Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-14 Thread Dermot McGlone
@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Valarie, Exactly what type of file do you want to export? A database file, a report file (if a report file what format? Text, HTML, Doc), other? Legacy contains many file types that can be exported and Access can import many

RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-12 Thread Valerie Garton
Of Wynthner Sent: Saturday, 12 April 2008 1:51 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Valarie, Exactly what type of file do you want to export? A database file, a report file (if a report file what format? Text, HTML, Doc), other? Legacy

RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-12 Thread Luis Salreta
PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Valarie, Exactly what type of file do you want to export? A database file, a report file (if a report file what format? Text, HTML, Doc), other? Legacy contains many file types that can

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-12 Thread Gene Young
Valerie Garton wrote: I want to put the inforamtion in CULLODEN ONS, a Legacy family history file in a place where I can search the birth years, and then search again in that search for the place and then the father. Actually that can all be done in the one search once the inforamtion is in the

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-12 Thread John Magyari
Have you tried looking at your data with genviewer? Once loaded, it can read your legacy file directly or a gedcom, select list mode, indicate what columns you want, click on top of columns to sort by that option. It has a nice scripting language as well to highlight selected items. It can

RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-12 Thread ronald ferguson
/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:33:16 -0700 That will only give you the option to sort by one item at a time. One of her messages seemed to indicate she wanted to sort by one

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-12 Thread Gary Templeman
: Saturday, April 12, 2008 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Have you tried looking at your data with genviewer? Once loaded, it can read your legacy file directly or a gedcom, select list mode, indicate what columns you want, click on top of columns to sort

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-12 Thread John Magyari
Magyari [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Have you tried looking at your data with genviewer? Once loaded, it can read your legacy file directly or a gedcom, select list mode

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-12 Thread Gary Templeman
@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 1:06 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Gary, I don't know about Access, but I'm pretty sure that with Open Office one would also need a working knowledge of SQL in order write the queries. I would have to check

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-12 Thread Gary Templeman
. Gary - Original Message - From: John Magyari [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Your right in GENViewer u can only sort via one column at a time. But Genviewer allows

[LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-11 Thread Valerie Garton
I would like to export a file from Legacy and then import it in to Access. Could some one please give me directions. I have looked at the help files in Legacy and Access and can not find the inforamtion to do the above. Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney. Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-11 Thread Gene Young
Valerie Garton wrote: I would like to export a file from Legacy and then import it in to Access. Could some one please give me directions. Again you have failed to state the objective you are seeking. Do you want a small piece of your file exported or the entire thing? Is there specific

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-11 Thread Jenny M Benson
Gene Young wrote I would seriously suggest you have someone with a good knowledge of Access with you the first time you attempt this. Access is not an easy program to use without prior knowledge. It is NOT intuitive or user friendly. Also, when you open Access what you see will not, at first

RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-11 Thread ronald ferguson
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Gene Young wrote I would seriously suggest you have someone with a good knowledge of Access with you the first time you attempt this. Access is not an easy program to use without

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-11 Thread Gary Templeman
: Friday, April 11, 2008 5:34 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Valerie, There is one other important thing to add. If you do change anything and it does mess up your files it is pretty certain that we will *not* be able to help. Ron Ferguson

RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-11 Thread Valerie Garton
-Name Studies No: 4825 for CULLODEN HIGGINSON -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gene Young Sent: Friday, 11 April 2008 9:52 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Valerie Garton

RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-11 Thread Valerie Garton
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Templeman Sent: Saturday, 12 April 2008 1:23 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Attempting exotic things with your database is one more thing backup files are for. (How often has

RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-11 Thread Valerie Garton
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jenny M Benson Sent: Friday, 11 April 2008 10:10 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access Gene Young wrote I would seriously suggest you have someone

RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-11 Thread Valerie Garton
of One-Name Studies No: 4825 for CULLODEN HIGGINSON -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Terry/Support Sent: Saturday, 12 April 2008 3:37 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-11 Thread s2f
of One-Name Studies No: 4825 for CULLODEN HIGGINSON -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gene Young Sent: Friday, 11 April 2008 9:52 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access

2008-04-11 Thread Wynthner
are a bit more specific there is really nothing we can do to help you. - Original Message From: Valerie Garton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 6:53:40 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file to Access No As I said I want