Re: [LegacyUG] Importing GEDCOMs

2015-09-10 Thread Steve Hayes
On 10 Sep 2015 at 16:42, Cathy Pinner wrote: > Steve, > > On the import Gedcom screen check Try to keep original ID numbers > AND > uncheck Fill all existing abandoned RINs/MRINs > > Also make sure that the existing Legacy file doesn't have any RINs in > the range you are importing or the RIN can'

Re: [LegacyUG] Importing GEDCOMs

2015-09-10 Thread Cathy Pinner
Steve, On the import Gedcom screen check Try to keep original ID numbers AND uncheck Fill all existing abandoned RINs/MRINs Also make sure that the existing Legacy file doesn't have any RINs in the range you are importing or the RIN can't be kept. My first genealogy program was one called "Famil

Re: [LegacyUG] Importing GEDCOMs

2015-09-10 Thread Steve Hayes
On 22 Aug 2015 at 6:41, Sherry/Support wrote: > We have an extensive article "File Import and Clean Up" in our > Knowledge Base at > http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00922 I have a somewhat different problem with importing GEDCOM files which is not covered by that article. At the m

Re: [LegacyUG] Importing GEDCOMs

2015-08-22 Thread Sherry/Support
We have an extensive article "File Import and Clean Up" in our Knowledge Base at http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00922 The Knowledge Base can be accessed by clicking on the Tips from the Experts link in the Support section of the Legacy Home tab or by going to www.LegacyFamilyTree.c

Re: [LegacyUG] Importing GEDCOMs

2015-08-22 Thread Cathy Pinner
Hi Les, Excellent Advice. I suggest you add - check all Master Lists. View - Master Lists Some of your clean up tasks are easier and more efficient in the Master List. I would also add the Gedcom as a source to every item in the database. This can be done easily when you are importing the file to

[LegacyUG] Importing GEDCOMs

2015-08-22 Thread Leslie Williamson
I'm sure many, if not most of us, will have imported a GEDCOM and regretted not "making it clean" before entering it into our master Legacy file. I decided to compile a set of notes/instructions to ensure that all my future downloads were "cleansed" in a full fashion. Here is a copy of my notes/ins