Re: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

Hmmm ... When Support requested I send my file via Legacy Backup so they could examine it - I got Error 91 for the first time - spooky! Mary Young Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@le

Re: [LegacyUG] Ubiquitous error 91

How do you tell the difference between Unknowns you've created, and those created "accidentally without your consent"? Mary Young On 3/3/09, Janis L Gilmore wrote: > > It’s not a matter of those persons that you have entered as “Unknown.” > > It’s some mechanism in the program that accidentally

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

Of course you can backup, you just can't create the special zip backup file using Legacy. ANY copy of your file that you make can serve as a backup. You can place it in a folder named backup, copy to a flash or portable hard drive, or use your CD (which I also don't recommend ad the primary stor

Re: [LegacyUG] Ubiquitous error 91

What my guess is, is that when you Gedcom some people from your DB, and then back in and merge them to the program, may? find parentless people and/or unmarried parents and 'create' the 'missing' person to 'help' you fill the 'holes'. I base this on how they seem to show up after the above thing

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources: Basic Style and Template Style

Thanks, I was afraid of that. Syble --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Jenny M Benson wrote: From: Jenny M Benson Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sources: Basic Style and Template Style To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 12:03 AM Syble Glasscock wrote > I have a problem with a cou

Re: [LegacyUG] Ubiquitous error 91

It¹s not a matter of those persons that you have entered as ³Unknown.² It¹s some mechanism in the program that accidentally creates parents without your consent. I only had five or so of them. Janis > I do hope whomever does! How did you search for the unknown parents? I must > have many hundr

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources: Basic Style and Template Style

BUT, make the other 'flavor' using cut and paste-ing. Then when you have finished it, only then delete the old one. Rich in LA CA --- On Mon, 3/2/09, Jenny M Benson wrote: > From: Jenny M Benson > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sources: Basic Style and Template Style > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFam

[LegacyUG] no pic in ged file ?

Been searching archives and not finding an answer so will state my question to the group. Want to upload one of my legacy tree files to Ancestry. Went to "file" and Upload to AOFT tree looks fine but my pictures did not upload with the ged file. What do I need to do or check to get pictur

[LegacyUG] A ? about picture gallery,etc.

Ubiquitous error 91 I am very excited about just joining this group! I haven't yet got to Error 91 problems. . . May it be solved by the time I do! I'm just trying to figure out how to control pictures/photo-copied documents in my reports. When I make a 'report' that includes those items,

Re: [LegacyUG] Ubiquitous error 91

Ubiquitous error 91I do hope whomever does! How did you search for the unknown parents? I must have many hundreds because so many ancient wives and mistresses are unknown. But it would be worth creating a "mistress or wife of" if that would solve the problem. I have had the problem for the p

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources: Basic Style and Template Style

Syble Glasscock wrote I have a problem with a couple of sources. I know everyone seems to do something different, but I have all my census, just listed as Census under Events, then as I source them, I have 1900 U.S.census, 1910, 1920 etc. and on the "Text/Comments" I put all the information fro

[LegacyUG] Ubiquitous error 91

Someone on this list (my abject apologies for not remembering who) contacted me offlist about error 91 and suggested that I (among other things) check to see if I had unknown parents that I had not created ­ and something else similar. I know I sound as if I don¹t know what I¹m talking about, and

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

Today I tried to backup my faulty file (problem with Child Status List). This file has been Checked'n'Repaired times without number. The backup wouldn't start, I got the dreaded Error 91 for the first time I can remember. Just my tuppence worth! Mary Young Legacy User Group guidelines: http:

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

If I could back up at all, even to the Legacy folder, I would. Carolyn - Original Message - From: ronald ferguson To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 3:24 PM Subject: RE:

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

I concur about adding individuals, unlinking, linking, deleting. Also when I add many events. I have several people with two sets of parents (the result of working in the Middle Ages where much scholarly controversy exists), and go back into BC dates. Support has told me that some people have

RE: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

We live and learn - still not going to do though! 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 Th

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

I have done so many years. Carolyn - Original Message - From: ronald ferguson To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 3:07 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited C

