The program does not actually create an Unknown person, but only a 'space holding' places for use on the screens, instead of showing the screen as a blank. In the Marr List it shows unknown instead of showing a blank field. This is for screen purposes only. Rich in LA CA
--- On Sun, 8/1/10, Dennis M. Kowallek <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Dennis M. Kowallek <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Phantom Parents > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, August 1, 2010, 4:32 AM > On Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:39:48 +1000, > "Jan Roberts" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >Well Im not sure it does create phantom parents or a > phantom marriage I have no UNKNOWN / UNKNOWN marriages > in my Marriage list. However, when I look at the son in the > Name List it does have his parents listed as Unknown and > Unknown. But if I click on Edit Father it tells me > there is no father to edit. By rights, if a nameless > person had been created he /she should show as the highest > number in the Index not so that honour goes to > the last named person I entered. > > It does create a marriage record (tblMR) with an MRIN. Just > look at the > bottom right corner and you'll see H: noNumber M: theMRIN > W: noNumber. > The marriage record created points to IDIRHusb = 0 and > IDIRWife = 0. The > zeroes mean "Unknown". It does NOT create individual > records (tblIR) for > the "phantom" husband and wife. So the Name List will not > show the > "phantom" parents. But the Marriage List will show a > "phantom" marriage. > The reason you do not see an UNKNOWN/UNKNOWN marriage in > your Marriage > List is because you have "Word for Blank Records" set to > "just leave it > blank". Instead, your Marriage List shows a (blank)/(blank) > marriage. > > -- > > Dennis Kowallek (LTools) > http://zippersoftware.com/ltools > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools > > > > 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
