Re: [LegacyUG] Third Party programs

2015-06-01 Thread Syble Glasscock
 Great report.Syble On Sunday, May 31, 2015 5:06 PM, Brian/Support br...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: The only third party items we include in Legacy are ActiveX controls, these are low level functions that do such things as build our menus, create the PDF files from the Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Problems with Surnames

2015-06-01 Thread Diana Bakel
Thank you everyone for your response. I have sorted my surnames and now have only a few potential problems. Di Bakel On 1 June 2015 at 04:10, Cathy Pinner genea...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Di, Welcome to Legacy. You may want to change your practice and enter surnames in mixed case and then use

[LegacyUG] Master Location Table pEdit/List/Print

2015-06-01 Thread Rune Mattsson
Some problems and questions regarding the Master Location Table: Problems_ Example 1 I go to the Master Location list - Options - and by mistake choose the first “blank “record and choose Options Result: Legacy freezes and I have to close in the Task Manager before restart. Example 2 I

RE: [LegacyUG] No Divorce Template in SourceWriter

2015-06-01 Thread William Boswell
I will create both since I have some copies from courthouses and a few online images from Ancestry. Thanks for letting me know. -Original Message- From: Michele/Support [mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Monday, June 1, 2015 12:29 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject:

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2015-06-01 Thread Geoff Rasmussen
We all have an aunt or a grandmother that has a shoebox full of obituaries, funeral cards, or other old documents that sit on a dresser or closet shelf. Or, perhaps we are that person with the shoebox. These beginning genealogy sessions will show how to take what you know and what you have access

Re: [LegacyUG] Master Location Table pEdit/List/Print

2015-06-01 Thread Sherry/Support
Rune, I can't duplicate either one. You should be getting a message window saying This record cannot be edited When Legacy freezes, try an alt-tab to see if the window shows up. I had no problem saving a Location List report. You might want to close Legacy then go to Documents\Legacy Family

RE: [LegacyUG] No Divorce Template in SourceWriter

2015-06-01 Thread Michele/Support
Bill, Ah but if you are looking at online images you will have to change that to Court Records Loose Papers Online Images (instead of basic format) This will give you the fields you need to record the website information. Basic format is for when you have the actual document (or a copy from

RE: [LegacyUG] No Divorce Template in SourceWriter

2015-06-01 Thread Michele/Support
Bill, The reason there is no specific “divorce” template is because a divorce is a court case and you should cite it as such. I use this template Court Records – Loose Papers Basic format Here is a sample citation (this is an annulment but they are cited the same way) Livingston Parish,

RE: [LegacyUG] No Divorce Template in SourceWriter

2015-06-01 Thread William Boswell
I wonder why the search didn't turn that up. I should have known that. I'll see if I can find it there. Thank you. -Original Message- From: Sherry/Support [mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Monday, June 1, 2015 10:18 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re:

RE: [LegacyUG] No Divorce Template in SourceWriter

2015-06-01 Thread William Boswell
I was going to use online database/images, but it asks for information I wouldn't have. Your suggestion for Loose PapersBasic format fits better. Fortunately I don't have too many to cite. Thank you. Bill -Original Message- From: Michele/Support [mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com]

[LegacyUG] No Divorce Template in SourceWriter

2015-06-01 Thread William Boswell
I was entering divorce records last night and noticed there is no template in SourceWriter for divorce records. Should I be using the marriage template instead? I'm curious as to why there is no divorce template. A search turned up nothing within SourceWriter. I wish we could create our own

Re: [LegacyUG] Run-time error 3021. No current record.

2015-06-01 Thread Sherry/Support
Take a look at your personally entered Event Sentence Definitions and make sure they're all using the correct replaceable fields and they're formatted in a manner like the default ones. I don't think the sources are a problem since the error is when you're adding or editing an event, but they

Re: [LegacyUG] Error:0, Error Open Database, Could Not Lock File

2015-06-01 Thread Sherry/Support
This is a very unusual error message. If my suggestion doesn't resolve it, please send it in to us on a Problem Report Form for one of the techs to work with you on it. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 7:55 AM, Ronald E Howell

Re: [LegacyUG] Version 8.0.0.499

2015-06-01 Thread Hannigan Family Research
I got an email this morning about this being available for download. Is it fixed? Are there still bugs that need to be resolved before it is ready for 'Prime Time' installation. Thanks. John Hannigan Houston, Texas On Friday 5 29 2015 4:41 PM, Barry Godbeer wrote: I have just downloaded the

