Ron,
I used it, the short time it was available, and was *most* happy with
it. Then, one day, it was no longer there.
A major disappointment for those of us who want to merge/convert our
sources *easily*.
Arnold
P.S. Never go up against a pack rat with only memory on your side.
(If I were allowed to, I would put a smiley face here so that folks
will know I am only joking. I do not want to be flamed for being seen
as a big meany.)
At 10:13 AM 6/9/2009, you wrote:
Arnold,
It is that to which I referred. It was not the promised Source
Converter but a hang over from V6. I thought it involved
cut/copy/paste but may be wrong here as I am going off memory and in
fact never used it to change anything.
Ron Ferguson
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> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:31:59 -0600
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] converting old sources to new format
> To: [email protected]
>
> Ron,
> As you will note from the posts in early January, 2009 (please see
> below between the equal signs), there was a way to merge old style
> sources into the new style sources.
> This feature did NOT last every long. Perhaps only in build 55.
> Anyone from Legacy support want help clarify this?
> Arnold
>
>
> ===============================
>> Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 22:40:17 -0800
>> From: [email protected]
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Merging Basic Sources into Sourcewriter
>>
>> Hi Lew,
>>
>> I'm with you. I also did several such merges under build 55 and
>> although everything seemed to be satisfactory and definitely the
>> quickest way to shrink my sources list I'd like to be sure.
>> I have been told it is because the "Source conversion tool" is ready
>> to be rolled out in the next build very soon. If so I can afford to
>> wait a week or so.
>>
>> --
>> Richard Van Wasshnova
>> http://www.gencircles.com/users/vanwasshnova
>> http://gw.geneanet.org/vanwasshnova
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 6:34 PM, Chick Lewis wrote:
>>> I am not getting any error message, nor is there any evidence of
>>> damage that I can see, but Legacy must have removed that feature for
>>> a reason. I am new to Legacy and have converted from FTM. I don't
>>> want to be blindsided later with a corrupt file. Why else would
>>> Legacy remove what appears to be an easy conversion tool and replace
>>> it with a message that says don't do it?
>>>
>>> Lew
> ===============================
>
>
>
>
> At 08:38 AM 6/9/2009, you wrote:
>
>>Two different things are being compared here. Legacy has never
>>released a Source Converter, but when Legacy7 was first released it
>>was possible to use cut and paste to copy data from the old style
>>source to Source Writer, this optionn was later removed.
>>
>>
>>
>>Ron Ferguson
>>
>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------
>>> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 06:07:53 -0600
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] converting old sources to new format
>>> To: [email protected]
>>>
>>> Rich in LA CA,
>>> You are in error.
>>> I do not have access to the beta version. There was talk on LUG as to
>>> why the conversion option was removed in a later Legacy update. The
>>> reason we were given by the Legacy folks was that some Legacy users
>>> met with difficulties with certain source conversions, not all.
>>> Perhaps we can hear more from the Legacy support staff on this matter.
>>> Arnold
>>>
>>>
>>> At 07:11 PM 6/8/2009, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>I disagree. I have been waiting since day one, it never was
>>>>available, it didn't worked. It may have been in the Beta Version,
>>>>but since I was teaching the class, I didn't want to mix myself up.
>>>>Rich in LA CA
>>>>
>>>>--- On Mon, 6/8/09, Arnold Sprague wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> From: Arnold Sprague
>>>>> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] converting old sources to new format
>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>> Date: Monday, June 8, 2009, 4:12 PM
>>>>> Paula and Ron,
>>>>>
>>>>> Initially one could make the conversion. Then a few vocal
>>>>> folks had difficulty and the option to convert was taken
>>>>> away.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have suggested that we be allowed to make the conversion
>>>>> with a message/warning to us that the conversation might
>>>>> work badly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps if enough of us ask to be allowed to make the
>>>>> conversion at our *own* risk, the conversion feature will
>>>>> made part of Legacy once again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Arnold
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> At 03:52 PM 6/8/2009, you wrote:
>>>>>> Basically not, Paula. The proposed Source Converter is
>>>>> not available and nobody has suggested when it maybe. The
>>>>> best one can do is to use the Windows operations
>>>>> (copy/cut/paste etc.) to minimise the work. Personally I am
>>>>> only doing them when I revise an individual's details.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ron Ferguson
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:56:17 -0700
>>>>>>> From: [email protected]
>>>>>>> Subject: [LegacyUG] converting old sources to new
>>>>> format
>>>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is there a way to convert an old source (and
>>>>> citations?) to the new way? I mean, besides deleting the old
>>>>> and adding it the new way. Just curious.
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> --Paula
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