Bill, Read & download from this page:- http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/GeoDownload.asp
If you go View Master Lists Locations Sort, you can change things a little but I have not messed too much with this. Regards Norm 2010/1/17 Bill Wood <[email protected]>: > Thanks Norm, > > How do I get that database please. > > I have tried verifying the locations using geolocations button as > recommended in the instruction CD ................... and Banff, Banffshire, > Scotland then becomes > > Banff, Banff, , Scotland > > other small towns like Portknockie have similar results from the GeoLocation > button > > Portknockie, Portknockie, , Scotland > > Regards > > Bill > > On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Norman Weston <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Bill, >> >> I think you need to download the european geo database. I just went to >> master list locations and added Banff,scotland and geo code took me to >> the correct place. >> >> Norm >> >> 2010/1/17 Bill Wood <[email protected]>: >> > Hello, >> > >> > I bought a mapping package with Legacy. >> > >> > It is not user friendly or intuitive and is extremely difficult to use >> > >> > Specifically : >> > >> > 1. Does anybody know how to turn off the default American style address >> > format and allow British address formats. >> > >> > 2. Do I need to load up a different database lookup table to do this ? >> > >> > ie Banff, Banffshire, Scotland - This should be enought to uniquely >> > identify >> > Banff in Scotland, however the software I have does not recognise this >> > as a >> > valid placename. >> > >> > The software wants four fields to uniquely identify a place in the >> > following >> > format >> > >> > City, County, State, Country ..... so in the above example is >> > Banffshire the equivalent to a County or a State ? >> > >> > 3. And whilst I am whinging about it can we please have a database that >> > allows places that no longer exist ? ie Banffshire is no longer a shire >> > - It >> > has been swallowed by Aberdeenshire - I am sure that this would also be >> > true >> > of many American places i.e. the Town or County no longer exists but >> > they >> > feature in the documentation associated with your family tree. >> > >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > Bill >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Legacy User Group guidelines: >> > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> Norman Weston >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> >> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > -- Regards Norman Weston Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
