Thanks for your help Lionel, Bill
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Lionel Carter <[email protected]>wrote: > Bill, > Fools step in .... > I haven't any idea what this thread is about but it caused me to look at > the GeoCountyCodes,txt file on my pc. > My file has a Scottish section and includes e.g. Banff and Banffshire. > I've included a section below on the off chance that your file is > defective. > > > > * Scotland Abbreviations > > * http://www.genuki.org.uk/mindex.html > > * > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wlsgfhs/ChapmanCodes.htm<http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ewlsgfhs/ChapmanCodes.htm> > > * > > United Kingdom|Aberdeen |+Aberdeen > > United Kingdom|Aberdeen |Aberdeenshire > > United Kingdom|Aberdeen |-ABD > > United Kingdom|Angus |+Angus > > United Kingdom|Angus |-ANS > > United Kingdom|Argyll |+Argyll > > United Kingdom|Argyll |-ARL > > United Kingdom|Ayr |+Ayr > > United Kingdom|Ayr |Ayrshire > > United Kingdom|Ayr |-AYR > > United Kingdom|Banff |+Banff > > United Kingdom|Banff |Banffshire > > United Kingdom|Banff |-BAN > > But perhaps this is an irrelevance to what you are trying to do. > > Lionel > > > > > Bill Wood wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have tried this (see below) and it doesnt seem to have worked. > > > > Could somebody please advise what I have done wrong. > > > > 1. Copied all Geo*.txt files > > 2. Renamed Geo*.txt to Geo*-Alt.txt > > 3. In the counties file replaced all Aberdeen with Aberdeenshire and > > replaced United Kingdom with Scotland - It was interesting to note > > that Scotland did not get a mention in my txt file despite a very > > specific note at the top of the file saying that all possibilities > > were covered. Something wrong with the files that came on the install > > disk perhaps ? > > > > I then opened Legacy and expected to see Aberdeenshire instead of > > Aberdeen as a county > > > > However Legacy still insists that Aberdeen is a county and > > Aberdeenshire does not get a mention. > > > > Same with Banff and Banffshire > > > > I even added a new shire called AAAAAAAshire and Legacy cannot see > > this either. > > > > I then created a new country called AAA and this too is not detected > > by Legacy > > > > What am I doing wrong please ? > > > > 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 > > > > 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
