I had the same problem, which I repaired manually. One way to find them is to look at the GEDCOM file in a text editor like Notepad. If you scroll down near the bottom, you will see a bunch of FILE records. Look for the ones with .pdf file extensions (or other non-pictures, such as .htm or .doc). For each one, copy the object link, such as @M115@. Paste that into the Find string (use ctrl+F or use the menus) and search upward to find where the object was referenced. Then from there, scroll up carefully until you see the first 0 record, which is usually followed by the individual’s name.
This is one of several serious issues I had with FTM exports. I logged some requests with Legacy for workarounds, even though it is not Legacy’s fault. I don’t think I logged this one, although a workaround could be imagined for the Legacy import. Maybe more people should log enhancement requests related to FTM-to-Legacy transfers. Ward From: Don Varner Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 7:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM 5.5 Import problems with media file links I have imported a Family Tree Maker 2012 file (via GEDCOM 5.5) into Legacy 7.5. I have an issue with the media file links that came in. I have several PDF files linked to both sources and people. The links came into Legacy BUT they are linked as Pictures instead of Files. When I click on the image nothing will open up. I think I will need to manually remove the link as a Picture and relink it as a File. The problem is I cannot get a list of the PDF file links that were imported. So I have no way of knowing who/what to work on. There were no error messages and when I run a test for all multimedia paths everything is showing OK. I have ran the View > Scrapbook to print the multimedia list. The only PDF files shown on this list are the ones that were loaded as Files. It is like the PDF files that were linked as Pictures do not exist. How can I produce a list of these PDF files in order to manually fix the type of links? Thanks Don Varner 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