[LegacyUG] Date Prefixes capitalized

2015-06-01 Thread Sebastian Masch
Hello I have a problem with the date prefixes (about, before, between etc.) where I'm not sure if it's a bug or if it's supposed to be working that way now. Since build 497 dates with prefixes are always capitalized in the views, in the reports they're just fine. So instead of about 2015, the

[LegacyUG] Persistent Error in Sharing Event Data with LDS FamilySearch Database

2015-06-01 Thread Howard Cady
My OS Windows 8.1, 32 and 64 bit computers, Legacy version 8.0.0.499 setup to connect to LDS FamilySearch with remembered name and password. Some individuals in the LDS FamilySearch database have under “Facts and Events” an entry “Life Sketch” e.g. William Scott b. 25 Sep 1801, d. 1 Jun

Re: [LegacyUG] Date Prefixes capitalized

2015-06-01 Thread Sherry/Support
That's a known issue in the latest build. It's been sent to the programmers. I don't know how soon it will be resolved. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 7:15 AM, Sebastian Masch landw...@wilsen.de wrote: Hello I have a problem with the date

Re: [LegacyUG] No Divorce Template in SourceWriter

2015-06-01 Thread Sherry/Support
Bill, Divorce records are Court records. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:46 AM, William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com wrote: I was entering divorce records last night and noticed there is no template in SourceWriter for divorce records. Should

Re: [LegacyUG] Version 8.0.0.499

2015-06-01 Thread Barry Godbeer
Hi John, Like Mike Fry said I think my problem with the .499 installation was Windows related and had nothing to do with how Legacy runs. I have since re-downloaded Legacy and using the program without any trouble not withstanding any bugs (not found by me) there may be in the program itself.

[LegacyUG] Private vs. private

2015-06-01 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I just noticed that my birth date for some young persons which were originally entered as Private in the database have all now changed to private (uppercase P vs. lowercase P). If I try to change any record back to Private, it automatically reverts to private. Is this something that the latest

Re: [LegacyUG] No Divorce Template in SourceWriter

2015-06-01 Thread Sherry/Support
Ancestry is a repository. At the bottom of the source in Ancestry is a little thing showing where it came from. You would source it as Court records (if that's where Ancestry has it from) and then online in #2 Select the Medium Then you would show the Repository as Ancestry, plus it will be part

Re: [LegacyUG] Persistent Error in Sharing Event Data with LDS FamilySearch Database

2015-06-01 Thread Jay Wilpolt
Howard, Have you also asked Family Search WHY they feel that an event with text exceeding 255 char is not allowed? Or is there a field discrepancy that maybe your gedcoms are inserting the notes of that event into the description of that event. The Legacy Event Table is confusing where they list

Re: [LegacyUG] Master Location Table pEdit/List/Print

2015-06-01 Thread Rune Mattsson
Sherry: Thought I had “the latest and greatest” version of legacy when i wrote this but there vas a new version I missed :) 28 May 2015 - Version 8.0.0.499 – Build Fixed Items Master Location List - Changing the sort order causes an error 438 Object doesn't support this property or method.

Re: [LegacyUG] Master Location Table pEdit/List/Print

2015-06-01 Thread Rune Mattsson
And the big Q are still; Is there any method to copy the coordinates from one location to one or more other locations i one or two step? I have several 100 places that are not found in Bing but I know their approximate locations And is there a way to filter the Master Location List and only se

Re: [LegacyUG] Digest

2015-06-01 Thread Karen Howard
Thanks, Wendy. It’s on my “To-Do List” for Tuesday. Karen Howard On May 31, 2015, at 10:51 PM, Wendy Howard wendy.how...@gmail.com wrote: There is no digest option on this mailing list. You, however, have the power to manipulate your incoming mail automatically using a rule/filter - the

RE: [LegacyUG] Digest

2015-06-01 Thread Ken Neundorf
Hi, Today when I opened my legacy file I got the check to see if there is an update message. It said I need a new update so I downloaded it. When it was done my Legacy file was gone. I was able to find it and start it. The icon that is on my desktop is plain white instead of the blue. In its

Re: [LegacyUG] Master Location Table pEdit/List/Print

2015-06-01 Thread Cathy Pinner
Hi Rune, 1) you can use copy and paste for the co-ordinates - if you use a Windows clipboard extender like M8 softwares FreeClips/M8 clips then you can copy both and then paste both 2) you can mark the unknown locations as Do not auto-geo code the current location by clicking on the Geo-code