- Original Message -
From: "JLB"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to "bulk" fill in the User ID field for
a tagged list of people?
> Cathy V.,
>
> It's not necessary to use the User ID field at
I want to put the same piece of information in the User ID field for
a tagged list of people, all at one time (not doing it one by
one). Does anyone know how to do this or that it cannot be done?
In case someone has a better idea: I am setting up a new filing
system for hard copy (paper) doc
I don't think Legacy has that capacity. Every once in awhile I'm
looking for batch-processing and then I remember, that's in my graphics
software, not Legacy. But there are some on this list who do fancier
things with databases behind the scenes. Here's hoping one of them
shows up.
You cou
I didn't write the sentence clearly enough. I meant to say I wanted
to print a list of all individuals in my database and that list would
contain the User ID field so anyone looking at the books rather than
the computer could quickly see in which Family Book that person's
paper documents are l
Hello Cathy
If you go to options> Other and look to the bottom left of the screen
Will this help you
Regards
John
Manchester
England
- Original Message -
From: "Cathy Vallevieni"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to "
Cathy Vallevieni wrote
I want to put the same piece of information in the User ID field for a
tagged list of people, all at one time (not doing it one by one). Does
anyone know how to do this or that it cannot be done?
There might be a simpler way, but at the moment all I can think of is
that
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:54:58 +, Jenny M Benson
wrote:
>Cathy Vallevieni wrote
>>I want to put the same piece of information in the User ID field for a
>>tagged list of people, all at one time (not doing it one by one). Does
>>anyone know how to do this or that it cannot be done?
>
>There mi
On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:31:57 -0800, Cathy Vallevieni
wrote:
>I
>want to use the User ID field to note in which book that person's
>documents are filed. Eventually I may (one-by-one) add their MRIN
>number so I will have a permanent record of the filing system I am
>using in case the MRIN num
The only thing I can think of that's built into Legacy for marking lines
is the color-coding for the 4 grandparents. Could you work something
with this instead?
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JL
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Cathy Vallevieni wrote:
I didn't write the sent
Other choice. Print your tagged lists one at a time as csv, import them
all into a spreadsheet, sort by name (or whatever you want) and print
from there. It doesn't get any numbers into Legacy but it solves the
problem of having a list.
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JL
JLog - simple computer technology for genealogi
m left of the
screen
Will this help you
Regards
John
Manchester
England
- Original Message -
From: "Cathy Vallevieni"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to "bulk" fill in the User ID
field for a tagged list of people
Dennis:
I didn't think of that (still mentally formulating my
"system"). Maybe I'll have to enter 2 MRINs (I know this is a
non-conforming way to use this field but I think it will serve my
purpose)? Love this group for thinking of all of the "what if's" so
a decision is based on all the po
JLB wrote
The only thing I can think of that's built into Legacy for marking
lines is the color-coding for the 4 grandparents. Could you work
something with this instead?
That's a very good suggestion. I actually use colour-coding for my
files. I use the colour coding in Legacy for the 4 l
Dennis M. Kowallek wrote
Won't you end up with text+rin in the UserID field then? I'm not sure
the OP wants the rin part.
Yes you would, but in the OP's case does it matter? The important thing
is to distinguish one set of people from another and it is the text part
of the UserID which would b
JL:
This works for viewing on the computer. I'm also trying to create a
printed list of the individuals that shows where their documents are filed.
Thanks for your continued assistance.
Cathy Vallevieni
Orange County, CA
At 09:11 AM 12/25/2008, you wrote:
The only thing I can think of that'
JL:
Thanks for another workable solution. You are very generous with
your guidance.
Cathy Vallevieni
Orange County, CA
At 09:15 AM 12/25/2008, you wrote:
Other choice. Print your tagged lists one at a time as csv, import
them all into a spreadsheet, sort by name (or whatever you want) and
Dennis & Jenny:
My original message said my sole purpose was to record the Family
Code and Dennis' suggestion would have been perfect. Then, as my
thought process evolved, I realized it would make sense to also use
the User ID field to record the exact location within the book
(MRIN). That
JLB and Jenny:
A couple more thoughts on using the color-code for the 4 grandparents:
1) On the computer, the color codes don't show except for the direct
ancestors and I may have documents for great aunts, etc. that are not
direct ancestors.
2) It doesn't work for my husband's 4 grandparent
Not really. Besides shoveling my car out of a snowbank, my schedule's
free today. Oh, right, it's Christmas.
I use the MRIN filing system myself so I'm interested in the extra
dimension you're adding to it. As far as numbering, you could split
your grandparent's lines by number and be able t
Cathy V.,
It's not necessary to use the User ID field at all to accomplish a list
and a 'quick view'. I was so focused by your focus, I missed the bigger
picture. I sort my MRIN's by father's side and mother's side, but the
same principals would apply to splitting by 4 grandparents. I use M
JL:
Thank you. I previously read an on-line document describing your
system (probably something you wrote). I've been afraid to change
all the MRINs but doing it as I come across a family that has
documents feels easier. This still doesn't solve the problem that
occurs if the MRINs get sc
With a little help from Dennis K. I was able to put my MRIN's in the
Marriage User ID fields and it took a split second. That part done. I
also have read 'ominous' threats of something going seriously wrong with
the present arrangement of things but have never experienced it. I
finally decid
Cathy Vallevieni wrote
1) On the computer, the color codes don't show except for the direct
ancestors and I may have documents for great aunts, etc. that are not
direct ancestors.
