Valerie
You should be aware that LEGACY BACKUP isn't the same as COPY.
Legacy Backup Zips Up your Family File and all its associated small
files, into one file which can be saved to a CD or DVD. If you want
the file back, you do Legacy Restore.
So if you have 34 Family Trees, you'd have to do
Thanks Rich,
I have also found out from Millenia that the FILE option is Deluxe version
only so that explains it.
Thanks for everyone's help,
Gavin...
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It was actually several sentences that are part of the event'snotes.
Ah ... light dawns! I'm glad you got it sorted.
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Elizabeth Richardson wrote
Jeff's questions about event text truncation makes me wonder how/when
people are using the Sentence Override feature.
One specific example from my file is for the Event Military. My usual
sentence for this is On [Date] [HeShe] was promoted [Desc].[Sources]
[Notes]
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Love to hear how the Legacy experts do it.
Not sure whether I qualify as a Legacy expert but on the whole I find
it quicker just to type the Sentence as I want it rather than to select
the fields from the list. Obviously, I need to check the list sometimes
to find
Kathy, has anyone mentioned that if you have more than one spouse, the
spouses will appear in the order that you put them into your file,
regardless of chronological order? The spouses will display
differently though, if you set a preferred relationship - usually
defaults to the first
I liked learning from Help how to use some of the formatting like
[-Desc] when the first letter of the description appears in lowercase.
I prefer sentence style events, so it works well with my occupation
event eg I can put Farmer in Description but the sentence reads - He
worked as a farmer.
I
What I now do is modify the notes text to include all I want to appear and
then in the sentence override, I most frequently have: [Notes][Sources]
For my purposes it would therefore be nice to have an option or macro to
insert these two in one step rather than type them or insert them
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:54:35 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I also worry about whether the left out default sentence will appear
anyway in some reports instead of the alternate sentence override which
would mess up those reports.
You also might want to take a look at what
That is at the time the multiple marriages are first
entered. When finished you can go to the icon that
shows the quantity of marriages (bottom left corner of
either the husband or wife) then you can move them
into the 'correct' order.
Rich in LA CA
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You simple attach it as a file in the multimedia screen. On the right you
have the pictire gallary and on the top lefy you have:
picture - Sound - Video - File
Use the file button to attach the pdf file. Real simple.
Michael
- Original Message -
From: Gavin Nicholson [EMAIL
Is there an easy way of finding the differences between two databases? We
live part of the time away from home and I then use a laptop to study my
family history.
The original database was the same as on my PC. I need a way to record which
files have been altered on the laptop and copy that
You might try GenMatcher GenViewer, see Legacy products at bottom of
their home page.
You can download a trial version and try them.
Chap
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 7:46 AM, Pam Sim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there an easy way of finding the differences between two databases? We
live part of the
When I travel, I use the backup and restore function in Legacy.
When you leave home, backup your database. Copy it onto your laptop and use
the restore function in your Legacy program on your laptop.
When you get back home, backup your database on your laptop, then copy it to
your desktop
Can't you just use Intellishare for that? I'm a new user so I'm not sure,
but it seems like that would work... I hope a more experienced user can
verify that, because that's what I'm expecting to do...
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Leon Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You might try
Pam,
Assuming that the DB on your PC has not changed and that you are not really
interested in actually indentifying the changes but simply in updating your PC
then make sure the back-up on the lap-top is uptodate and email it to your PC.
Save the attachment to Legacy/Data on you PC and use
I would like to split my family Legacy Family Tree file (FDB) in two, my
mothers side and my fathers side. Due to the size of the file, I would prefer
not to delete persons individually. Creating a GED would result in loss of the
Picture Gallery contents. Any guidance would be greatly
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:41:30 -0700 (PDT), mime [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I would like to split my family Legacy Family Tree file (FDB) in two, my
mothers side and my fathers side. Due to the size of the file, I would prefer
not to delete persons individually. Creating a GED would result in
This has been discussed many times, please search the Archives. The address is
given at the very end of every email.
