Thanks for your reply, Jim. So what happens to the Source List Name when I actually export that file to a website -- does the title get repeated -- showing once in the title slot, once in the source list name spot??
Pat On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 8:59 AM, James Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately, as has been stated elsewhere, Legacy's SW does not > export to GEDCOM very well. I have gotten some info. out that way, > and don't have any idea as to why you cannot, but data transformed > from SW to GEDCOM is essentially useless w/o manual tweaking. I do > not toe the party line on this one either - I think Legacy could have > (and should have) at least attempted to convert SW to GEDCOM. IMO, if > you can convert SW database info into the nice formatted citations in > a report, you could get something almost as nice in a GEDCOM file too. > (Yes, I am well aware if you were to re-import such a GEDCOM back > into Legacy it would become a basic source - I am fine with that. > Give two ways to export SW if that is such a big deal!) > > I tend to drop most source info. form my GEDCOMs, just leaving a high > level hint and allowing folks to contact me if they want more. Still, > perhaps something I have in my blog (my marco stuff) could be of use > to you as well. > > -- > James Cook > GED Utils, Ancestry Utils > http://loosestacks.blogspot.com/ > > > > 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
