That's really interesting Kirsten, I will check that out in the morning and get back to you on that one..it's stupid o'clock here so I need to hit the hay, thanks!!
On 1 June 2011 02:23, Kirsten Bowman <[email protected]> wrote: > Charlotte: > > I had what I believe is a similar problem a short while back. Ron found > the clue: In the Master Source I had entered data in the "Comments About > This Source" section and checked the box to include the information the > first time only. That caused Legacy to view the versions as different, so > the full citation with comments was printed the first time and without > comments the second time in Descendant Book Reports. I suspect there may > be something like this going on with your report. > > Kirsten > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlotte Box [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 5:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] > > > Yes reading back it was a bit confusing :-) what I was trying to get across > is that on the 'Assigned Sources' page, the two mentions of the same source > are identical whereas on the 'Individual report' the citations are > different. Hence why it seemed a contradiction. No.7 is complete, but No.8 > is missing the tail-end of the citation. I checked the source and the source > detail for both and they match exactly with none of the wording missing. > It's all a bit strange. I think what I'm going to do reset like you > suggested and if that doesn't do the trick I will delete both sources and > re-input them and see if I get the same problem. I'm pretty convinced it's > something I'm doing but I can't see what yet. Thanks for the help Ron btw, > much appreciated. > > I am aware of the scrunched lines, is there a provisional date for the new > release? > > Charlotte > > > On 1 June 2011 00:24, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Charlotte, > > I tested using the Individual Report. I don’t usually add a source to my > AKA’s so I copied a birth source for my test using the option on the > Assigned Sources Screen. Both sources were numbered ‘1’ with only the one > source description at the bottom of the page – this being the option > selected. In other words for that report it works as expected for me. I > hope, btw., that we are using the same report because you do not mention the > scrunched up lines in this report – which is a known bug!! > > I suggest that you try using the Reset Button on the right, near the bottom > of the Report Screen and see if that does anything. I am puzzled by your > statement: > ”No.8 is slightly different and is missing part of the citation so bearing > in mind what was mentioned about there being no variation I checked them > again just in case and they are exactly the same;” > On the face of it there is a confliction – how can they be exactly the same > when there is a slight difference? > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > > > > From: Charlotte Box > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 11:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] > > > > Ok, I thought I had been specific, however, I'm getting the same problem on > the individual report and family report as these are the only reports > currently using the citations. > > > I have 1 record; a statutory birth record; > I have cited it twice; once for an AKA, and once for the Birth; > I added them by using the copy facility in Legacy so I knew they were > exactly the same; > On the 'Source Citation' page of the 'Individual Report' for example, the > entry for the statutory birth record appears twice, numbered 7 & 8; > The AKA cites No. 7, the birth cites No.8, I obviously only want it to > appear once, i.e both pointing to no.7. > No.8 is slightly different and is missing part of the citation so bearing > in mind what was mentioned about there being no variation I checked them > again just in case and they are exactly the same; > > It has me stumped. I'm meticulous about my data entry but I can't find any > differences and there are definately only two references to this one source > when I checked under 'Assigned Sources'. > > Hope this is clearer. > > > > > On 31 May 2011 21:19, Ron Ferguson <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > Charlotte, > > Please keep in mind that when asking a question please be very specific > with details. You say a “report”, but the published detail for every report > is different, without knowing which no one can check your observation. I > can, therefore, only give a general answer. Provided that the source is on > the same page (if using the setting for them to appear at the bottom of each > page), or at the end of the report then the source will only appear once. > > However, it is essential that the Master Source and Source Detail are > *exactly* the same in all cases which includes spaces and carriage returns > etc.. If there is any difference, no matter how slight than it will be seen > as a different source. Without any other details for the type of report and > settings I haven’t a clue in your particular case. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > > > > 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). 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