Ron Ferguson
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View the Grimshaw
I think the OP wants details suppressed for living persons, but the name
displayed WITHOUT the phrase details suppressed for this person. I don't
see how this can be done.
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Leon Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In the window for Family Group Reports, seleect the
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:32:24 -0400, Kathy Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I re-added my cousin's husband that I somehow
managed to delete. I'm not sure how that happened really as there are
usually enough warnings that there are connections to children and spouses
and I didn't see them. Now -
Kathy: Make sure you do a database maintenance check at least twice
in a row...then do a power off reboot. It sounds like you may have a
ghost marriage or two lurking in the background. Also running
treefinder might turn up some stray twigs who are hoping to be come
trees. With any multiple
I use the sentence override for the majority of my events. I have my
most-used overrides in a text file and copy them when needed. For example
the following is a sentence I use for a census event when a husband, wife
and children:
[HeShe] appeared on the [Desc] [onDate] living with
Good suggestions.. Warnings -- was getting tired and could have missed
them but I'll check the setting. He was definitely deleted. His RIN was
unused and the name was no longer in the index.
Note to those using RINs -- if you do delete someone accidentally and add
them again the RIN will
I'm using Legacy v7, and I'm getting a Run-time error 3167 and then it just
shuts down. I've used v.5 v.6 and never had problems, I checked and I have
the latest update, any ideas on what is going on.
Syble Glasscock
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I'm using Legacy v7, and I'm getting a Run-time error 3167 and then it
just shuts down. I've used v.5 v.6 and never had problems, I checked
and I have the latest update, any ideas on what is going on.
Click on the Online Technical Support link under this message and
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Thanks,
Geoff Rasmussen
and if that doesn't work you might want to try selecting the import from
legacy file option in the file menu and import your old legacy file into
a new one. This cured the 3167 error messages that I was getting.
Hope this helps, Dave
Syble Glasscock wrote:
I'm using Legacy v7, and I'm getting
Thank you. Actually I just started doing the same thing in a text file for
which I created a desktop shortcut (with Legacy icon) so I can reach it
easily when needed.
Did you find any problems in reports or elsewhere because of so many
modifications?
Jeff
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Hi listers,
I have just started using this program and I am updating my sources. I
noticed when I was in the assigned Sources screen that there was an event
for Death Cause and I thought I would add that in. So I assigned a source
to it and went back to the Individual Information screen and it
Yes, this is correct. I don't believe the statement appeared on
older Family Group Reports - just the name with no other information
when the privacy option was selected. Is this a change in Legacy 7?
Thanks for everyone's comments,
Jacklyn
At 03:20 PM 8/12/2008, you wrote:
I think the OP
Death Cause isn't in the Events list. Use the Notes icon and you will find
it there on the Medical tab.
Regards,
TK
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Gavin Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Hi listers,
I have just started using this program and I am updating my sources. I
noticed when I
Jacklyn,
I'm afraid that I cannot say definitively about the Family Group Report but is
was certainly there in the Lines of Multiple Descent.
Ron Ferguson
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Jane,
I establish a source called DNA Ancestry Participant or DNA
Relative
Genetics Participant, etc. Then I apply that source to each
person in my
database that has been tested by the various companies. Now I
can show
list for those sources to extract a list of all DNA
participants. By
Thanks TK,
I see the logic in it now!
Regards,
Gavin.
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Sent: Wednesday, 13 August 2008 9:15 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Events differ between Add events and assign
sources
Thanks for your reply Jenny.
Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney.
Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Belfast, Dublin, Wicklow
Wexford
Guild of One-Name Studies No: 4825 for CULLODEN HIGGINSON
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I am wanting to install V7 and wish to copy/backup all my files to a CD
before the installation. I have 34 files so is there a way I can copy/backup
them all at once.
Thank you Mary for you very precise and informative reply.
The reason I said backup/copy was because I did not know which was
On 8/12/08, Jacklyn Pifer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't believe the statement appeared on older
Family Group Reports
Yes it does - certainly in version 6, I don't know about previous versions.
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Thanks Leon, I always seem to do things the hard way! I guess I will
just have to only input into one program, now the really hard part,
which one!
Pati
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