In addition to using the Ancestor Colour Coding, which only affects the
direct line as you say, I use the same s
JL:
OK, I think I've made a decision. I like being able to quickly see
what family line a person belongs to on the screen and on every
report and to have all paper documents for a family filed together
and easily tied to the computer and reports. Therefore, I am
following your advice to cha
Dennis (or anyone else that wants to answer):
The new filing system described in my previous e-mail is organized by
grandparents and their ancestors. What family line would I file
documents for descendants of the grandparents (i.e. my and my
husband's parents, ourselves, our kids and everyone
This sounds exactly what I would like to do. Would you be so kind as to
outline the steps involved, please?
Obviously set tabs 1-4 for each line, then tag each line, but this is
where things sometimes go awry with me.
1. How can I be sure that EVERYONE in any way connected to my
father-in-law, f
Could you please tell us how to "put MRINs into the Marriage ID field In
seconds"
I have a similar system but not the MRINS at the movement
John
Manchester
England
- Original Message -
From: "JLB"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyU
Some things need to be fudged. Since I start my division at parents,
not grandparents, there are less descendants. I don't have many
documents there but the ones I do have, for instance my own birth
certificate, goes under my father's side numbering since we share a
surname. I think the idea
us how to "put MRINs into the Marriage ID
field In seconds"
I have a similar system but not the MRINS at the movement
John
Manchester
England
- Original Message -
From: "JLB"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to
JL:
Again, thank you for the advice. I'll consider all you said since I
haven't yet implemented the new system.
Cathy Vallevieni
Orange County, CA
At 09:05 AM 12/26/2008, you wrote:
Some things need to be fudged. Since I start my division at
parents, not grandparents, there are less descen
At 02:53 AM 12/26/2008, you wrote:
This sounds exactly what I would like to do. Would you be so kind as to
outline the steps involved, please?
Obviously set tabs 1-4 for each line, then tag each line, but this is
where things sometimes go awry with me.
1. How can I be sure that EVERYONE in any
JL:
Forgot to answer why I am filling in the User ID field. I am using
it to put where the paper documents are filed for that person (i.e.
John Vallevieni, an unmarried man RIN 1234 who's parents have MRIN
1001 would have User ID field of V1001 to indicate his paper
documents are filed in fi
The reason I suggested using ranges of numbers for the different
grandparent's lines was an alternative to using the User ID field, since
your original question was how to batch fill the field with a notation
to indicate which line it is. There isn't a way as far as I know but if
you are using
Hope Bagot Bees wrote
With 3,000+ people in the database, I don't want to do it all manually!
Ah, well, you see I started using tags 1-4 for my 4 lines right when I
first started with Legacy so I have just tagged each person as I add
them. Once they're tagged, the colouring is no problem be
Elizabeth:
An addition to my previous e-mail answering question #1. The
directions I gave will give you all the ancestors of the person but
does not include the descendants which would also be filed in that
family's paper file. So I went back into Advance Tagging for the
same individual I a
Many thanks - that's worked well. Now if I could just display 4 tags
instead of 3, that would show me at a glance which line each person
belongs to!
Cathy Vallevieni wrote:
Elizabeth:
An addition to my previous e-mail answering question #1. The directions
I gave will give you all the anc
Hope Bagot Bees wrote
Now if I could just display 4 tags instead of 3, that would show me at
a glance which line each person belongs to!
Well at least if you have *everyone* tagged either 1, 2, 3 or 4 and you
have Legacy set up to display tags 1 - 3 you know that anyone with no
visible tag is
Elizabeth:
Yep. Maybe Legacy could add a function to choose how many tags to
display. There's room on the main screen to display even all 9
tags. I hadn't realized it, but I am frequently changing which tags
to display as I work on separate projects. Would be convenient to
just have all of
I have just written to Sherry of Support and she answers that this is a
frequent request and she is passing it on to the programmers - so watch
this space! But, of course, Jenny, when everyone is tagged - as they
now are - the lack of a tag means they are the branch that isn't shown.
Still be
Many thanks to Jenny Benson, Cathy Vallevieni for solving this problem.
I contacted Dennis K, as suggested by Cathy, and managed to do the job
in less than five minutes, so particular thanks to Dennis!
Elizabeth
Is it then possible to put the letter H into all their ID numbers,
followed by th
I want to add that after I designated my family lines by modifying
the MRIN's to reflect the appropriate family line I, too, was able to
quickly fill in all the User IDs with the modified MRINs including
unmarried children thanks to Dennis K's help (see below). A great
time saver and I am now
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