopened the edit and the description etc. were missing. I would expect this because the sentence override changes the *whole* of the sentence and I had added nothing for those fields. I then deleted the [Full name] in the top box and it reverted to the default [Name] showing all the fields. Ron Ferguson _ *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw And the Fergusons of N.W. England 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/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
