Susan Perrett wrote: > This should read version 7.4.0.6 > > > Oh boy have I got 2 large problems, so please bear with me while I > try to explain. > I am using 7.5.0.6 and all the bells and whistles that go with it! > > I received a GEDCOM file from overseas and have opened it up in > Legacy, it was created in FTM 2006 version 16. > > I printed out the Error report on the GEDCOM import and found there > were some married Male persons had been given the letter 'F' in the > sex column. Their wives are also 'F' > > I have managed to changed all but 3 of them, but cannot get the > 'Individual's Information' window to open the section where I can > change the 'F' to the 'M', they are grayed out for some strange > reason - any ideas, anyone??? > > Secondly the file has 1246 people under the 'Name List' icon, listed > as 'Unknown' in green italics with no sex M/F only the letter 'U'. As > far as I can see, without checking 1246 of them individually they are > NOT connected to anyone else in the Name List window. I think they > may have been left behind when some one did a clean up at the senders > end. > > How then could I 'Delete' the whole lot in one feel swoop? > > In other words I would like to be able to delete everyone from RIN > 3464 to RIN 4710 in one go. > > Susan, > Victoria, Australia. > English webpage: http://www.st.net.au/~susanp/index.html > American webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~susanp > Research: ALSTON-Suffolk/Bedford/America,post 1850, BOURCHIER-UK, post > 1650, CHUDLEIGH-Devon, All, HOLTTUM-Kent,pre 1720,MARTEN-Sussex,pre > 1660, OXENDEN-Kent, All. >
Susan 2nd part first! I would use Search>Find>Detailed Search Row 1) Individual; Individual RIN; Greater than; 3463 AND Row 2) Individual; Individual RIN; Less than; 4711 Ensure that the radio button near bottom left "Clear List before this search" is checked. Click "Create". On the new screen: Select Options>Advance Tagging Select a convenient (unused) tag number,say, "1", and click "Everyone in this Search List". Now go to Tools>Advanced Deleting and delete all records with a tag of "1". That answers your question, *but* I would not do it the first part that way! I would use only one line: Row 1) Individual; Sex; Equal To; Unknown and then proceed as before. Regarding the three individuals where the Individual Screen cannot be selected. I would first try File Maintenance>Check/Repair, running it until the correction log is no longer produced. If this doesn't clear the problem, and I have got the wrong impression please clarify. I am assuming you mean the the three buttons with the sex options are greyed out. One reason for this is that the the individual is married. If both husband and wife have the wrong sex, then you can switch using Edit>Swap Husband and Wife. Otherwise unlink from partner, change sex and relink. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ Create your Website with Legacy, see Tutorials at: http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ ____________________________________________________ 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
