RE: [LegacyUG] What Leqacy file controls

2009-04-28 Thread ronald ferguson
Larry, Seems like you wish to do a Search and Replace, to do so you would need to look at the Location-List (or it's variations, depending on where you have put the Location). BTW, If you intend to publish on websites or elsewhere, I would not recommend removing the country as we do not

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Group Sheet Error - Calculated Date Terminology

2009-04-28 Thread ronald ferguson
John, I can assure you that in English English Cal is reproduced as Cal - at least on my set up. Ron Ferguson England _ *New Tutorial* Create Standards Compliant CSS Pedigree web pages http://www.fergys.co.uk/ View the

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Relationships in name list

2009-04-28 Thread Evert van Dijken
If you look at the subject line you can see the subject was and still is Relationships in name list and if someone emphasizes certain text it could be interpreted as shouting even if it's only part of the text. But I'm not a native speaker of English and might be wrong. Sorry if I upset other

Re: [LegacyUG] using Legacy on any computer running from a USB drive

2009-04-28 Thread Mary Young
What is the point of the question? Mary Young 2009/4/28 Michael Fisher y5...@hotmail.co.uk: Would anyone else like to be able to run Legacy from a USB drive from any computer that it is connected to like Portable Apps Application ?(i.e. not using the registry) Mike in Droitwich Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] using Legacy on any computer running from a USB drive

2009-04-28 Thread Ron And June Weeks
So that you could use your memory stick (usb drive) and run Legacy on anybody's computer. Ron Weeks - Original Message - From: Mary Young m...@cmy.org.uk To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:38 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] using Legacy on any

Re: [LegacyUG] using Legacy on any computer running from a USB drive

2009-04-28 Thread Michael Fisher
Hi Mary I use and run most of my programs(email, web browser, open office) from a 160GB USB drive that I move to any computer I am using at the moment and it would be nice to run Legacy from it.(when the USB drive is removed there is no trace of it on the host computer, so could be used on

RE: [LegacyUG] using Legacy on any computer running from a USB drive

2009-04-28 Thread Sherry/Support
Mike, As discussed many times before on the list, Legacy must be installed on the hard drive of the computer you're using to run the program. I would *never* trust a USB drive for valuable or sensitive personal data. Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation

Re: [LegacyUG] using Legacy on any computer running from a USB drive

2009-04-28 Thread Mary Young
Having had two disasters with them, I don't trust USB drives. Mary Young Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support:

RE: [LegacyUG] using Legacy on any computer running from a USB drive

2009-04-28 Thread woolvett
Hi All I'm running Legacy from a portable drive using VMware Thinapp, apologies to the non technical but for others Thinapp runs through VMwares Virtual Workstation, by installing a clean machine when Legacy or any other program including MS Office etc is installed it takes a snapshot of the

Re: [LegacyUG] using Legacy on any computer running from a USB drive

2009-04-28 Thread Michael Fisher
Is that flash drives or a standard 2.5 or 3.5 hard drive in a case used via a USB port ? Mike Mary Young wrote: Having had two disasters with them, I don't trust USB drives. Mary Young Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages:

Re: [LegacyUG] using Legacy on any computer running from a USB drive

2009-04-28 Thread Mike Fry
Michael Fisher wrote: Would anyone else like to be able to run Legacy from a USB drive from any computer that it is connected to like Portable Apps Application ?(i.e. not using the registry) There is no U3 version of Legacy - yet! -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg. Legacy User Group

Re: [LegacyUG] Duplicate Marriages

2009-04-28 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
The easiest way, though not fast, is to go to Marriage list, sort on either the husband or wife side, scrolling a 'page' at a time. Remember that the program auto-fills in 'Unknown' for 'empty', but doesn't actually install to the data. If you find two unknowns married to each other, you might

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Group Sheet Error - Calculated Date Terminology

2009-04-28 Thread John S. Adams
Ron, It appears you are right IF you have set the program language option to English (UK), i.e., English English. However, try changing the language setting on the report screen to English (US). For me at least, this then causes cal to be displayed as Ber. In other words, if the program

[LegacyUG] Question

2009-04-28 Thread Bill Rhodes
I just signed up. How do I post questions to the group? Bill Rhodes

Re: [LegacyUG] Question

2009-04-28 Thread Wendy Howard
Hi Bill, Welcome to the group. You've just made a successful post to the group, so keep on doing that to ask your questions! What made it work was sending your email to LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Kind Regards, Wendy - Original Message - *From:* Bill Rhodes

Re: [LegacyUG] Question

2009-04-28 Thread Elizabeth
By just putting your question here! Hope you enjoy the group, it can be very useful. -- - - - - - - - Elizabeth researching ALLAMBRIDGE (Dorset, Somerset and anywhere else they might turn up) 2009/4/28 Bill Rhodes wlrho...@gmail.com: I just signed up. How do I post questions to the group?

