Leonard, I got a clean import of my data to AQ by choosing export to GEDCOM, then using the Legacy destination (I think this is the default showing when you get to this screen). I UNTICKED: keep embedded formatting codes within text – (if left ticked, odd characters surround some words in AQ. It looks like where I’ve bolded something in a note or title and AQ doesn’t recognize the formatting codes). I kept ticked: Override Source options – include all source information. Now click on Customize On this screen I ticked to EXCLUDE: Address/Phone Child status Medical Notes Research Notes To do items (I use the Research notes heavily and I don’t know if you can exclude them from reports in AG so I didn’t include them in my export. They will import if you want to include those. The Medical Notes I don’t use for that purpose. If you use that field, let me know and I’ll do a test to see how they are treated in AQ) Click on OK and Select Filename and start export Using these settings, my notes and photos are included in the import to AQ and all expected information looks in place after import. Of course, if you use photos, you would need to send a folder with those maintained in the same folder structure and your recipient would need to place that folder in exactly the same location on their hard drive in order for the photo paths to be recognized. I get a boatload of errors but looking through them, it is tags and associations in Legacy that AQ doesn’t know what to do with so are thrown out. Example: child relationship where I set a child as biological for one parent and step child for the other parent. Cremation tag isn’t recognized in AG, at least in the lite version. The vitals information is correct, just doesn’t indicate a cremation. If I used a Cremation event, that would be recognized as all of my events appear to have been imported properly. Phone numbers and addresses in some fields are seen as errors by AQ. Other items in the errors log are the tags, which I use extensively in Legacy. AQ doesn’t know what to do with those so they are discarded and reported as an error. All major information in my Legacy database appears to me to be recognized and placed in proper fields in AQ. I didn’t include my Research Notes as I use that note field heavily and in the lite version of AQ, I don’t see a way of excluding those from reports or Family Group Sheets. They clutter a printed report so I just excluded them for export testing purposes. You may wish to share your research notes. I don’t know if the full version of AQ allows for excluding those when printing text reports. The lite version does not. I tried other GEDCOM settings by removing or adding items but surprisingly, the settings mentioned above give me the best, cleanest AQ import. If you’d like to see an example of what a report looks like, where events and photos are included, I’d be happy to print, scan and attach as a pdf to an email. Since I only have the lite version of AQ, it doesn't appear I can actually save a report directly to a PDF file. I understand you are wanting the notes content to be exported. Using the settings above, all of my notes were recognized by AG. I must mention I do not use the Birth, Death, Burial notes fields accessed at the end of the vitals fields. If you do and want to know if they export and import OK, I’ll set up a little test to see how they are handled. I do change Burial to Cremate, where appropriate and that tag isn’t recognized by AQ. Please let me know if I can try something else or help with further testing. Mary From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of McCown.org Email Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 5:52 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How best to share my database That would be lovely Mary. Thanks so much. Leonard
Sent from Leonard's iPad leon...@mccown.org On Aug 10, 2017, at 8:34 PM, Mary Leek <ml...@comcast.net> wrote: Leonard, I have the free Lite version of Ancestral Quest installed and moved my Legacy database into it a year or two ago. I don't use it but like to see how the various programs work. The notes are there, even in the free Lite version. The problem is I don't remember what type of GEDCOM I used. I'd be happy to test it in the morning and report back to you if you'd like. Mary -----Original Message----- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Leonard J. McCown Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:40 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: [LegacyUG] How best to share my database I want to share my full database with a relative who is using Ancestral Quest. How's the easiest way to do this with my notes and everything? Thanks. Leonard -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
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