Re: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-10 Thread MagnoliaSouth
Right. I had figured that this must've been what had happened. I would still name this one as a bug though, as it is remains a very undesired response. The assumption here being that if one is merging a source, it should include any citations to said source as well. To take it a step further,

RE: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-10 Thread ronald ferguson
/ _ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:15:05 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem Right. I had figured that this must've been what had happened. I would

RE: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-09 Thread ronald ferguson
: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 21:12:49 -0800 My Legacy file was a conversion from a previous PAF file. I used OO to edit and correct hundreds of notes that did not format properly when a gedcom was originally imported into PAF. Scrolling down the column in OO was much

RE: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-09 Thread ronald ferguson
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 10:11:38 + Hi Gary. There is an error in my last email in that I should have said MDB format and not DOC. I know there is no problem in using OOo writer to amend a GEDCOM but I have yet to find a suitable

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-09 Thread Gary Templeman
as an .mdb file. Gary Templeman - Original Message - From: ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 3:11 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem Hi Gary. There is an error in my last email in that I should have

RE: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-09 Thread ronald ferguson
@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 15:06:29 -0700 Ron, Turns out I misspoke. Going back to the computer I did the editing on, I actually had used Access and not OpenOffice. I did find this information however (http

RE: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-09 Thread Valerie Garton
: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 21:12:49 -0800 My Legacy file was a conversion from a previous PAF file. I used OO to edit and correct hundreds of notes that did not format properly when a gedcom was originally imported into PAF. Scrolling down the column in OO

RE: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-09 Thread ronald ferguson
@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:15:11 +1100 For Ron. Have you any idea why this mail finished up in my inbox when all the other Legacy mails go to their own box ? This does happen very occasionally and I can not work out why. Regards from

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-09 Thread Cathy
Hi, On reflection and testing, what I said below isn't correct. If you combine sources that are both assigned to the same person, same event - then you'll get duplicated sources. Normally when you are combining sources they are not both assigned to the same people/same event as you've

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-08 Thread GeoSci
I may have missed something - but if all you want to do is MERGE several sources - go to VIEW - MASTER LISTS - SOURCES. Pick the one you want to merge in to another and then click (at bottom) - combine source with another on list. Find the second source and highlight it and click the box again -

RE: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-08 Thread ronald ferguson
Master Sources problem Thanks Ronald and Dennis for your responses, but darn. I do not have Access. I do have Open Office Database, but I don't believe I've ever had a need to use it before, so I'm not very comfortable giving it a whirl right now. Cathy, I cannot find anything in the Source

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-08 Thread Gary Templeman
] To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 1:52 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem At present I would only consider using Open Office for searching the Legacy database and not for making changes. In fact I am uncertain if one can write

[LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-07 Thread MagnoliaSouth
I have a question, that I could not find addressed elsewhere. I had two separate sources that I decided to merge into one. Some records used both original sources at the same time. After the merge, much to my dismay, all of those records I had used on both of the original sources are now sourced

RE: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem

2008-03-07 Thread ronald ferguson
09:17:40 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Merging Master Sources problem I have a question, that I could not find addressed elsewhere. I had two separate sources that I decided to merge into one. Some records used both original