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

Laurence, I have never been the recipient of error 91 on starting Legacy. Just when backing up. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with the "Error 91 Group" Ann - Original Message - From: "Laurence E Stephenson" To: Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 3:47 PM Subject:

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

I agree that the check/repair must be fixing something. I have not been noting exactly what I do in my database when I get the error message. Going by memory, it seems when I have added individuals or have done a lot of correcting data that was transferred from PAF to FTM to Legacy version 2. A

RE: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

Carolyn, I don't think one can back-up direct to a CD from Legacy, it certainly isn't something which I would try. I think you would have to back-up to your hard drive first, and then burn to your CD. Ron Ferguson _ *New*

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

Carolyn, I will start keeping track and see if it hesitates or stops at same numbers yours does. There are quite a few of us that get error 91. Hard to believe we have all done something wrong. Ann - Original Message - From: "CE WOOD" To: Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 3:28 PM Subjec

RE: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

I on occasion get error 91 on starting up Legacy. I click on quit and Legacy closes then when I try to restart all is well. I have no problem with backup. -- Regards, Laurence E Stephenson http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/lauries/web/index.html I am Researching:- Butcher..Stroud, Glou

RE: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

Ann, Not being able to remember the details from running check/Repair, I have just done one. It seems, on my set up at least, that it takes 164 steps to complete (please don't ask what they are, as I haven't a clue). Some steps must take longer than others which is why it regularly pauses,

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

Mine stops at Step 116/164, 117/164, 157/164, and 163/164. Right now, although I have exported to a new file, I am unable to back up AT ALL. Keep getting Error 91! SUPPORT!! PLEASE HELP US!! So far, you have suggested deleting all the adjunct files (.usr, for example) and then reinstalling

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 91 revisited

I still get the pesky error 91. If I do check/repair before backing up I usually do not get error 91. That is a catch 22 as the instructions advise backing up before check/repair. Does your backup hesitate at a certain number, mine does. Thinking it might be helpful, maybe I should keep track o

RE: [LegacyUG] Re:Merge MRINs?

Ron - SUCCESS!! Many thanks! - there were actually 3 children "belonging" to the "unknown second wife" who was, actually, the first and only wife under whose marriage with him the same three children were also included - so I had 3 children in there twice...(7 children altogether so didn't

RE: [LegacyUG] Re:Merge MRINs?

Thank you Rich, for mentioning the "2 years" - as I read your note I felt faint until I reached that point - that makes sense timewise. Thank you for that - again, nice to know someone else has run into this sticky problem. Sincere thanks for your help, Kate At 01:21 PM 3/2/2009, you wrote:

[LegacyUG] Sources: Basic Style and Template Style

I have a problem with a couple of sources. I know everyone seems to do something different, but I have all my census, just listed as Census under Events, then as I source them, I have 1900 U.S.census, 1910, 1920 etc. and on the "Text/Comments" I put all the information from the particular census

RE: [LegacyUG] website

I copied & pasted them in the e-mail to this group, but no, I've not done any adjustments from the original Legacy webpage creations. Last night I created the Legacy pages, uploaded the changed pages, as usual I check a few of the pages online.  One that I knew I'd changed, I went to it, it did

RE: [LegacyUG] website

Syble, Did you by any chance copy/paste the links in? That's a good way of getting unwanted spaces. I always check the link after using that procedure. Ron Ferguson _ *New* Improved Interface for OpenOffice.org Contacts Da

Re: [LegacyUG] How many pictures is it reasonable to attach to Legacy?

> > Bruce, I continually add pictures to my children, grand children, and great-grand children. I usually set the most recent one as Preferred. When I do a report, that is the picture used for their entry. Since I can only display the Preferred picture in the report, I create an Event/Fact for e

RE: [LegacyUG] website

Thanks Ron & Evert for replying, I've had problems in the past with this showing on the website,  I just now went to: View>source and I see the spaces, but how would they have gotten there.  I created the Legacy pages as always, could I have a bug or something? Syble   --- On Mon, 3/2/09,

RE: [LegacyUG]

Declan, Please see below, some answers are what might look to be terse but only for brevity! Ron Ferguson _ *New* Improved Interface for OpenOffice.org Contacts Database http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tre

[LegacyUG] How many pictures is it reasonable to attach to Legacy?

