Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOMs From Legacy

Hi Kirsten I have just tried the procedure and it appears to do what you are wanting. I created a 2 person test database with one AKA for one of them (very simple so that I could see what was happening). I exported a gedcom for 5.5 Gedcom format (not the Legacy format default, although I am not

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOMs From Legacy

Hi Kirsten The tags you are using for names are (as in a Legacy 7 generated gedcom viewed in Notepad) for example: 0 @Ixxx@ INDI 1 NAME Joe /Bloggs/ 2 GIVN Joe 2 SURN Bloggs 1 NAME Joseph /Blogs/ 2 GIVN Joseph 2 SURN Blogs There may be other tags interspersed for sources etc where applicable, b

Re: [LegacyUG] Speaking of the surity level....

Hi Michele I generally do not change the surety level. However I do change the surety up and down for the exceptions - particularly for highlighting low levels of surety, or where there are two usually reliable but conflicting sources for the same event (raise the level for the "correct" one).

Re: [LegacyUG] RE: address list or location list??

Hi Mary I use location for town/city - where you may find a group of relatives, and where there are libraries/hospitals/public records. You may want to find out who was living there, or what reserch you can do there. I use address for a building or a site - eg residential house, a hospital, a

Re: [LegacyUG] Date Formatting

Hi Barry - I haven't tried this but you could investigate exporting then importing - worst case using a gedcom, but preferably to another Legacy file (so that all the non-standard data is kept). I suspect that with any export the date is only sent in one format, and the date display can then be

Re: [LegacyUG] More Major Problems With Legacy--Role Reversal

Bill You may not need to relink all the photos. A gedcom from Legacy includes the full path for the photos (drive:\folders\filename) and FTM may do as well. If you have the photos in the same location they could/should load. Alternatively Legacy has a setting for where to look for photos, and y

Re: [LegacyUG] half siblings do not show in all family views or charts

ot "quoted printable" Cheers, Brett BMcL Robinson Tel +64 7 856 6582, 0277 500 714, fax +64 7 856 6582, Skype ab1252 PO Box 1252, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand - Original Message - From: "ronald ferguson" To: Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 6:48 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG

Re: [LegacyUG] Editing a GEDCOM (Was When Do you import versus merging ??)

new file, tidying it up, and then if you are satisfied with it to import the new Legacy file into your "main" Legacy database (rather than importing a gedcom straight into your "main" database). Cheers, Brett BMcL Robinson - Original Message - From: "