I need to ask a question concerning your semantics involved with your questions. I've talked with others before and sometimes they get "Ancestry Family Trees" mixed up with "Ancestry's RootsWeb". They are two completely difference services, one is fee based and the other is free. Legacy has a file menu item that will allow you to easily and practically automatically upload your file to "Ancestry Online Family Tree". If you are uploading to "RootsWeb", then it's a multiple step, manual operation that is required to get your GEDCOM file onto the RootsWeb server.
What's the difference between "Ancestry" and "RootsWeb"? They are both GEDCOM based genealogy servers owned by Ancestry.com (thus the confusion). "Ancestry" or more properly called "Ancestry Family Trees" is a subscription based server but will allow "registered guests" to upload their files (which is what happens when you use the file menu item from Legacy). If you are not paying for a subscription to Ancestry Family Trees, Legacy will allow you to upload a GEDCOM that is automatically created. You can view your own file on the Ancestry Family Tree server but you cannot do any searches or view the trees of the paying customers. Each time you try to do so, you'll get the infamous Ancestry "Upgrade Now" web page instead. In addition, a "registered guest" cannot contact any of the other members that have posted family trees. The subscription fee for a "Annual World Deluxe Membership" is $299.40. Complete info about "Ancestry Family Trees at http://www.ancestry.com/. The "RootsWeb" server is officially called their "World Connect" service and is a free service to anyone that wants to create a free account and then upload their GEDCOM file using the RootsWeb web page interface to upload the file. Each family file on RootsWeb is open to everyone and is 100% searchable without any subscription fees. Complete info about "RootsWeb/World Connect" at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/. (Notice that the word "ancestry" appears in this URL thus the confusion.) So what's the difference between the two types of servers? The "Ancestry Family Tree" accounts will allow you to upload multimedia files attached to a person including photos, audio, and video as well as create descriptive stories about a particular person or family. The "RootsWeb" server displays only pure GEDCOM 5.5 text data, no images. OK, now that I've defined the two types of confusing "Ancestry" servers, to which one are you trying to upload your file? Brian in CA -----Original Message----- From: Mary Horner [mailto:maryhor...@shaw.ca] Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:59 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] How to export/import 1. I went through all the steps and created a GEDCOM to export to Ancestry. How do I know that step was completed successfully? Can I check the created GEDCOM before exporting? 2. I went into Ancestry to import, read all the 'how to's' but I can't figure it out. File>import>import from a file> the only options are Favorites, Feeds, Cookies Then I tried File>import>import from another browser>Firebox> I don't know what that did. Mary Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