I am scanning a large number of pictures of my immediate family. My plan is to then print them out from the scrapbook, with a selected number of pictures per page. I am wondering if it would be wise to NOT attach a large number of pictures to my children in Legacy. Any suggestions on what works fo

Re: [LegacyUG]

On 3/2/09, declan chalmers wrote to Ron: > ... I have looked > at your pages and notice that you have used a "Pedigree Form" Approach > for your pages, which as far as I known (not expert) do not allow for > narrative. It can only deal with one direct line from a descendant to > ancestor. It do

RE: [LegacyUG] Re:Merge MRINs?

About your question at the bottom. '"How do I transfer - and separate - all the PAF Notes into the proper data fields in Legacy without doing so manually for every individual which was not an option with my database (I'd be a RIN on the wrong side of the sod before completing that task).' There

RE: [LegacyUG]

Thank you Ron for your very fast reply, Much appreciated. I have looked at your pages and notice that you have used a "Pedigree Form" Approach for your pages, which as far as I known (not expert) do not allow for narrative. It can only deal with one direct line from a descendant to ancestor. It doe

Re: [LegacyUG] missing master source

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RE: [LegacyUG] Re:Merge MRINs?

Kate, You say: "now left with a second wife "unknown" - blank. I'm thinking > of living with unknown blanks at this point" Did he have any children after his first wife, or is he linked with any children after his first wife, or are any children wrongly linked? If the answer is no the

RE: [LegacyUG] missing master source

Anne I appreciate that you have a lot of experience using Legacy, but I also find that I can make the simplest of mistakes! Do you have anything ticked under the "Only Show" check boxes on the Master Source LIst? Ron Ferguson

[LegacyUG] missing master source

This is a really strange question. I have been using Legacy for years. Using updated version. Two days ago I created a new master source and began using it. I was copying and pasting it into various places. Today I went to find it in the Master Source list and it is simply not there. I put min

RE: [LegacyUG]

Declan, What stops you having webpages with all your files in now? I have 2 websites, see below both with more than one tree, and the second, being a one-name tree, has a multitude of them. In any event, if you really one want one, you can create one from the Multilple Lines of Descent Repo

[LegacyUG]

Hi all Legacy users. Anyone interested in having a "Multiple Lines of Descent" Report choice in Legacy Web Page? There is a "Multiple Lines of Descent" ordinary Report but none in the web choice. A WebPage without everyone in ones database is a hugh loss as many people would like to see what possib

RE: [LegacyUG] Re:Merge MRINs?

Thank you, Kathy (and Ron and Richard) - .. your help is much appreciated; it's a relief to know I'm not the only one who's gotten into this and, knowing that, I'm thinking there must be more who have - wish Legacy could help with this one. I've combined Ron's suggestion (half-way) with your

RE: [LegacyUG] website

Syble, Not only are there spaces after the dots but on the next line there are many spaces which shoudn't be there - including one before a close link tag ( /a), which is which it prints on the page. There is no need to replace with a %20 btw just delete them. Evert - No, Legacy doesn't put

Re: [LegacyUG] website

There are spaces after the period in the filenames: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sybleg/clinewebpages/index.%20html http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sybleg/clinewebpages/names.%20html http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sybleg/clinewebpages/surnam

[LegacyUG] website

 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sybleg/ The above website is a work in progress and is being reworked to have photo pages etc. that is not generated by Legacy, but I still have it linked to the Legacy pages.  I can get there a couple of ways, one is by clicking on Surnames, I

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting to a new Family File

On 3/1/09, JCTripp wrote: > To this one Mary, you can't untick a tag. Sorry, Jane, I didn't make it clear, I am not talking about the Individual Tags Nos.1-9, but the tag boxes _on the right of the Master Child Status screen_. When my grid displays with blank lines, the tags are ticked and the scr