Also be aware, that if you use special characters for foreign words, that you need to change the GEDCOM character set to ANSI, as the characters will not export correctly with the default character set for the GEDCOM. Legacy changed the default and I have not found away to change the default back to ANSI.
-----Original Message----- From: Ron Taylor Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 12:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom of Direct Line Ancestors You are right. It can't be done in one simple step by pressing the right key. I have searched for years to find the magic button that will do all my genealogy. As a DNA Project Coordinator, I will assume that what was requested is the male direct line ancestors versus all the direct line ancestors. To produce a GEDCOM file of just the male direct line, you should manually tag each of those male ancestors instead of steps 5 thru 10. If you want their spouses, then tag them also. Another option would be to use the Ltools>Advanced Tagging>Y-DNA which can set tags for Y-DNA descendants. This could be done on tag2 and then reselect for individuals with tag1 and tag2 which would be ancestors of the highlighted individual that have the same Y-DNA. One more idea would be to use the Legacy Charting>Descendant>DNA>Male Y-DNA>Carriers Only to produce a chart of the possible Y-DNA candidates from the Legacy database and then use it to guide you in setting tags. This chart is only for descendants of an individual like the results of the Ltools>Advanced Tagging>Y-DNA but should include the ancestor line you want for the GEDCOM export so it can be verified. Sorry that some of these processes can seem difficult but with a little experience they will be easy to execute. Maybe Millennia will automate routines that are frequently requested. Ron Taylor -- Russell G. Strong P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/Articles.asp?ID=133&Click=1114 Oh so many branches and not enough time to check out all the roots!!!. Check out my Genealogy Pages at http://www.rgstrong-genes.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
