Update--more trial and error corrected problems to get a bare bones file.
First I made a backup of my Legacy files before starting.
Then, to create a GEDCOM file, I did the following.
Step 1. On GEDCOM Export screen, I selected produce file for "only 5.5".
Step 2. I used Tag 1 to contain a group of 8 individuals.
For record selection, I selected All records with an individual tag
of 1.
I unchecked all the boxes listed below.
Step 3. To customize, I checked off boxes to exclude all options except child
status,
compiler information and marriage status.
I previewed many attempts on Notepad until I got what I wanted. I deleted
unwanted material, like burial information and simplified location information,
from my individual view screens.
When satisfied, I saved my finished product to desired places.
Then I restored my earlier backup to override the deletions I had made on the
individual view screens.
Hope this is helpful to someone else in the future.
Margaret
--- On Sun, 7/10/11, Margaret DeAcetis <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Margaret DeAcetis <[email protected]>
Subject: [LegacyUG] Creating a GEDCOM file to export--problems
To: [email protected]
Date: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 3:41 PM
Hi All,
I want to create a bare bones GEDCOM file to export. Around Jun 30 or July 1,
2011, Wendy Howard was kind enough to post a 2 person plain text file as an
example. She noted that I could preview my file on Notepad. That was exactly my
wish.
I have been unable to duplicate her example.
>From Geoff's training video I learned how to tag individuals for my GEDCOM
>record collection. From the customize view, I eventually excluded all the
>available items to export to avoid getting events, etc. printed to the file as
>happened on my first tries.
Among my first problems were the inclusion of non-tagged persons in my file.
One of my tagged persons was married twice and I only wanted that individual's
first marriage partner listed. But I was getting information on the second
spouse also. Then I tried selecting each individual one at a time and not using
a tagged list. Still unwelcome files created.
Also unclear to me is how to get the bare bones I want, meaning name, sex,
birth, death, and marriage. On the customize view, I've tried selecting Only
5.5, basic, and generic. What exactly is only 5.5? I've tried highlighting
the categories I want on either side of the include button, but it appears the
categories like only 5.5, etc. had defaulted options, so I'm not sure what I am
supposed to be including or removing.
Can someone walk me though the process of getting Wendy Howard's result?
Thanks, Margaret
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