On 6/25/2012 1:04 AM, Ian GARDENER wrote: > Thank you for your input but it fails to address the issue, it does not > achieve the required result. Copy and paste never came into it, at least not > from me. > > I DO NOT WANT TO/CANNOT IMPORT PEOPLE FOR REASONS OF MY OWN, I am dealing > with events only and perhaps sources, thousands& thousands of them and > import/merge is NOT an option as stated in my opening question. The simplest > thing would be if I could keep events open in one screen while working on > someone in the other screen, so I can transcribe& check as I go. Legacy does > not allow this however access database (legacy's engine) does, so I'm trying > to find a way to make it work in legacy too. Simple as that. > > Being able to template events across different databases would be good > (albeit problematic under windows) as would running simultaneous versions of > legacy but none of these work in legacy windows, although all can be done in > varying degrees, in the access engine that is Legacy's heart. > > I've tried it on a unix machine and all can be done there easily using > emulators too BUT my laptop does not run unix. I could do screen captures and > keep that open in one screen but it will nearly triple the time involved. > > At this point the most helpful ideas are finding another program that can > read legacy files directly, accurately& completely so i can open that in one > screen/monitor while working legacy on the other, building a legacy > compatible reader (groan), accessing the legacy database tables directly > (double groan) or finding a way to shell legacy to run a second copy without > installing a new operating system. The last is looking as the most promising > right now. > > > > Regards > > Ian > >
Create a phoney individual in your good database. In the second database, find an individual with the events and sources you want. Follow JLB's directions to merge the second individual to your dummy individual ( I use [[MASTER SOURCES]]). Delete the extraneous information you do not want. Repeat as needed until all your events and sources are copied over. -- . Gene Young Researching Young, Harer, Cox & Sallada With Legacy Family Tree http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm 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
