several hundred would be a breeze compared to mine - I have more than 25,000 sources under 12 master sources that would need to be converted to SW. So until there is some kind of easy conversion tool, I will have to continue using the basic sources so that all remain uniform as they are now
On 12/27/2010 6:06 PM, Gene Adams wrote: > Which brings up the next question of going from basic style to SW > style. How do you transfer the information from an individual with > basic sources to that of the SW style without having to go through > each individual record one line at a time? It is not hard when you > have less then a dozen individuals with basic sources and can print > off the details. It gets to be a nightmare when you have several > hundred, and each detail on the source is different. > Gene Adams > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Brian/Support <br...@legacyfamilytree.com> > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Sent:* Mon, December 27, 2010 2:16:57 PM > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] sources > > If you imported the data from a GEDCOM all the sources were created as > Basic style sources, even if the data was originally from Legacy as SW > style sources. The GEDCOM format for sources does not support the > detailed source fields needed by the SW system. If the data was > originally from Legacy you would have to import from the Legacy File in > order to preserve the SW sources. > > To see the Master Sources and edit them go to View > Master Lists > > Sources. > > NOTE: You cannot convert a Basic Style source to SW style by the edit > process. You will have to create a New SW Style source for each Basic > Style Source in the Master Source List. There is an Add button on the > Source List screen that will let you create those new sources in SW style. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > br...@legacyfamilytree.com <mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com> > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > We are changing the world of genealogy! > When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. > Thanks. > > > On 24/11/2010 9:33 AM, Cheryl Rothwell wrote: > > When I imported did it import to basic? If it asked me when I imported > > - and I think it did - I told it Source Writer. There are extraneous > > words [like "location" in the final output]. I can go through and work > > on them but I need to find the list of sources and open each one > > individually. I don't see how to do that. > > > > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
