Ron, I said this was a non-issue at this point as the problem has fixed itself. When I said "some" I meant "two", not everyone or even almost everyone. I understood Brian's response and I let it go at that point. I was just posting to close the topic out since I've figured out which individual had died by the date in question.
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]>wrote: > Greg, > > When I saw this thread is seemed to me that most responders understood very > well what it was that you wished. As Brian made perfectly clear nothing can > be added to a date field, other than the Legacy options, if you want it to > verify and/or wish it to be GEDCOM suitable. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > From: Greg Matthews > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 4:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to enter questionable date of death > > I think some have misunderstood my dilemma. I use aft, abt, bef, ca, all > the time and I know what those are for. My point was that I've got 20 > people named John Doe who were all alive at roughly the same time. I found > one that died before a certain date, and I think I know which one it is, > but > I'm not certain. I wanted to add something to his date of death that would > indicate that I was uncertain that this particular John Doe was the one > that > died before that date. I can't really put the question anywhere besides > the > date of death because I use Name List to look for these individuals. > > In any event, I figured for sure who it was who had died before that date > so > the point is now moot. > > Thank you for the responses though. > > Greg Matthews > > > On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Brian/Support <[email protected] > > > wrote: > There are accepted modifiers for dates that Legacy will recognize. Abt. > is one of those but the "Maybe" that the original poster was planning to > use is not. You can see a list by going to Options > Customize > Dates. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > We are changing the world of genealogy! > When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. > Thanks. > > On 18/05/2011 8:11 PM, Richard Falzini wrote: > > I have been using the term "Abt" before unknown birth dates with no > > problem. > > > > Such as -- > > > > John Smith > > Born: Abt 1840 > > > > Died: 12 February 1867 > > > > It works for me > > > > Rich > > > > > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
