Feel free to edit the search strings however you'd like. They're not set in stone - they're just what we found worked best.
Check the Help file for instructions on creating or editing searches. Just click on the Help buton when you're in the Select and Internet Search window. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Bobby Johnson <b...@brmemc.net> wrote: > Sherry, > > Thanks for your response. I don't have a problem understanding how to > develop a search string using the fields in square brackets. My problem is > there aren’t any fields in square brackets that are place fields. Here is a > search string from Ancestry.com I would like to use. > > http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=ms_r_f-2&gsfn=Samuel+Hodge&gsln=Johnson&rg_81004010__date=1897&msbpn=361&msbpn_PInfo=7-|1652393|2|3246|45|361|&msbpn__ftp=Bradley+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+USA&rg_81004030__date=1971&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&uidh=7t6&cp=0 > > What I need is square brackets for Bradley+County [BirthCounty] and Tennessee > [BirthState]. > > Other terms would be [DeathCounty], [DeathState], etc. Currently these > fields are not available for substitution into the search a string. > > I often use Google, for which I have customized search strings. I have no > way to include place names. I can only search for names and dates. This is > according to the list of available fields on the customize page. > > Hope this clears up what I am asking for. > > Bobby > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sherry/Support [mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com] > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 6:38 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Internet Search Feature > > We don't reply to each and every suggestion that comes in but they're > all reviewed. > > Which data fields are sent to the website depends on which website is > being searched. If you open the Search the Internet window and click > through the various searches, you'll notice that which fields are > bolded will change. > > For example, the Ancestry option will search on First, Surname, Start > Year and End Year. Rootsweb will search only on the Name. > > The change in "bold" is subtle so you might not notice it. > > If you want to look at the search string, click on Customize Searches > then any Select button and highlight a search and look at the bottom > of the window - you can view the search string and piece together > which data is being sent to the web - look for the words in square > brackets. > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
