Nice! Thank you. ~Don
On Oct 30, 2012, at 10:18 AM, "Ron Ferguson" <[email protected]> wrote: > For the last few days I have had a niggle, or to be accurate my mind has. It > started just after there was a post which asked why someone used Ancestors > Tagging instead of Descendants, to which I replied that they were different. > A piece of information which I had never really thought about. Last night, > over a contemplative pint, I realised that this information could be put to > use in selecting males for Y-DNA GEDCOMs as requested by, say FT-DNA. > > Create a GEDCOM for Y-DNA: > > Part 1 > > Select three unused Tags (or make sure that they are cleared) - I am going > to use 1, 2, and 3 > Starting with myself > Go to Advanced Tagging and select Tag 1 > Select Ancestors > Select Direct Line Ancestors > Uncheck "Include other spouses" > OK and then Close > > Part 2 > > Starting with my oldest male direct line ancestor > Go to Advanced Tagging and select Tag 2 > Select Descendants > Select Descendants (includes all descendants) > OK and then Close > > Part 3 > > Search>Find>Detail Search > > 1st Row > > Individual: Male > Where to look: Tag 1 > Equals > Tagged > > AND > > 2nd Row > > Individual Male > Where to look: Tag 2 > Equals > Tagged > > Now ensure that "Clear list before this search is checked" and then Create > List > > Part 4 > > On the new screen click options then Advanced Tagging and select Tag 3 > Select Everyone in Search List > Close > > Part 5 > > Create GEDCOM selecting Tag 3 as the criteria. > > Tested and verified today. > > Enjoy!! > > > > > ---- > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > > > 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
