How true, but some people need to fit everything into square boxes, even if the shapes are not squares, because otherwise they feel lost. Some need more structure than others to survive. CE > From: brenze...@roadrunner.com > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How to document Locations in Europe 5 Fields vs 4 > Fields > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:44:23 -0400 > > Jerry, > > There is NO "standard" that would work for all of us for all locations. It > is a Master Location List for all locations to be listed together. Perhaps > you would like Millennia to provide a "3-field Master Location List", a > "4-field Master Location List", a "5-field Master Location List", etc. What > would you do then if you have a location that is only the county, state, and > country (if in the United States) and then you find out the town? Delete the > 3-field location and create a new 4-field location? With one Master Location > List, you would modify the existing one to now include a 4th field for the > town. > > I don't believe that it is necessary to force any location into 4 fields or > any specific number of fields. Using the Master Location List for all > locations in any country as it is works. Perhaps it would serve every one of > us better if there was no more reference to 4 fields in the Location List. > If it is in the Help file or online tutorials, I would suggest that it be > removed. This topic has been the subject of more discussions on this list > than any other. Jerry, you and I have had similar discussions about > locations before. > > I have locations ranging from 1 field (Canada) up to 7 fields (Saint Clement > Church, 8155, Ritter Avenue, Center Line, Macomb County, Michigan, United > States). Now, I'm sure that some people will ask about the "8155" as a > separate field. We've already gone down that road before and that discussion > can be found in the archives. > > But as I have said many times before, if you want to force locations in > Europe or anywhere else in the world into the so-called "standard" of 4 > fields, by all means, go right ahead. With Legacy's flexibility, you can do > whatever you want with your location list. > > Mary
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