Wendy and Ron - I have no idea what tags are for which is why I was concerned. Yes, I need to learn more about the program but I am sick of spending more time on the software than genealogy so I haven't done that. I'm spending my time working on the actual data. That would be easier if I could break out groups - hence the question.
As far as backing up, this database was started in 1987 in PAF, then spent 19 years in TMG. I am very careful with it. It's priceless, at least to me. On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Dennis M. Kowallek <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 00:16:01 -0000, "Ron Ferguson" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Not necessarily so with a GEDCOM I'm afraid. Source Writer sources do not > >export correctly to a GEDCOM (GEDCOM's fault btw. > > I wouldn't say it's GEDCOM's fault. Software developers have the option > of exporting non-standard GEDCOM tags (Legacy does this today for other > things). As long as the GEDCOM is going from Legacy back to Legacy, this > should have worked. Granted, exporting as a GEDCOM to a non-Legacy > destination would be problematic. > > -- > > Dennis Kowallek (LTools/Custom Programming) > http://zippersoftware.com/ltools/index.htm > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools > > NOTE TO LUG USERS: Use plain text if you want me to read your post. > > > 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
