Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Syble Glasscock
Thanks, I'd looked there, but had just overlooked Death Date,  I use that Detailed Search quite often, but never for a death date.   I don't have it set to automatically update every time, I just hate going back and having so many backups to delete, may have to do that anyway.  I am good about

RE: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Alan Pereira
Syble, do you use the Legacy - nFS (New Family Search Interface)? as I have had events dissapear when using that link. Alan Pereira From: Syble Glasscock [mailto:syble_...@yahoo.com] Sent: 22 September 2011 13:25 To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

RE: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Carl Cox
Syble, do you use the Legacy - nFS (New Family Search Interface)? as I have had events dissapear when using that link. Alan Pereira I have noticed that when the nFS interface is in use that most edits on my database do not stick. I asked Support (twice) under what conditions that would happen,

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread cranberryfrog
MessageAlan, Does that mean you can’t share your file with ANYONE? That goes completely against how genealogy works! We would be nowhere if we couldn’t share info! michele From: Alan Pereira Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:34 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG]

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Paula Ryburn
Syble, I have it set to prompt me for backup, and sometimes I skip it... if I haven't changed anything or changed very little.  It's a good reminder tho especially if you have done a good chunk of work in that sitting.  --Paula in Texas Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz Bigley Blagrave

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Sherry/Support
It's critical that we get the full original file in order to determine what's going on with the message, preferably before running check/repair to see where the nulls are before that process is run. A gedcom or part of the file will not be helpful at all. Ken *can* fix the file if we have it...

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Sherry/Support
As I wrote before, we need the full original file A gedcom changes things around too much when reimported into the Family File and would not be at all helpful for this issue. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Alan Pereira

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread cranberryfrog
MessageI am just saying, maybe there is an exception to the rule. michele From: Alan Pereira Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 11:03 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] loss of data Michele, would you knowingly break a law that, in part, has been put in place to

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Mike Fry
On 2011/09/22 15:34, Alan Pereira wrote: All has gone quiet from the Support team on this since I rejected their request for a copy of my Legacy database on the grounds it would break European and UK Data Protection Law. That's a very selfish attitude to take. You've got the problem, help

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Syble Glasscock
Carl, No I've not used the Family Search interface from Legacy, but I do use the familysearch.org website with  a Legacy file open, and very likely I did on this research occasion, I was hoping someone had a tree posted on my particular person.    This is strange and a real concern, especially

RE: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Alan Pereira
Syble, I'm confident that accessing the familysearch web site outside of the nFS Interface is OK. I've been monitoring heavy data entry on my tree using that process for the last 3 weeks without losing any data. Alan From: Syble Glasscock [mailto:syble_...@yahoo.com] Sent: 22 September

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread James Cook
Alan said he does not want to share private information due to legal and personal reasons, but would be willing to create a stripped down database that can recreate the problem that only contains information he'd be willing to share. Legacy has stated twice in this thread that would not be good

[LegacyUG] Events vs Notes

2011-09-22 Thread Dennis Sutton
I just started attempting to add .jpg attachments to various events. While doing this I noted something strange, not related to the .jpg attachment which appears on my on-line web site. I have a census entry for my dad and mom. However, on my dad's website view the census is noted as an event

Re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problems behaviour

2011-09-22 Thread Brian/Support
Jenny, I found this thread in the archives and I notice there was no response that covered the points below. 1. There is an edit parents button on the potential problems screen, that opens the parents marriage information in case you need to edit the marriage info and that marriage screen has

RE: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Carl Cox
It's critical that we get the full original file in order to determine what's going on with the message, preferably before running check/repair to see where the nulls are before that process is run. A gedcom or part of the file will not be helpful at all. Ken *can* fix the file if we have

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Paula Ryburn
Even if he can reproduce the problem with his pared down database?  --Paula in Texas - Original Message From: Sherry/Support she...@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: br...@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thu, September 22, 2011 9:38:32 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG]

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Larry McCumber
See if he can reproduce the problem on the sample data base. I'm sure they have a copy of that one. On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Paula Ryburn paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.netwrote: Even if he can reproduce the problem with his pared down database? --Paula in Texas - Original Message

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Sherry/Support
The issue wasn't about data not sticking but about Error 3265 and 3314 and null values... Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Carl Cox ct...@centurytel.net wrote: snip Sherry, I don't know if my problem is the same as reported by Alan,

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Sherry/Support
It's a database issue and most likely will not happen on the Sample file. If it happens with a pared down version of his file, we can fix that, but that would not guarantee that there still wouldn't be a problem with the part he didn't send us Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Sherry/Support
Fix his database. I'm talking about a null error and it's my understanding that was resolved. I worked on one a couple weeks ago and was not able to find where the null was, but the programmers have a tool that can locate and fix it quickly. But if the issue with nulls and nFS wasn't

Re: [LegacyUG] Events vs Notes

2011-09-22 Thread Brian/Support
Dennis, I was not able to duplicate your problem. In the web pages I tried to create the events for both the husband, wife and marriage were listed as events. What style of web pages are you creating? On the Wording Tab of the create web page screen what do you have for the wording of Events for

Re: [LegacyUG] Events vs Notes

2011-09-22 Thread Dennis Sutton
Brian, The individual and marriage events wording on the site I created is: Individual Events: Noted events in [his/her] life are: Marriage Events: noted events in their marriage are: Both are grayed out. You can see my site at http://njsuttonfamily.org Dennis On 9/22/2011

RE: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Alan Pereira
Sherry, I also had a data not sticking problem which I thought was down to using RAID0 [ticket 200-15E628BF-B368] but have since found this not to be the case. (see attached email) In Carl's case, had he assigned a source to the events that did not stick, he would have received a nulls error

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Sherry/Support
Sigh. And right after I sent an email to the group about not sending attachments Obviously there are several issues at play here. The only one I'm familiar with is the one we discussed about the null values - which means that in the database, a field has requirements that *something* be

RE: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Carl Cox
I suspect that Carl should contact Support and work with one of the techs on his issue, if he hasn't already. This isn't something we can resolve by a long discussion on the list. The whole thread has gotten very convoluted. I twice asked support for a comment on how the database handled

RE: [LegacyUG] loss of data

2011-09-22 Thread Carl Cox
Can you dig up your ticket ? I will give you the web page to check the status. I can't see any way to find my ticket number. It has been too long, about 3 months I think. Perhaps I could scan the list, if that option is available. Carl Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Date won't change

2011-09-22 Thread Beth
The problem isn't with just that year date, it is happening throughout Legacy. I type as 17 Jun 1938-9 or 17 Jun 1938/9and it shows up as 0009-17 Jun 1938 . Just the input of a year it does not change. All the date slots.. Born, Bapt, Died, Buried is effected. I have looked in

Re: [LegacyUG] Date won't change

2011-09-22 Thread Sherry/Support
You need to enter the full year or else Legacy thinks it's in the first century. If you're not sure of the year, then enter the date you're most sure of in the field and add an alternate date. If it's a date range, then enter 17 June 1938 - 17 June 1939 Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support

Re: [LegacyUG] Date won't change and slide for more children is gone

2011-09-22 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
How many children? There are screens for 1-5, 1-10 and 1-15. I have some with over fifteen and it adds a 'scroll' to get to the last 3 of 18. If needed it holds 16-30. I have no family with over 30 children from the same couple, but it should work the same. When you have a 'filled table' right