Re: [LegacyUG] using Legacy on any computer running from a USB drive

2009-04-28 Thread Mary Young
I meant a USB flash drive. Mary 2009/4/28 Michael Fisher y5...@hotmail.co.uk: Is that flash drives or a standard 2.5 or 3.5 hard drive in a case used via a USB port ? Mike Mary Young wrote: Having had two disasters with them, I don't trust USB drives. Mary Young Legacy User Group

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Group Sheet Error - Calculated Date Terminology

2009-04-28 Thread Brian/Support
Kay, Problem confirmed. There is an error in the .trn files which control the chart type reports wording. I have submitted a problem report on the issue. You will only see the error if you change the report language. So long as you were using the default language you used to install Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] What Leqacy file controls

2009-04-28 Thread Brian/Support
Larry, There are a series of text files in the program folder. They all start with Geo One is for country codes, one for states and one for counties. The preamble to each file explains how the entries work. These are the files that are used when you Go to View Master Lists Location Click on

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Group Sheet Error - Calculated Date Terminology

2009-04-28 Thread Kay Fordham
John and Ron - When I first noticed the ber error I checked my language settings. The program option is set for English (US) and the report option is the same. I switched to each of the other two English settings but had the same results. If John has experienced this anomaly in any instance

Re: [LegacyUG] Include Legacy Charting charts in Publishing Center

2009-04-28 Thread Brian/Support
You can use the place holder in the Publishing Center to reserve pages for the Fan chart produced by Legacy Charting. After you print the book you replace the blank pages in the Legacy report with the Legacy Charting pages of the Fan Chart. Simply use the Place Holder each time you want to

[LegacyUG] I lost my parents!

2009-04-28 Thread Bill Rhodes
Thanks to Wendy and Elizabeth for your help. Here is my problem: On the start up page my name comes up first - standard procedure - but where my parents names should be it now shows Unknown. If I click there it brings up a blank page. The information is still in Legacy, as I can find it via a

Re: [LegacyUG] Duplicate Marriages

2009-04-28 Thread Brian/Support
Laura There is no automatic merge for the duplicate marriages but you can search for people in your file with multiple spouses. Go to Search Find . Miscellaneous Searches Select the Individuals with multiple spouses Make sure the clear list before this search is selected then click on the

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Group Sheet Error - Calculated Date Terminology

2009-04-28 Thread Kay Fordham
Brian, I had indeed changed the FGS language to French a couple of weeks ago. Guess the problem manifested itself when I switched back to English (US). Thanks for checking this out. Kay - Original Message - From: Brian/Support br...@legacyfamilytree.com To:

RE: [LegacyUG] I lost my parents!

2009-04-28 Thread ronald ferguson
Bill, That is what back-ups are for FileRestore Family file. If, however, you haven't backed up then right click on your name select AddParentsLink to existing parents and relink them. Ron Ferguson _ *New Tutorial*

Re: [LegacyUG] I lost my parents!

2009-04-28 Thread Cathy
Bill, Check to see at your own family view (where your name is showing) if you show two sets of parents for yourself. If so, click on the icon which shows two people with white hair, and see the two sets of parents. If you do show two sets, one set is probably blank which you can delete.

RE: [LegacyUG] I lost my parents!

2009-04-28 Thread Jan Roberts
The other possibility - if you don't have two sets of parents - is that you have entered your parents, but not linked them to yourself. In this case, click on the empty box in your father's spot (above your name) and then choose Link to existing person - locate your father in the list that pops

[LegacyUG] I lost my parents!

2009-04-28 Thread Bill Rhodes
Thanks to all who replied - problem solved! The first suggestion I tried was the one from Kathy. It worked so I did not try the other ones, but I have archived them for the future - just in case. Thanks again, what a relief! Bill R.

[LegacyUG] I lost my parents!

2009-04-28 Thread Bill Rhodes
Thanks to all who replied - problem solved! The first suggestion I tried was the one from Kathy. It worked so I did not try the other ones, but I have archived them for the future - just in case. Thanks again, what a relief! Bill R.